language learning in an international context
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Language learning in an
international context
Brad Philpot
17 October 2014
Rome, Italy
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Today’s talk
• Introduction
• Changing nature of a globalised world
• Preparing learners for tomorrow
• 5 Minds of the future
• Alignment and curriculum design
• Examples from English B textbook
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Which way is north?
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Paradigm shift
Knowledge-based
• Phone books
• Book reports
• Topics / facts
• Vocabulary lists
Creation-based
• Google search
• Blogs / reviews
• Concepts
• Semantic fields
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Global challenges
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What employers want
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Contributions from education
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5 Minds for the future
• Disciplined mind,
• Synthesizing mind,
• Creating mind,
• Respectful mind
• Ethical mind
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The disciplined mind
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The synthesizing mind
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The creating mind
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The respectful mind
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The ethical mind
• Beauty
• Migration
• Uniforms
• Extreme sports
• New technologies
• Animal testing
• Global warming
• Alternative medicine
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Curriculum design
Assessment
Activities
Outcomes
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Learning outcomes English B
• Develop intercultural understanding
• Use target language in a range of contexts
• Appreciate different perspectives and
cultures
• Develop awareness of language in relation
to other areas of knowledge
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Learning outcomes English B
• Develop awareness of the relationship
between the languages and cultures
• Introduce a basis for further study, work
and leisure through an additional language
• Introduce an opportunity for enjoyment,
creativity and intellectual stimulation
through an additional language
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Approaches to teaching
• Inquiry based
• Conceptually focused
• Contextualized
• Collaborative
• Differentiated
• Informed by
assessment
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Stimulate and build on existing
knowledge What associations come to mind when you
think of:
• MSN
• eBay
• YouTube
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Give structures to build on
Imagine you had to live for a week without
Internet. How would your life be different?
If I could not access
the Internet
If I couldn’t check my
During a week without
Internet
I would not be able
it would be impossible
to chat with my friends
to check my homework
to see what’s going on
in the news
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Form and meaning
Complete the sentence
A.If we still had dial-up,...
B.If there were no censorship of the Internet...
C....then I might be able to work from home.
D....then citizens would be more informed voters.
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In TOK we ask ourselves how knowledge is
gained. One way we learn is through experience.
What do you think Paul Miller will learn by living for
a year without the Internet?
Theory of knowledge
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Engage with new input
Place these words in categories:
technology interruption producer
device connectivity office
distraction school driver
rendezvous social engagement PC
Cab temptations information
Phone prison conversation
friend gadget
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Engage with new input
Place these words in categories:
technology interruption producer
device connectivity office
distraction school driver
rendezvous social engagement PC
cab temptations information
phone prison conversation
friend gadget
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Engage with new input
Use the words from the previous activity to
predict what the following text will be about.
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Semantic fields
• World wide web
• Database
• Device
• Connectivity
• Ethernet
• Cache
• Gadget
• Social networking
• Netizen
• Security
• Malware
• Phishing
• Privacy
• Internet Protocol (IP)
address
• Surfing
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Recap
Meaningful moments in the language
classroom are:
• creation-based,
• 5-mind oriented,
• aligned with learning outcomes and
assessment objectives,
• in sync with the challenges of a globalised
world.