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TOPIC 5GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES. DIDACTIC APPLICATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS

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RELATION OF THIS TOPIC TO THE CURRICULUM

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1.- GEOGRAPHY 2.- HISTORY 3.- CULTURE

THE UK

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GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • GRAMPIAN MOUNTAINS
  • CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS
  • PENNINES
  • HIGHLAND AND LOWLAND
  • RIVERS: THAMES, HUMBER, TEES AND TYNE
  • CLIMATE: DIFFICULT WEATHER TO PREDICT BUT IT IS CALLED TEMPERATE MARITIME.

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GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • POLITICAL DIVISION: SCOTLAND (1700), NORTHERN IRELAND (1801/1922), WALES (1535) AND ENGLAND
  • BRITISH ISLES
  • GREAT BRITAIN
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

HISTORY

  • CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
  • TWO HOUSES: HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
  • THE KING IS THE HEAD BUT REIGNS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE PARLIAMENT
  • IN 1961, UK ATTEMPTS TO JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION
  • IN 1973, IT JOINS THE EU
  • IT LEAVES IT IN 2020
  • IT RETAINS LINKS WITH ITS FORMER EMPIRE: THE COMMONWEALTH
  • HISTORICAL LINKS WITH THE USA, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

DO I HAVE TO LEARN ALL THESE DATA???

GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE UK

CULTURE

  • IT IS A MELTING POT
  • THE UNION JACK
  • PUBS: PUBLIC HOUSES
  • RELIGION: ROMAN, BAPTIST, METHODIST.... BUT MAINLY PROTESTANT
  • UNIVERSITIES: OXBRIDGE
  • MUSIC TRADITION: MAINLY SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND WALES
  • EDUCATION: PRIVATE SCHOOLS/ PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STATE SCHOOLS, FAITH SCHOOLS (RELIGIOUS)
  • LANGUAGE

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

SCOTLAND

CULTURE

  • ACT OF UNION 1707
  • EDINBURGH
  • THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
  • GAELIC
  • USE OF KILT WITH THEIR OWN TARTAN
  • TARTAN= CLOTHING
  • STEREOTYPES: INVENTIVE, HARDWORKING AND SERIOUS MINDED

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

WALES

CULTURE

  • ACT OF UNION 1535
  • CARDIFF
  • CELTIC HERITAGE
  • LANGUAGE: WELSH (ATTEMPT TO REVIVE IT)
  • RUGBY AND CHORAL SINGING
  • THE DRAGON (DRAIG GOCH): LEGEND/ ROMAN ORIGIN

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

NORTHERN IRELAND

CULTURE

  • ACT OF UNION 1801/ 1922
  • BELFAST
  • CELTIC HERITAGE
  • LANGUAGE: IRISH
  • IRISH PUB CULTURE
  • FOLK: MUSIC AND DANCE
  • RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

ENGLAND

CULTURE

  • LONDON
  • BIG BEN = ELIZABETH TOWER
  • BLACK CABS
  • BOWLER HATS
  • DOUBLE DECKER BUSES
  • UMBRELLAS
  • STEREOTYPES FAR FROM TRUTH: RESERVED, UNEMOTIONAL, SHY OF STRANGES, CORTEOUS....
  • MELTING POT

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

1.- GEOGRAPHY 2.- HISTORY 3.- CULTURE

EIRE

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GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • MOUNTAINS: MAINLY IN THE SOUTH
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN, THE CELTIC SEA, SAINT GEORGE'S CHANNEL

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GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • DUBLIN: CAPITAL CITY
  • 26 COUNTIES OF THE 32 IN THE WHOLE ISLAND
  • PROVINCES: LEINSTER, MUNSTER, CONNACHT, ULSTER

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HISTORY

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • DIVISION OF THE ISLAND: INDEPENDENCE
  • RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS

AGAIN,ALL THESE DATA????

CULTURE

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • IRISH RENAISSANCE
  • REVIVAL OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE
  • POLITICAL NATIONALISM
  • TRINITY COLLEGE IN DUBLIN
  • NO TRADITION IN PAINTING OR MUSIC
  • SAINT PATRICK'S DAY (MARCH 17TH)

1.- GEOGRAPHY 2.- HISTORY 3.- CULTURE

THE USA

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GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • THE CORDILLERA
  • ROCKY MOUNTAINS
  • GREAT PLAINS
  • APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
  • GREAT NETWORKS OF RIVERS AND LAKES
  • CLIMATE: DEPENDING ON THE REGION

GEOGRAPHY

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • 50 STATES
  • ORIGINAL COLONIES
  • NATIONAL CAPITAL: WASHINGTON

HISTORY

THE HISTORY OF THE USA IS QUITE RECENT!!!

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WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

BUT VERY STRONG AND INTENSE!!!

NOT TOO MUCH TO LEARN!

CULTURE

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

  • WELL-KNOWN WRITERS
  • THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM INDUSTRY
  • MUSIC: JAZZ, ROCK AND ROLL
  • IMPORTANT UNIVERSITIES
  • EDUCATION: STANDARDIZED TEXTS

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DIDACTIC IMPLEMENTATION

Use of maps to locate important places. Countries flags Design of quizzes Social Sciences and English = interdisciplinarity Use of authentic materials: travel guides, brochures, Google Maps...

GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS

HOW TO TEACH?

Relevant celebrations (history and culture): Saint Patrick's Day, Saint George's Day, The Great Fire of London, Guy Fawkes, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day... Reading books: adaptations (What do you know about....?) Songs related to special events Films, series Inter-/Multidisciplinarity

HISTORICAL ASPECTS

HOW TO TEACH?

Relevant celebrations Different varieties of language (also related to the geographical aspects) tv programmes, sports, money, social conventions, types of school Block 5: compare and contrast the sociocultural aspects

CULTURAL ASPECTS

HOW TO TEACH?

PERSONAL RESOURCES

METHODOLOGICAL RESOURCES

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NATIVE PEOPLE, PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THESE COUNTRIES, OTHER PEOPLE

WHAT DO WE NEED?

PROJECT - BASED LEARNING THINKING - BASED LEARNING COOPERATIVE LEARNING GAMIFICATION E-TWINNING PROJECTS

MATERIAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES

USE OF AUTHENTIC MATERIALS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

DIFFICULTY TO USE NATIVE ENVIRONMENTSBUT THE ENVIRONMENT ALSO REFERS TO THE CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE