Post on 15-Jul-2020
FROM THE
CLASSROOM TO
THE WIDER
WORLD
#KeepOnLearning
#AceiaConference16Elena Merino
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But now…
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Did you know?
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So…Who are our students more
likely to speak English with?
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Our students need to learn how to
communicate effectively
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Is effective
communication
just about
language?
“That was delicious!”
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness +
Empathy
“Unfortunately, in crosscultural interactions, what are
generally explained as problems in grammaticality at the
sentence level often become interpreted as behavioral
differences of motivation, attitude, and personality on the
level of discourse.
It is no exaggeration to say that continuous misperception,
misinterpretation and misunderstanding in face-to-face
linguistic encounters can develop into stereotypes that are
reinforced over time.”
(Wai Ling Youn, 1982: 83-84)
Gravy?
Gumperz (1982)
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness +
Empathy
Primary Education
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Yeah, right,
but how?
To their world
To a wider world
From topics
My pet
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Example
I have a cat. its name is Rayo because it
is very fast. It is in my granny's house. I see
it when I go to my grandparents’ house. it
sleeps in a box . I don’t know its breed. But
it is black with white patches. It can run to
catch the ball, it can’t do judo.
My grad parents bought a cat and I named
it: Rayo .it is little but it is 2 years old. He
eats cat food.
KINDERSASTER!
Find your teammates!It’s small / big
/ long / thin
It’s got …legs
/ a tail
Colours
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Cooperative
Task
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Research
Digital poster
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Ex.1 ICT
How does it work?
•Create an account
www.thinglink.com
•Upload pictures
•Upload a video to
the picture
•Done!
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Pets…
again?
Let’s move to a higher level…
Their world
To a wider world
From topicsDaily Routine
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Effective Communication =
Language + Cultural awareness +
Empathy
1. Speed datingEx.1
Explain your daily routine / habits to 4 people
Wake up
Breakfast
Work/school
Lunch
Hobbies
Family / friends
Bed
2. Best FriendsEx.1
What does StA do in her/his free time?
What does StB normally have for breakfast?
What does StA do?
What’s StB’s favourite food?
Cooperative
Task
The Vocal Mirror
Explain your daily routine
Adapted from Ed Curtis
Ex.2
Cooperative
Task
Wake up
Brush Teeth
Have
breakfast
Go to school
Do homework
Tidy room
Go to sleep
Ex.3 ICT
Research
Compare
Contrast
Write
Record
Publish!
Let’s make a tellagami!
•I wake up at 8.00 every day
•After, I have breakfast and
brush my teeth
•I never make my bed
•I go to school at 9.00
More teaching ideas
Students describe a place, explain
where they live, talk about their family,
explain a plant cell, recite a poem, tell a
story, describe a historical figure…
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Research
Weekly classroom news
magazine
Real-world
topics
Non-fiction
texts
Integrated
across the
curriculum
Compare & Contrast
+ Thinking skills
Final Thoughts
Connect your students to
a wider world
BE AWARE OF NEW TRENDS
ReferencesBooks:
• Gumperz, J. (1982). Discourse strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Wai Ling Young, L. (1982). Inscrutability revisited. En J. J. Gumperz (ed.), Language
and social identity (p. 72-84). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Merino, E (2012). Desencuentros comunicativos y percepciones sobre la cultura, la
comunidad y la lengua en inmigrantes adultos: el caso de los pakistaníes en
Cataluña.
Web references:
• Why native English speakers fail to be understood in English – and lose out in
global business
http://theconversation.com/why-native-english-speakers-fail-to-be-understood-in-english-
and-lose-out-in-global-business-54436
• Text Misunderstandings
http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/text-misunderstandings/breakup-texts
• Mr P’s ICT blog: http://mrparkinsonict.blogspot.com.es/
Textbooks: Poptropica (Pearson)
Images: Google Images & iStock
Cartoons: ©Kresten Forsman; Mark Parisi
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOHvMz7dl2A
Tools: www.thinglink.com; https://padlet.com
Elena Merino
elena.merino@Pearson.com
@merino_helen
https://www.facebook.com/elena.mj.315
Any doubts? Contact me!
Twitter (@ACEIAndalucia)
Facebook (Asociación De Centros De
Enseñanzas De Andalucía – ACEIA).