NGOs: a better world... is possible
Additional Info
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OVERVIEW
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Linguistic dimension
- CEFR Level: B1, B2
- Linguistic dimension - Skill(s): Speaking Listening Reading
- Duration: 6 lessons of 55 mins each
- Target language: English
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ICT dimension
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ICT resources:
- Internet connection
- PCs (one per person)
- Projector and interactive whiteboard if possible
- Slide presentation program of your choice (PowerPoint, Prezi, emaze, Sway, among others)
- ICT competences: • To search the Internet for specific information; • To use word processing ICT tools; • To use any slide presentation program
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Detailed description of the task
- Situation / theme(s): • Non-governmental organizations
- Product requirements or prerequisites: • Teachers who are not familiar with WebQuests can read about them here: http://webquest.org/ http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc98.htm
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I can...:
- I can read articles and reportsconcerned with contemporaryproblems
- I can interact with a degree offluency and spontaneity that makesregular interaction with nativespeakers quite possible
- I can present clear, detaileddescriptions on a wide range ofsubjects related to my field ofinterest.
- I can explain a viewpoint ona topical issue giving the advantagesand disadvantages of various options
- Product: • To create a Slide Presentation that analyzes an NGO in depth
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Product requirements or prerequisites:
- Teachers who are not familiar with WebQuests can read about them here: http://webquest.org/
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Process:
WARMING UP
Your class is going to watch a 1-min campaign ad against gun violence from UK-based Choice FM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk01MXx6IfE
Ask your students the following questions:
- Who do you think created this ad?
- What is the message they are trying to send?
Watch the following videos and guess what NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) they belong to or should/could belong to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSsIIxQ_dE GREENPEACE (1 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOHbtM9463c ANY AGAINST RACISM (3 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2UW1FgXZk ANIMALS Australia (3 mins)
TASK:
- Ask your students to open their PCs/Notebooks and go to this site:http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=254893
- Then, explain what a WebQuest is and let your students look at the site and ask any doubts they may have.
- Start reading and working.
WEBQUEST: "NGOs: A BETTER WORLD ... IS POSSIBLE"
INTRODUCTION
http://zunal.com/introduction.php?w=254893
TASK
http://zunal.com/tasks.php?w=254893
PROCESS
http://zunal.com/process.php?w=254893
EVALUATION
http://zunal.com/evaluation.php?w=254893
CONCLUSION
- Division of roles (optional): • Group work • Individual work
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Success factors or evaluation criteria:
- Both Slide Presentation and Speaking skills will be taken into account to grade the Presentation:
GRADE: /20 (Presentation 10 + speaking/grammar 10)
Failed
0-4
Poor
5-6
Fair
7-8
Good
8-9
Excellent
9 - 10
Slide presentation
It doesn’t answer the questions
Very poor slide presentation
It answers the questions vaguely
Poor slide presentation
It answers the questions
Average slide presentation
It answers all the questions quite well
Nice slide presentation
It clearly answers all the questions
Beautiful slide presentation
- Vocabulary: They have used vocabulary and expressions related to the area the NGO works with: environment, Human Rights, hunger, etc.
- Grammatical correctness: They have used appropriate grammatical constructions and expressions
- Fluency: They have been able to talk for some time without lacking too many words or making too many mistakes;
- Pronunciation: They could pronounce the words used in their presentation correctly
Failed
0-4
Poor
5-6
Fair
7-8
Good
8-9
Excellent
9 - 10
Speaking
Fluency
Pronunciation
Speaking
Grammatical correctness
Vocabulary
Very poor
Poor Average Quite well Excellent (Add comments) (Add comments) (Add comments) (Add comments) (Add comments) - Authors: • María del Carmen Caravaca Vargas. • Antonio Cantero Ramírez. • Raúl Ruiz-Cecilia • If you wish to receive more information about the task or discuss its adaptation and implementation with its author, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Didactic added value of the task and other information
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Practical hints for teachers:
- In order to avoid delays in lesson development, download video beforehand using a YouTube downloader -like iLivid for example.
- This task must be adapted in each school since the purpose of the activity is not only the knowledge of “big NGOs” but also the “small ones” which work locally in our cities/towns.
General guide lines to find a reliable NGO:
- Most NGOs are part of a NGO Coordinating Committee in the country where the activity is going to be done.
- NGOs must have a code of conduct in their Articles of Association.
- NGOs must have been evaluated by means of internal and external audits.
- Most big NGO’s have a local group in your town or city. Contact them.
- Town halls have a list of NGOs, ask them to send you the list.
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Reasons why this task is a model of best practices:
- Students are given opportunities to plan and organize, monitor their own work, direct their own learning, and to self-reflect along the way
- Teachers can step offstage, this will allow students to learn from each other
- It develops/improves students’ language competences using ICT resources
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Impact that it is expected to have on the teaching practices and attitudes:
- Encourage teachers to adopt TBLT and the CEFR in their practice.
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Reasons why this task travels well:
- Because it can inspire young minds to believe that they can help make a better world
- Because It encourages students to join an NGO
- Rationale and/or theoretical underpinnings of the task: • TBLT focuses on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do meaningful tasks using the target language so that they can develop fluency and student confidence in the target language
- Preferencial target age group(s): High school students and university students