with Grzegorz Spiewak for Macmillan Education

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Vocabulary

Grammar

Tenses prepositions

nouns

verbs

punctuation

Sentence structure

gerunds

reading

writing

listening

Speaking

prefixes

suffixes

phonics

pronunciation

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“My students don’t want to learn English as a _________ only. Rather , they want to use English as a _________ of their success in interpersonal contacts, travel, study and at whatever working environment they may end up in.” Anonymous response, student needs survey, May 2014

subject

tool

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an example …

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EUYMCABCWHODVD

EUY MCAB CWH ODVD

EU YMCA BC WHO DVD

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“… as English becomes more generally available, little or no competitive advantage is gained by adopting it.

Rather, it has become a new baseline: without English you are not even in the race.”

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“without English you are not even in the race.”

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24/06/2014 13 Emma Sue Prince, web talk at Macmillan Life Skills Day May 2014

“In a globalised, postmodern world a rather different model of education has emerged. An individual, to participate fully in the new economy – as worker, consumer and responsible citizen – needs to be even better informed and needs higher-order and more flexible skills.”

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“higher-order and more flexible skills.”

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Study abroad

Have successful careers

Learn continuously

Connect globally

“abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life”

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My pencil case, my castle

As CEO, God calls me god!

Must be true, I found it on the Internet

I rebel therefore I am

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24/06/2014 25 Emma Sue Prince, web talk at Macmillan Life Skills Day May 2014

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INFLUENCE

LEARN THINK

RELATE

E-FLUENCE

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www.klout.com

some

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INFLUENCE

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INFLUENCE

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INFLUENCE

some

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RELATE

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RELATE

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RELATE

RELATE

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some

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THINK

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THINK

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THINK

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THINK

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THINK

some

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LEARN

plum elbow giraffe caravan

puppy banana foot apple

pony cherry barge bungalow

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LEARN

Fruit Animal Home Body

plum giraffe house foot

banana puppy apartment knee

apple donkey bungalow elbow

cherry pony caravan hand

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LEARN

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LEARN

head

shoulder shoulder

chest

waist

hip hip

bottom

thigh thigh

knee knee

foot foot

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LEARN

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LEARN

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LEARN

In what order…?!

Overwhelming…

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How will I know they’ve got it?!

“I think life-skills are very important and I would love to teach them in my class, BUT _____ _____ _____ _____”.

Anonymous honest reaction…

I don’t have time

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Transferability

learning not (just) about good grades

classroom and the world (better) linked

motivation (a little) higher

goals and practical outcomes (more) clearly set

future employment (a lot) more likely

No extra teaching time

No special equipment or extra costs

Learning seen as more relevant

More positive environment

Higher ratio of success

Competitive advantage

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