Tag: OER

  • Love Stories Around the World

    Some years ago, I was working on a Unit about Love. First, my students read about how I met my husband to give the lesson a personal touch.http://top21.blogspot.com.br/2006/06/how-we-met-each-other-we-were-from.html They listened to a story of how a teacher met her husband. Then, they wrote about their own love stories. I realized the lesson plan could be…

  • Stereotypes – Controversial Topic to Raise Cultural Awareness

    Much has been said about the dangers of generalization and stereotypying a certain group of people. Now, how do we approach it in the classroom? Here’s a lesson plan I’ve used it in the past with my groups. The first part is adapted from http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/stereo1.html Choose two adjectives that you think describe different nationalities. punctual tolerant…