Webpages tagged with «Intercultural competence» - Page 5

Themes: Cross-curricular, Environment, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book gives insight into environmental issues connected to the rain forest and encourages interdisciplinary work. Furthermore, it can be used as inspiration for exploring and reflecting on the situation of indigenous people. 

Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence, Seasons, Democracy and citizenship

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This heart-warming story with roots in Nigerian culture encourages young learners to talk about generosity and sharing with others. It can be used for the Thanksgiving season. Besides, it uses colourful and expressive collages as illustrations.  

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book provides insight into ways of living, ways of thinking and traditions of indigenous people and, hence, contributes to building students’ intercultural competence. Furthermore, it helps students develop their understanding that their views of the world are culture-dependent.  

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish legend gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of traditional tales, and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence. 

Themes: Democracy and citizenship, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book from Archbishop Desmond Tutu will contribute to helping students talk about feelings of anger and to gain a better understanding of what forgiveness is. In addition, the book is both universal and gives knowledge about South Africa and, hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence. 

Themes: Cross-curricular, Diversity, Factual text, Identity, Intercultural competence, Seasons 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book introduces young learners to Ramadan and its traditions. Hence, this story can encourage young people to explore different cultures and develop their intercultural competence.   

Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Identity, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages students to explore and reflect on the history, traditions and the contemporary situation of indigenous people in the English-speaking world. Furthermore, it opens up for cross-curricular work in a wide sense; for instance, the art of Native Americans.  

Themes: Animals, Environment, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This story gives insight into the way of living in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.  

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This classic tale is part of child culture. The language is repetitive and encourages young learners to join in reading and practice pronunciation. 

Themes: Amusement, Fairy Tales, Intercultural competence, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This humorous twist of fairy tales including elements from many classic fairy tales contributes to students’ reading pleasure and develop their awareness of fairy tales as international literature. In addition, this book can be used as a model text to support students in their writing of stories.  

Themes: Factual text, Family, Health and life skills, Identity, Intercultural competence, Language work, Refugees, War and peace 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This diary of a refugee contributes to developing the understanding of refugees’ background and provide new perspectives on other peoples’ way of life. It can also help refugees to share their experiences with others.  Furthermore, it can serve as a model text for writing a diary.  

Themes: Acceptance, Intercultural competence,War and peace 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can open for new ways to interpret the world and develop their ability to think critically and learn to deal with conflicts of opinion and respect disagreement. 

Themes: Acceptance, Friendship, Intercultural competence, Language work

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can open for new ways to interpret the world, and form the basis for being able to express their feelings, thoughts, experiences and opinions and can provide new perspectives. 

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This funny twist of the fairy tale Goldilocks can contribute to students’ reading pleasure and develop their awareness of fairy tales as international literature. In addition, this book can be used as a model text to support students in their writing of stories. 

Themes: Fairy tales, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This universal fairy tale about Cinderella gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of traditional tales, and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence. 

Themes: Amusement, Intercultural competence, Seasons 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This amusing Christmas story gives insight into culture and traditions and helps students develop their intercultural competence. 

Themes: Fairy tales, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This folktale from Bengal contributes to giving insight into traditions and cultural expressions in other countries.