Dear colleague,
Let me explain a few
things about this project. It was developed for a group of 4th ESO
students, who had learning difficulties and showed rejection towards school,
but can be used by students of lower grades/forms. The project has
three general objectives:
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Introduce students to
the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
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Help students develop
respect towards other peoples, towards the environment and towards art
expressions in the streets.
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Use English as a communication
language.
The project was be used
in the computer lab, during the English class, since one needs at least
one computer for every other student. The project consists of four
units, of different length, that can be used in any order, with the exception
of the introduction unit, that should be first:
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The introduction unit
presents different computer tools. It is thought to help students
to use a word processor (Word), send and receive electronic mail,
and create web pages. If your students are computer illiterate, they'll
probably need some help from you, teacher, since the explanations are very
basic.
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The first unit is about
Europe. It starts with information about the European Union (EU),
its oficial languages, its new common currency, to finish with information
about immigration and immigrants, the new Europeans.
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The second unit is about
the environment, and how people can contribute to preserve it. It
focuses on recycling, particularly everyday waste, and on the alternative
energies.
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The third unit is about
art works that we see in our cities or towns, particularly buildings and
sculptures that form the urban landscape. It is presented as a walk around
Barcelona.
Students need to perform
different tasks, depending on the unit they are following, but they always
need to create a web page at the end of each one, showing that they have
acquired some knowledge and that they have a positive attitude towards
the topic. Students don't need to have a very high level of English to
do the project. It is easy to understand, and they can always use electronic
dictionaries and web tranlators to facilitate their tasks.
I hope you find the
project useful, that you like it, and that it helps you in the English
class.
Click
on the Units in the boxes to start!
Finally, here
are some useful links that you
may want to check. |