Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom: With reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

by Alan Maley (Editors and Writers), Carol Read (Writer), Sylwia Zabor-Zakowska (Writer)

This publication has a twofold aim – to help students learn a language creatively whilst at the same time raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through bringing together a range of innovative ideas for teaching creatively and addressing these key issues. The activities include enabling students to think creatively about sustainable food and food supplies, creating energy which does not harm the environment, and collaborating with other students globally to diminish the digital divide.

208 pages, ebook and paper back

Published June 1, 2017

About the author

Alan Maley worked for The British Council from 1962 to 1988, serving as English Language Officer in Yugoslavia, Ghana, Italy, France, and China, and as Regional Representative in South India (Madras). From 1988 to 1993 he was Director-General of the Bell Educational Trust, Cambridge. From 1993 to 1998 he was Senior Fellow in the Department of English Language and Literature of the National University of Singapore, and from 1998 to 2003 he was Director of the graduate programme at Assumption University, Bangkok. He is currently a freelance consultant, and Series Editor for the Oxford University Press Resource Books for Teachers series.

His publications include Resource Book for Teachers: Literature, Beyond Words, Sounds Interesting, Sounds Intriguing, Words, Variations on a Theme, and Drama Techniques in Language Learning (all with Alan Duff), The Mind's Eye (with Françoise Grellet and Alan Duff), Learning to Listen and Poem into Poem (with Sandra Moulding), Short and Sweet, and The English Teacher's Voice.

Reviews

[Azam Muhammad Sukheke Pakistan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muhammad Azam from a village of Pakistan is here.
I feel honor to write some lines about this book....
With refference of these seminars;
"Do creativity and IELTS exam preparation go together?"
By Sam McCarter 29 January 2014
Link;
https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices...

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"Creativity in teaching and learning: what, why, how?"
Alan Maley, Marisa Constantinides, Phuong Lee, Nik Peachey and Malu Sciamarelli 
2019
Link;
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ar...----
and in prespective of CRATIVITY & IELTS
"Creativity is a step towards being an independent learner and user of English and a step towards flexibility, spontaneity and success in the IELTS examination"
I think this book has sellected universal language of SDGs; Sustainable Developement Goals.
I have gone through almost all of its 22 chapter and not only read but also have practically adopted its guideline for these global goals in our practical life and to next generation to some extent.
My face book ID will give its eveidence.
https://www.facebook.com/DrAzamske
Here are my 3 suggestions regarding this book,IELTS Exame and British council;
1-Make this book as IELTS corriculum alsmost at 33 countries where British Council is working.
2-IELTS teachers should engage student community to adopt creativity by choosing any one SDGs in their real life.
3-IELTS-Lifeskills should be real life oriented and IELTS examiner should evaluate students through global issues and their solution in students own cintext.
I will try to reach at all VISA CONSULTANTS & IELTS Experts at least at Pakistan for replication of this idea of creativity,sustainability and global citizenship during prepration of IELTS and other language exams.
Regards
Muhammad Azam
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Village Jandraka
Distt.Hafizabad
Punjab
Pakistan