Hi there!
I have to prepare a lesson about one of the following topics:
People on the move
English around the world
Contrastive ideas
The problem is that I don't know what these really mean, as far as ELT is concerned. Can someone help me with a few tips?
Thanks
VJZ
Contrastive ideas
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Ask your teacher.
Hello vjz.
You don't give a lot of detail. What class do you have to prepare the report for? Or is the report something you have to prepare for your work?
I, myself, would choose the "People On the Move" title, and would develop a nice five-page essay on migration. There are lots of points of views in this one:
The political attitude that if you are born within certain boundaries you ought to stay within those boundaries unless you play soccer very very well.
The wet-back attitude that if you are hungry and if your kids are hungry and if there are no opportunities to feed yourself and your kids you ought to be able to go where you can get that food.
The refugee attitude that, despite being hungry and despite the peanut-butter being air-dropped on your head, hunger becomes secondary when bombs are being dropped on your head and you rightly want to go where there are fewer or no bombs.
The retired person's attitude that, after having worked long and hard in a cold climate you'd really like to spend your last arthritic years basking in the sun and looking at young, semi-nude bodies on the beach.
The child of the earth attitude that marks a desire to move about wherever one wants without the burden of a passport.
There are some ideas for you. You can contrast them and thus the contrasting bit can be included.
In the end, though, you ought to ask your teacher (or boss) for a bit more explanation of what he/she wants, since it will be he/she that gives you the grade (or promotion)!
peace,
revel.
You don't give a lot of detail. What class do you have to prepare the report for? Or is the report something you have to prepare for your work?
I, myself, would choose the "People On the Move" title, and would develop a nice five-page essay on migration. There are lots of points of views in this one:
The political attitude that if you are born within certain boundaries you ought to stay within those boundaries unless you play soccer very very well.
The wet-back attitude that if you are hungry and if your kids are hungry and if there are no opportunities to feed yourself and your kids you ought to be able to go where you can get that food.
The refugee attitude that, despite being hungry and despite the peanut-butter being air-dropped on your head, hunger becomes secondary when bombs are being dropped on your head and you rightly want to go where there are fewer or no bombs.
The retired person's attitude that, after having worked long and hard in a cold climate you'd really like to spend your last arthritic years basking in the sun and looking at young, semi-nude bodies on the beach.
The child of the earth attitude that marks a desire to move about wherever one wants without the burden of a passport.
There are some ideas for you. You can contrast them and thus the contrasting bit can be included.
In the end, though, you ought to ask your teacher (or boss) for a bit more explanation of what he/she wants, since it will be he/she that gives you the grade (or promotion)!
peace,
revel.
Hi Revel
Well, the problem is that I don't have much detail to give. I agree with you about the topic. I'd probably choose that one as well if I could. And I find your suggestions very interesting indeed.
Anyway, I have to prepare a lesson for each topic. But I'd never heard of "Contrastive ideas" before. I was thinking of preparing something around opposites, but I'm not sure. As for the "English around the world" title, I think I can explore the political implications of the spread of English.
If you have any more suggestions...
Thanks
vjz
Well, the problem is that I don't have much detail to give. I agree with you about the topic. I'd probably choose that one as well if I could. And I find your suggestions very interesting indeed.
Anyway, I have to prepare a lesson for each topic. But I'd never heard of "Contrastive ideas" before. I was thinking of preparing something around opposites, but I'm not sure. As for the "English around the world" title, I think I can explore the political implications of the spread of English.
If you have any more suggestions...
Thanks
vjz
Reading carefully....
Good morning viz.
Sorry, I had not read your first post too carefully and so did not address my comments as ideas for planning lessons. Anyway, my migration comments can certainly be used in a lesson plan.
On English around the world, perhaps you could look into the historic use of English as a class marker, a means of social control over the past three or four centuries, in contrast to the use of French or Spanish during the same period of time.
On Contrasting Ideas, just look at any thread in this forum that discusses two examples (the most current one on "commitment" for example) and you might get some ideas.
peace,
revel.
Sorry, I had not read your first post too carefully and so did not address my comments as ideas for planning lessons. Anyway, my migration comments can certainly be used in a lesson plan.
On English around the world, perhaps you could look into the historic use of English as a class marker, a means of social control over the past three or four centuries, in contrast to the use of French or Spanish during the same period of time.
On Contrasting Ideas, just look at any thread in this forum that discusses two examples (the most current one on "commitment" for example) and you might get some ideas.
peace,
revel.