Help your Students Become Global Citizens
Who is this course for?
This course is for language and subject teachers who want to help their students to become global citizens by helping them understand the interconnected world we live in and developing the skills they need to live and thrive within it.
What will you achieve?
Take this course to:
– Design materials and lessons that focus on real-world themes and cultural content
-Understand how materials and tasks can help leaners better understand complex global topics
-Encourage learners to understand and respect different views and perspectives
View the Sample Timetable nowWhat will Global Citizenship cover?
Develop Communicative Tasks
Global Citizenship explores how teachers can use texts and communicative tasks to develop global citizenship skills. We will also share how teachers can provide language issues to help learners express themselves, discuss complex topics, tackle disagreements, and mediate between different people and viewpoints.
Personalise your Training
The course will look at how teachers can design materials and lessons that focus on real-world themes and cultural content. This may include any of the following topics, but the exact course content will be chosen to meet the needs of the group:
-Climate change, sustainability and other environmental issues
-Inclusion and diversity
-Social justice & fairness
-Globalisation & interconnectedness
-Human rights (including children, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people)
-Peace & Conflict
-Misinformation and disinformation
-Poverty (wealth poverty, food or water poverty)
-Access to education
-Racism and discrimination
-Migration and interconnectedness
Discover New Approaches
Global Citizenship also explores tasks and materials that encourage learners to understand and respect different views and perspectives, and learn how they can work with others to create a fairer, better world.
It also includes a thread which looks at how other modes of expression, such a poetry, drama, photography, or art, can be used to help students tackle complex and difficult issues.
At the end of the course, teachers are encouraged to design and share a set of materials drawing on their learning on their course that they would like to use back in their teaching contexts.
Here is a Sample Timetable. Please note, this only gives an indication of what you will learn on the course.
| 1 week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 9:00-12:00 |
Intro to the course and each other. What is Global Citizenship? What does a Global Classroom involve: aspects of Global Citizenship? Ways of incorporating global citizenship into your curriculum Exploring other forms of expression |
Working with Texts Adapting and using texts from different perspectives. Incorporating critical thinking into materials:
Other forms of expression 1: Creating issue trees and other infographics |
Working in Teams Theories, principles and considerations. Incorporating tasks and projects into lessons and courses Other forms of expression 2: Using photos & images |
Working with Others Using mediation tasks, working in teams and resolving conflicts Useful language for mediation and debate Other forms of expression 3: Using poetry / songs |
Working with Communities Creating campaigns and clubs Joining other school programmes Take part in SDG action weeks or other campaigns and projects Other forms of expression 4: Using drama & movement |
| 12:00-13:00 | Using critical literacy frameworks to assess your materials | Lesson share & materials development preparation | |||
Trainee Accommodation
Homestays & Residences
We want your time in London to be super comfortable! Live with a welcoming host family to immerse yourself in British culture or stay at a modern student residence within Zone 1/2 of London.
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Get in touch
Book a Calendly consultation to speak with a course advisor on the phone or over a video call. Alternatively, you can complete our online Enquiry Form and our team will contact you via email or a phone call.
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