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Education in Europe and the global world. Good practice. Unit of Work 1 1 HUMANITATE ETA HEZKUNTZA ZIENTZIEN FAKULTATEA 1ST UNIT OF WORK: LEARNING ABOUT THE BASQUE EDUCATION SYSTEM INTRODUCTION Once that you have read the module’s booklet we will set the main objectives of this first unit of work. Remember that in this module we will be learning through the medium of English about education and good practice in Europe and the wider world. Objectives of this unit of work: • Learn to talk in English about basic concepts in education • Learn about the Basque Education System. Final task: By the end of this unit of work, and taking into account the above mentioned objectives, you should be able to fulfill the following task: • Individual final task: Look at the following situation: “You are a teacher at a school taking part in a European project (Comenius) together with other European countries’ schools. Your first step in the project is to get to know the different participants’ education systems. You are having your first meeting with all the participants next month in Wroclaw (Poland). You have been asked to write a description of your system before the meeting and send it in advance to all the other participants, so that they can read it beforehand and prepare any questions to ask you at the meeting about it.” Basque education system description Taking as a reference the different inputs worked on throughout the unit of work (an article on our Ed. System, work done in class…), describe the Basque education system, in as much detail as possible, in a text of between 500-700 words. Make sure you use the right terms and that the text is yours, not a copy from other sources you may have access to (avoid plagiarism). You should upload this text in Mudle by Wednesday/Thursday 1 st /2 nd of February.
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Learning about the Basque Education System
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Education in Europe and the global world. Good practice.
Unit of Work 1 1
HUMANITATE ETA
HEZKUNTZA ZIENTZIEN
FAKULTATEA
1ST UNIT OF WORK: LEARNING ABOUT THE BASQUE
EDUCATION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Once that you have read the module’s
booklet we will set the main objectives of
this first unit of work.
Remember that in this module we will be
learning through the medium of English
about education and good practice in
Europe and the wider world.
Objectives of this unit of work:
• Learn to talk in English about
basic concepts in education
• Learn about the Basque Education
System.
Final task:
By the end of this unit of work, and taking into account the above mentioned objectives,
you should be able to fulfill the following task:
• Individual final task: Look at the following situation:
“You are a teacher at a school taking part in a European project (Comenius)
together with other European countries’ schools. Your first step in the project is to get to
know the different participants’ education systems. You are having your first meeting
with all the participants next month in Wroclaw (Poland). You have been asked to write
a description of your system before the meeting and send it in advance to all the other
participants, so that they can read it beforehand and prepare any questions to ask you
at the meeting about it.”
Basque education system description
Taking as a reference the different inputs worked on throughout the unit of work (an
article on our Ed. System, work done in class…), describe the Basque education
system, in as much detail as possible, in a text of between 500-700 words.
Make sure you use the right terms and that the text is yours, not a copy from other
sources you may have access to (avoid plagiarism).
You should upload this text in Mudle by Wednesday/Thursday 1st/2nd of February.
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BASQUE NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION SYSTEM
Before we start speaking about the Basque Education System, let’s see how much
vocabulary you know about education in English.
Step 1: Brainstorming
Individually think about all the terms you already know related to education and write
them down in the following space:
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Step 2: Sharing ideas
Get together in small groups and share your ideas. Try to complete your individual lists
with the ideas from other people in your group. Then share ideas with the whole class.
Step 3: Fill in
Using as a reference what you have learnt in previous modules (1.1/1.3…) try to fill in
the following chart.
As in the previous exercise, you will do it individually first.
Basque education system When does compulsory education start in the Basque Country?
When do students leave obligatory education?
What options are there for pre-school? When do children start primary education?
When do they start secondary education? How long does it take?
What is the difference between private schools and state schools?
How many models of education are there in our school system? Explain the differences.
Who takes decisions in the Basque education system? Local administrations? State administration? Both? Explain
What do you know about special needs in the school system? Are there special projects or programmes?
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Get together in small groups and discuss your answers. Try to write as much information
as you can.
Let’s share your ideas all together.
Step 4: Jigsaw reading
For this activity you will be divided into different groups. Your teacher will hand out an
article related to the Basque Education System. Then, she will tell you which section of the
article you should work on.
You need to follow the next steps:
1. Each group will be told which of the following parts of the text to analyse.
a. Introduction (pp 7-13)
b. Pre-school, primary and secondary education (pp 17-21)
c. Vocational, higher and adult education (pp. 22-28)
2. Read it and understand it.
3. Synthesize the main ideas so that everybody will be able to talk and explain
them later, individually.
The following chart will help you to get the main ideas, but you should add more to be
able to talk about your section:
Geographical location and demographic profile
Population
Language and its status
General aspects of the education system
Development of education
system throughout history
Private vs. public education
Bilingual education forms
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Different stages in the education system
Pre-school
Primary education
Secondary education
Vocational training
Higher education
Adult education
Any other aspects
4. Cross groups and exchange information in new groups.
5. As you listen to the other members or your new group, take notes in order to
complete the entire chart. That information will help you with your final task in this
unit of work.
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Non-contact hours work:
• Individual final task: Look at the following situation: “You are a teacher at a school taking part in a European project (Comenius) together
with other European countries’ schools. Your first step in the project is to get to know the different participants’ education systems. You are having your first meeting with all the participants next month in Wroclaw (Poland). You have been asked to write a description of your system before the meeting and send it in advance to all the other participants, so that they can read it beforehand and prepare any questions to ask you at the meeting about it.”
Basque education system description
Taking as a reference the different inputs worked on throughout the unit of work (an article on our Ed. System, work done in class…), describe the Basque education system, in as much detail as possible, in a text of between 500-700 words.
Make sure you use the right terms and that the text is yours, not a copy from other sources you may have access to (avoid plagiarism).
You should upload this text in Mudle by Wednesday/Thursday 1st/2nd of February
