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

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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.

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Not many teachers mentioned using experiential learning activities, however, Lehel, Klaudia and Johanna find it important to use drama as a tool to bring certain topics closer to their students and build their empathy. Lehel listed two examples of using drama in the classroom: in one of these activities, the students have to imagine that they are a tree in the Amazon rainforest, and they need to convince the other students not to log them; and in the other, they have to imagine that they are bullied, and they need to say what happens to them during a day. According to him, the benefit of using such empathy-building activities is that drama can create a safe space in the classroom, as the students do not necessarily have to share their own opinion about certain issues, they only need to play a role.

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Other activities teachers mentioned were building lessons around special days (e.g., Thanksgiving) (J), illustrating and explaining certain issues (such as collective waste disposal) (A), polling students’ opinions using applications such as menti.com, using the world café method (H) (i.e., a method in which participants explore an issue by discussing it around tables, in an informal, café-like setting), and asking the students to give presentations on issues of their choice (Zs).
 
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