OBSERVACIÓ CLASSES CITIZENSHIP:
Exemple 1: OLD PEOPLE IN SPAIN |
Exemple 2: SPAIN 5TH YEAR |
Exemple 3: THE SPANISH FAMILY |
Durant la meva estada a Escòcia, he estat realitzant un estudi basat en l’observació de la impartició de matèries específiques (en aquest cas, Citizenship/Modern Studies) per tal de poder impartir classes d’aquestes matèries en anglès a partir del curs 2006/07. Les pautes d’observació del meu estudi han estat les següents:
Professores del departament de Modern Studies de Holyrood Secondary School, Glasgow |
Les feines que he realitzat durant la meva estada ha estat les següents:
Vegeu 3 exemples de materials creats com a observadora de classes de Citizenship
Exemple 1: OLD PEOPLE IN SPAIN
IN 2050 SPAIN WILL BE THE COUNTRY WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF OLD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
Spain will be the second country with more old people
More than 7.2 million people older than 65 live in Spain. In 2050 this country will be the second behind Japan with the biggest number of old people. According to a report from the government, social services should be reinforced. The percentage of old people that have access to this kind of help at the moment is not even 10%.
In only two years the Spanish population older than 65 has increased 6%. Presently they represent 17% of the whole population. In 2050 there will be 16.3 million people older than 65, or what is the same 3 of every 10 Spanish citizens. However, getting older is also a good piece of news: life expectancy (75.5 for men and 83.1 for women) is one of the highest in Europe.
Spanish administrations invest very little money in every old person. At the moment only 9.43% of the people older than 65 have access to public help like teleassistance, domiciliary help and day centres (there is only a place for every 200 people in these centres). 34.5% of the ones that live in a home residence (night and day) do it in order to find some company. There are also health and family problems that force them to do that. Most of them are widowed (60%) or single (25%). In general, they like their residence. Only 5% claim that it is hard for them to get used to living like this.
87.2% of the elderly live in a house of their own but 1 in 4 lives alone. 21% live in houses with poor facilities and some of them do not have central heating. Even though most of them feel “happy and useful”, 10% admit that they feel lonely. Their fears are: losing people they love, being dependent on others and getting ill. Their main activities are watching TV, meeting friends, reading and spending time with their grandchildren. They would like to go to the cinema and the theatre, join an association and do some sport. 13% have started a new activity, 30% have taken up tourism, 25% sport and 12% volunteering work.
As far as money is concerned, private pension plans are not only for young people any more but there are also retired people that are taking advantage of this bank product as their pensions are quite low.
MATCH THE FOLLOWING PHRASES WITH THE RIGHT PARAGRAPH ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THEY CONTAIN
A. 1 of 4 elderly live alone
B. Very few day centres for old people
C. Old people and money matters
D. Highest life expectancy in the European Union
E. Less than 10% have benefit from social services
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
ACTIVITY 3
MAKE A SMALL POSTER IN YOUR JOTTER WHICH SUMMARISES THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU IN THE TEXT. USE GRAPHICS WITH PERCENTAGES, DRAWINGS, ETC.
SPAIN
Internet exercise
You are going to use different websites to answer some questions about Spain.
Who is the President of the Government in Spain? When did he become President?
Write down the different stages of the Educational System
Family revolution in Spain
Babies outside marriage, second marriages, lone mothers, homosexual parents, lab children or children adopted from the opposite side of the world. New types of families live proudly together with the classic family. Whereas some people think that family is going through its most difficult time, sociologists refer to it as the richest and most diverse moment of the most valued institution in Spain.
Types of family |
People |
Reconstituted family |
Ramon and Charo got married 50 years ago, they have had 3 children and 6 grandchildren |
Classic nuclear family |
Paqui fell in love with Pablo when she was 16 and she still loves him very much. They married in church and she rules the house and takes care of the children but also works |
Extended family |
Ana had always wanted to be a mother but she could not find the perfect man. She went through artificial insemination. Isabel, her daughter, has not got a father |
Monoparental family |
Elena and Jose had already two biological children when they decided to adopt Yun, a Chinese baby girl |
Adoptive family |
Esther met Walla in a party. He had fled from the war in Angola some years before. They have just had a baby boy |
Mixed race family |
Maria and Manuel met when they were 40, both separated and with children. They and their children live all together in the same house |
Homoparental family |
Julia and Lucia have a pair of twins who Julia gave birth through artificial insemination. They live happily together |