tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61668786612742682832024-02-08T03:17:00.035-08:00GISIG Dennis' online aideDennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404851424299855026noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166878661274268283.post-25315932959506120812011-12-13T09:20:00.001-08:002011-12-13T09:20:06.926-08:00<br />
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Essentials for the global teacher's toolkit. A GISIG webinarDennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404851424299855026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166878661274268283.post-6427867535014786462011-12-13T09:13:00.000-08:002011-12-13T09:15:11.194-08:00<br />
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<a href="http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GISIG+Live+Online+Webinar+Maureen+Ellis&iso=20111218T15&p1=985">Your local time</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404851424299855026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166878661274268283.post-64551199027374580832011-12-13T08:31:00.001-08:002011-12-13T08:46:25.975-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Video interview with Maureen Ellis,co-ordinator GISIG and Sunday's presenter in Adobe Connect</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">What are “Global Issues”?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">“The ‘Global Issues Special Interest Group of
IATEFL’ is really the most important Special Interest Group this Association
has and all members of IATEFL should be members of it.” To explain this
statement we must refer to GISIG’S Mission Statement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Global Issues SIG was
formed in 1995 to provide a forum among ELT practitioners to stimulate
awareness and understanding of global issues, and to encourage the development
of global education within language teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What are our aims?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To increase members' awareness and understanding of issues such as
peace, justice and equality, human rights and social responsibility, racism and
sexism, the environment, world development and international understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To exchange ideas on integrating peace education, human rights
education, development education and environmental education into language
teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To equip learners with the knowledge, skills and values which can help
them confront both local and global problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To promote a less Eurocentric perspective within ELT.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">These aims justify that above
givem statement of the SIG’s Founding Father: Alan Maley.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GISIG</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> fulfils the two roles a
language teacher has in society: the conveyer of linguistic knowledge AND the
educator to enable students to understand better how the modern world
functions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GISIG</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> gives teachers the means of
filling their roles with meaningful substance; it provides teaching models and
concepts and stimulates teachers to develop ideas on how to integrate these ideas
into teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GISIG</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> enables IATEFL to be a truly
International association.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/31225468">Interview with Dennis Newson another member of GISIG</a>Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404851424299855026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166878661274268283.post-48005658582843951272011-12-13T04:20:00.001-08:002011-12-13T04:24:45.490-08:00ExplanationThis is simply a blog to enable me to gather together and publish, promote information about forthcoming IATEFL GISIG online events.Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404851424299855026noreply@blogger.com0