Episode II
- Theme: Human Dignity & Freedom
- Texts: Wonder (external); a value-based debate on helping refugees
- Topics: e-safety, gender equality, cyber-bullying, self-esteem, reading the screen and European migrant crisis
- Threads: ICT for meaningful learning; productive English skills (writing and public speaking)
- Tasks: English vocabulary, language structure, discourse organization, communicative (intercultural) interaction and transnational teamwork
- Transitions: from e-safety to cyber-bullying, from self-esteem to human dignity (topical); from equality in general to gender equality (task)
Self-esteem in school context
"In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability
Episode IV
- Theme: Humanity & Democracy
- Texts: Keeping Mum (external); a debate on more or less of Europe (task)
- Topics: British humour; black comedy; different types of democracy; the EU
- Threads: entertainment vs meaningful learning; basic interpersonal communication vs cognitive proficiency
- Tasks: English vocabulary, language structure, discourse organization, communicative (intercultural) interaction and transnational teamwork
- Transitions: from face to face instruction to autonomous language learning (topical); from shallow learning to deep learning
Finding your element
Contemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likeable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier,
Episode V
- Theme: The Rule of Law & Human Rights
- Texts: Blinded by the Light (external); a value-based debate on equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome
- Topics: the Pakistani minority in Great Britain, Thatcherism, indie films; human rights vs human responsibilities
- Threads: ICT for meaningful learning; productive English skills (writing and public speaking)
- Tasks: English vocabulary, language structure, discourse organization, communicative (intercultural) interaction and transnational teamwork
- Transitions: from passive consumption towards real communication (topical); from receiving towards producing new content (task)
Change
As individuals, we feel most motivated to change when we tap into our dreams and ideal visions of our lives. — Daniel Goleman