Age Group:
Junior Cycle / Senior Cycle / Transition Year
Themes:
- Languages/
Subjects:
- English/
English is a great subject to explore Global Citizenship Education. A good start is Toni Pyke’s blog on Using Novels to Explore Development Issues:
We have a WWGS guide for English – Jun Cycle and Senior Cycle based on the suggested texts and other ideas.
Here’s a few recommended resources for English:
Oxfam guide English_Global_Citizenship_Guide
Exploring the Inconvenient Truth: tl-guide-inconvenient-truth-activities
Some Oxfam resources for English:
Comparing Young Lives English Taster Activity – FINAL
Comparing Young Lives Teachers Overview FINAL
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There’s articles like this that pop up from time to time that look at the role of the English language in Inequality:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/decay-of-english-language-makes-it-perfect-for-lying-1.4012377