The 54th IATEFL Conference, Exhibition and Careers Fair went virtual in June 2021, and so did our Pre-Conference Event! Delegates from both the IATEFL Literature and Global Issues SIGs, logged on for a whole day of online CPD on the theme of ‘migrant narratives’. The issue of migration is a pressing phenomenon in our contemporary world. […]
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Transport Issues Month 2019
This October we are focusing on the issues around transportation. We chose this topic for several reasons: it is a core part of most course books so related global issues can be easily integrated into the curriculum it can be approached in many different countries and contexts, from the poorest villages of Africa to the flourishing […]
The Image Conference | 2019
GISIG is present at the 2019 Image Conference in Brussels! For more information about the conference, click here. Materials Linda Ruas: ‘I’m a refugee’
Africa TESOL 2019 – Pre Conference Event
You can access the PCE slides here: Amira Salama: Doing Classroom Research Catherine Njau: Social Issues in the Classroom Flavien Lanmantchion: Research into Gender in ELT Linda Ruas: Materials for change Tim Hyua: Re-imagining the ELT classroom through research into global issues.
WEBINAR: Climate Emergency: What action can the ELT community take in the classroom?
Do you wish your lessons could become part of the international dialogue on the need to act on the climate emergency and other issues of environmental justice, while offering an excellent language learning experience that motivates students? If so this is the webinar for you. All too often courses and coursebooks are ecologically illiterate, and […]
Liverpool 2019 PCE resources
You can download the slides of our PCE speakers using the links below. Note: not all slides might display correctly on the website but the Download link still works.
WEBINAR: Building Teacher Communities – Going Global with WhatsApp
27 April 2019 at 4pm UTC Are you interested in finding out how you can use online platforms to support teacher development? In this webinar Elie Megan will talk about how teachers in Africa are using WhatsApp to build teaching communities where they can meet to share ideas, projects and materials and integrate global issues […]
Human Rights Issues Month – How to share
You can share on a variety of platforms including: Comment at our website By tweeting GISIG using #issuesmonth2018 Our Facebook Discussion List Our Facebook Event Page
Human Rights Issues Month 2018
In light of the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (December 10th 2018), we have decided to dedicate this year’s Issues Month to the topic of human rights and how to incorporate them, not only into our teaching but our everyday lives as well. Why is it important to learn about […]
