Webpages tagged with «Intercultural competence» - Page 5

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 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: Diversity, Health and life skills, Identity, Intercultural competence, Refugees, War and peace, Democracy and citizenship

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about a refugee boy can help young children to develop their intercultural understanding and refugees to identify with others in the same situation. 

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Identity, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages cross-curricular work and provides an opening to talk about race, gender and self-esteem with young students. 

Themes: Environment, Intercultural competence, Seasons 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book tells the unusual tradition of a young boy and his family making the readers reflect on the environment and the traditions of Christmas trees.

Themes: Intercultural competence, Seasons

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book tells the Christmas story in an amusing way and, hence, provides young learners with knowledge about culture.  

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This legend brings child culture into the English classroom by giving the background of this traditional and universal game. 

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: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Factual text, Intercultural competence

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This factual book about the artist Frida Kahlo is an inspiration to work cross-curricular. Furthermore, it provides students with useful knowledge and vocabulary helping them communicating with others about a variety of topics. 

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Identity, Intercultural competence, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book contributes to reflection on similarities and differences between children with different cultural background. The sentence structure is repetitive and simple and can serve as a model for the youngest learners to start writing simple sentences.

Themes: Fairy tale, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish folk tale gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of expression. 

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Friendship, Intercultural competence, Racism

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can contribute to developing students’ insight into different societies and help prevent prejudices. It also encourages reflection on friendship and barriers that keep people apart.  

Themes: Fairy tale, Intercultural competence, 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish folk tale gives insight into traditions and cultural forms in the English-speaking world. 

Themes: Animals, Intercultural competence

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is well suited for reading and presenting content from various types of text and can be used as a model text for writing stories. In addition, it is an excellent starting point for talking about pets and their needs. The book has also the cultural aspect of sheep farming and training sheep dogs.  

Themes: Cross-curricular, Intercultural competence, Music

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This picture book allows for teaching music and English in combination which will help children experience the rhythm of English through different senses. In addition, it brings an iconic song into the classroom and can be used as an introduction to the Beatles and their music.  

Themes: Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship

Connections to the Curriculum in English: The book investigates ways of living and traditions in different societies and encourages reflection on identity and cultural belonging.    

Themes: Family, Intercultural competence

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is an inspiration to investigate ways of living and traditions in different societies in the English-speaking world and reflect on identity and cultural belonging.