2. Teaching English
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Teaching English” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. This Section focuses on defining the process of teaching, with particular reference to the various “guises” and forms of this process. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of reflective and reflexive practice in teaching English. This Section also provides an overview of the aims of the Sections “ELF-aware teaching”, “The content of ELF-aware teaching”, “Methodology in ELF-aware teaching”, “Language assessment” and “Lesson planning and evaluation”, each of which focuses on specific aspects related to teaching English. This Section includes one Activity in total.
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Activities
This Section includes the following Activity:
- Activity 1: Three types of education *
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Sifakis, N. (2021). Teaching English [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/163-2-teaching-english)
1.2.2 Multilingualism
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Multilingualism” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. This Section discusses the main issues regarding multilingualism today, focusing on both individual and societal multilingualism. We will also touch upon related issues, such as multilingual identities and multilingual education, so that you can reflect upon them and enhance your critical perspective. This Section includes 4 Activities in total. These Activities aim to help you reflect on the major issues of multilingualism in relation to your experience.
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Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Multilingualism
- Activity 2: Home languages
- Activity 3: Multilingualism and identity
- Activity 4: Multilingualism in the classroom *
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Erduyan, I. (2021). Multilingualism [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/161-1-2-2-multilingualism)
1.2 Linguistic diversity
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Linguistic Diversity” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. Here you will be provided with some information about the linguistic diversity in the world today. We will focus on local, national and global contexts of diversity, and attend to the historical developments while doing so. This Section includes 4 Activities in total. These Activities aim to help you reflect on the major issues of linguistic diversity both as a social fact and in relation to your experience.
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Click here to watch the video “World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching”
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Understanding linguistic diversity
- Activity 2: Linguistic diversity around us *
- Activity 3: Linguistic diversity with English
- Activity 4: Linguistic diversity at school
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Erduyan, I. (2021). Linguistic diversity [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/159-1-2-linguistic-diversity)
1.2.3 Translanguaging
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Translanguaging” Section of the ENRICH Course. This Section focuses on describing the concept and the use of translanguaging as well as different approaches to this concept. Thus, you can reflect upon the concept and acquire a critical understanding of it. This Section includes 4 Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
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Click here to watch the video “Ofelia García – Translanguaging”.
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Defining some key notionsActivity
- Activity 2: Reflecting upon translanguaging practices
- Activity 3: Translanguaging in classrooms – 4 scenes *
- Activity 4: Ofelia Garcia – translanguaging
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Bayyurt, Y. and Bektaş-Yüksel, S. (2021). Translanguaging [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/162-1-2-3-translanguaging)
1.2.1 Migration contexts
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Migration contexts” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. Here you will come across the main issues concerning migration flows in Europe nowadays so that you can reflect upon them and acquire a critical perspective about the current development of multicultural societies and new pedagogical implications. This Section refers to the definition of the relevant terms of migration, with reference to the situation in Europe. The implicit assumption in the exploration of current societal innovations will be how English is affected and used in cross-cultural communication. This Section also provides an overview of the main issues concerning linguistic diversity in the English language teaching, each of which focuses on specific aspects related to using English in multilingual and multicultural contexts. This Section includes 4 Activities in total.
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Click here to watch the video “2019 GEM Report Animation”.
Click here to watch the video “Challenges of working with a multilingual class”.
Click here to watch the video “Helping Immigrant Students Adjust to New Schools, New Lives”.
Click here to watch the video “The story of Moro”.
Click here to watch the video “Space snack time with Samantha Cristoforetti”.
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Education and linguistic diversity
- Activity 2: Working in multilingual classrooms *
- Activity 3: Migration – issues and representations
- Activity 4: Raising multicultural awareness
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How to cite this section:
Sperti, S. (2021). Migration contexts [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/160-1-2-1-migration-contexts)
1.1.4 Using communication strategies in English as a Lingua Franca interactions
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Using communication strategies in English as a Lingua Franca interactions” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. This Section refers to the importance of introducing the practice of communication strategies in an ELF-aware perspective. Emphasis is placed on the pedagogical implications which may be derived for the development of oral skills, especially in view of the current use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in cross-cultural interactions. This Section also provides an overview of the new scales described in the CEFR for defining mediation strategies, each of which focuses on specific aspects of intercultural communication with reference to the current multilingual settings. A final focus will be given to the accommodative processes reported in the use of ELF both in formal and informal exchanges and encounters. This Section includes 4 Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
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Click here to watch the video “Communication strategy”.
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Defining communication strategies
- Activity 2: Practicing communication strategies
- Activity 3: Mediation in the CEFR *
- Activity 4: ELF accommodation strategies
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How to cite this section:
Sperti, S. (2021). Using communication strategies in English as a Lingua Franca interactions [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/158-1-1-4-using-communication-strategies-in-elf-interactions)