 |
 |
|
|
N° 34
Février, 2008  Découvrez ci-contre des informations et liens complémentaires sur ce numéro.
Click here for information about Issue 35 Click here for information about Issue 33 |
||
 |
 |
Accueil
> Pour aller plus loin
ARTICLES et LIENS
ARTICLES
LATEST IN LEARNING Les groupes de compétences
Les professeurs se posent de nombreuses questions sur la mise en place des groupes de compétences langagières. New Standpoints a recueilli les questions posées le plus fréquemment et les a soumises à deux inspecteurs pédagogiques régionaux.
IN THE FIELD Shakespeare in Action
Kester Lovelace, Joelle Aden and Jean-François Morel present Shakespeare’s world in a way that brings together culture, communication and technology.
GLOBAL VIEWS Language Education Policy in Belgium’s Dutch-Speaking Community
Community Nicole Raes explains how history and politics affect language-education policies.
INTERACTION Paroles et silences
Claudine Martina livre quelques pistes sur l’introduction du “Classroom English”
LITERARY HORIZONS Irish Writers Today
“Gentleman and players”, “that’s not cricket” “rugby league or rugby union”, “football hooligans”… class references abound in British sports, as Richard Sibley explains.
PANORAMA Northern Ireland
- The Peace Process in Northern Ireland “Parlez-Vous Rugby?”
- Flags and Symbols of Ireland With our apologies for the delay, find the flags and symbols here
GOING PLACES Protestant Boy
Geoffrey Beattie remembers his childhood as a Protestant in working-class Belfast, where misunderstanding, humiliation and suffering were shared by Protestants and Catholics alike.
CAMEO Oprah Winfrey
Elaine McCarthy charts the progress of “O”
TODAY Confessions of a Sitcom Addict
Sarah Thein gives us a short history of the American shows that have kept her glued to the box for the last 10 years. It all began when she was a teenager...
LETTER FROM LONDON But Is It Art?
James Payne takes us for a stroll around the London galleries, with a detour to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.
TO THE POINT Wikipedia: Beyond the Hype
To use or not to use? As more and more teachers question the reliability of Wikipedia, here are some simple rules for using it.
CLASS FILES
Theatre and ICT
Shakespeare through ICT (Intermediate B1/B2)
This worksheet provides ideas for making Shakespeare more up to dateusing ablog for the play Shakespod, on the website of the English-speaking theatre company DramaTies website. The author used an open source course management system called Moogle,but also recommends Guppy. Other theatre companies that do productions specifically aimed at learners of English in France include Act Theatre and Théâtre en Anglais
Ireland
Finn McCool (Lower Intermediate A1+/ A2)
An audio version of a traditional tale explaining a unique rock formation, The Giant’s Causeway. A history of the site can be found here
“The Great Hunger” in English Political Cartoons (Intermediate/A2/B1)
Using political cartoons from that ear to show the English press swayed public opinion, stigmatising the Irish who were starving during the potato famine. Extra background information can be found at cuny.edu and the “Irish Frankenstein” cartoon used can be found at Haverford.edu
Growing Up During the Troubles (Intermediate/Upper Intermediate /B1+/ B2+)
Working with an interview with a young woman reminiscing about growingup during “The Troubles”. Some posters from this period can be found here.
Ireland and WWI in How Many Miles to Babylon? (Upper Intermediate / B1/B2/C1)
Working with this classic novel about two young Irishmen – one a wealthy Protestant, the other a poor Catholic – during World War I. Useful information about the Irish and World War I and about the Easter Rising can be found on the BBC website.
Popular TV
The Opening Sequence of Desperate Houewives (B1+/B2)
The opening sequence can be found on You Tube actually parodies many works of classical art, offering an unusual approach to art in the language classroom. Much of the art is available from artcyclopedia. Or from the following sites. The paintings are by Lucas Cranach. More links for the paintings by Jan van Eyck: Grant Wood,David Hockney, and Mary Cassat, And the Superwomancomic-book cover.
