Rita Divéki

Developing Global Competence in the Hungarian EFL Classroom


Activities Used for Developing Students’ Global Competence in Secondary School English Lessons

In the final part of the focus group interview, the participants were asked what kind of activities they use to develop students’ global competence. Many of them (D, G, H, I, J, K) stated that what they mostly do is supplement the coursebook with interactive materials (e.g., videos, online texts) with the help of which they can broaden students’ horizons. Johanna, for example, once had a chapter in an elementary level coursebook focusing on how students learn around the world, with the aim of introducing the present simple. As there was a mention of a young Buddhist monk, she thought it would be a great idea to supplement the reading with a video showing a young monk’s daily routine and his reasons for becoming a monk. To her surprise, a very interesting conversation developed around this topic, even at a lower level. As Klaudia saw it, even if the coursebook is dealing with a topic, which may be boring for the students at first sight (e.g., politics), it is possible to supplement it with interactive materials which would spice it up for them (e.g., websites, videos). Alma, Dorka, Ubul and Zsóka all mentioned that videos (e.g., TED talks) and songs help them introduce certain issues to their students.

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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