Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Activities Based on From the Encyclopaedia of Alternative Facts

4.3.1.2.1 The Worksheet. Brian Bilston’s poem titled From the Encyclopaedia of Alternative Facts in which the author lists numerous false beliefs and misconceptions served as the basis of this worksheet (Appendix I). The worksheet comprises the following activities: In the warmer, the students have to describe the pictures and they also add a creative, sensationalist headline to each of them, hence, both the students’ creativity and background knowledge are activated while they also get familiar with some misconceptions and hoaxes. Then, for developing students’ reading comprehension, the students work on the poem first, then they read some stories complementing the content of the poem. The start with a gap-filling activity: students fill in the gaps of the poem with the given words. Then, students get a short hoax with a glossary that they read individually or in pairs. Each student or pair reads about one hoax, then the students are asked to form groups and give a short summary of the story they have read. Moreover, they are asked to discuss the reasons why some believe these hoaxes. In the first creative writing activity, the students are asked to write another stanza to the poem after they brainstorm and collect some ideas. Then, the stanzas are displayed or redistributed and commented on by the other students. For the argumentation and discussion activity, five lines of the poem, which are highly controversial but relatable, were selected and students are asked to collect arguments for and against the statements. The activity enables students to put themselves in another person’s shoes and think of some counterarguments that could be listed by the other side. Then, either at the end of the class or at home, students rewrite the poem so that it reflects reality: Here, they have to use their research skills to fact check the poem and look behind each misconception so that they can debunk them and present the facts they have found. In the next lesson, these poems are displayed, and the class members comment on them and vote on the best version. The last activity is a mini research project which includes a short in-class presentation: students are asked to search for more hoaxes from the 21st century and present one in class. The worksheet was created together with my colleague and the pilot study (with a slightly different cohort of students), with special focus on creating the material, was published in the IATEFL-Hungary Conference Selections (Divéki & Pereszlényi, 2021).

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom

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Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2024

ISBN: 978 963 664 013 2

In today’s world, there are increasing demands for education systems for empowering students to become active and responsible global citizens who are prepared to address the challenges of the 21st century and who are equipped with global competence. This book examines global competence development (GCD) in English language teaching in Hungary from the perspective of university English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher trainers and secondary school EFL teachers. Based on the findings, it details the characteristics of globally competent teachers, offers a wide array of activities that can be used for nurturing global citizens, and outlines recommendations for the successful implementation of GCD in both secondary and tertiary education.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/diveki-developing-global-competence-in-the-hungarian-efl-classroom//

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