Poetry
Poetry, Please: Writing and Performing Poetry (Lower Intermediate / A2+)
This worksheet uses poetry to work on word stess and to give students a chance to experiment with English.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Films, books, art exhibits and more on the themes of the issue or simply of interest to ESL teachers. Including information about the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Liverpool
ARTICLES et LIENS
ARTICLES
LATEST IN LEARNING Les groupes de compétences
Les professeurs se posent de nombreuses questions sur la mise en place des groupes de compétences langagières. New Standpoints a recueilli les questions posées le plus fréquemment et les a soumises à deux inspecteurs pédagogiques régionaux.
IN THE FIELD Shakespeare in Action
Kester Lovelace, Joelle Aden and Jean-François Morel present Shakespeare’s world in a way that brings together culture, communication and technology.
GLOBAL VIEWS Language Education Policy in Belgium’s Dutch-Speaking Community
Community Nicole Raes explains how history and politics affect language-education policies.
INTERACTION Paroles et silences
Claudine Martina livre quelques pistes sur l’introduction du “Classroom English”
LITERARY HORIZONS Irish Writers Today
“Gentleman and players”, “that’s not cricket” “rugby league or rugby union”, “football hooligans”… class references abound in British sports, as Richard Sibley explains.
PANORAMA Northern Ireland
- The Peace Process in Northern Ireland “Parlez-Vous Rugby?”
- Flags and Symbols of Ireland With our apologies for the delay, find the flags and symbols here
GOING PLACES Protestant Boy
Geoffrey Beattie remembers his childhood as a Protestant in working-class Belfast, where misunderstanding, humiliation and suffering were shared by Protestants and Catholics alike.
CAMEO Oprah Winfrey
Elaine McCarthy charts the progress of “O”
TODAY Confessions of a Sitcom Addict
Sarah Thein gives us a short history of the American shows that have kept her glued to the box for the last 10 years. It all began when she was a teenager...
LETTER FROM LONDON But Is It Art?
James Payne takes us for a stroll around the London galleries, with a detour to Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.
TO THE POINT Wikipedia: Beyond the Hype
To use or not to use? As more and more teachers question the reliability of Wikipedia, here are some simple rules for using it.
CLASS FILES
Theatre and ICT
Shakespeare through ICT (Intermediate B1/B2)
This worksheet provides ideas for making Shakespeare more up to dateusing a
Ireland
Finn McCool (Lower Intermediate A1+/ A2)
An audio version of a traditional tale explaining a unique rock formation, The Giant’s Causeway. A history of the site can be found here
“The Great Hunger” in English Political Cartoons (Intermediate/A2/B1)
Using political cartoons from that ear to show the English press swayed public opinion, stigmatising the Irish who were starving during the potato famine. Extra background information can be found at cuny.edu and the “Irish Frankenstein” cartoon used can be found at Haverford.edu
Growing Up During the Troubles (Intermediate/Upper Intermediate /B1+/ B2+)
Working with an interview with a young woman reminiscing about growingup during “The Troubles”. Some posters from this period can be found here.
Ireland and WWI in How Many Miles to Babylon? (Upper Intermediate / B1/B2/C1)
Working with this classic novel about two young Irishmen – one a wealthy Protestant, the other a poor Catholic – during World War I. Useful information about the Irish and World War I and about the Easter Rising can be found on the BBC website.
Popular TV
The Opening Sequence of Desperate Houewives (B1+/B2)
The opening sequence can be found on You Tube actually parodies many works of classical art, offering an unusual approach to art in the language classroom. Much of the art is available from artcyclopedia. Or from the following sites. The paintings are by Lucas Cranach. More links for the paintings by Jan van Eyck: Grant Wood,David Hockney, and Mary Cassat, And the Superwomancomic-book cover.
Poetry
Poetry, Please: Writing and Performing Poetry (Lower Intermediate / A2+)
This worksheet uses poetry to work on word stess and to give students a chance to experiment with English.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Films, books, art exhibits and more on the themes of the issue or simply of interest to ESL teachers. Including information about the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Liverpool