Acção de Formação“Ao Encontro da Educação Intercultural –

o Desafio da Multiculturalidade na Sala de Aula”

Formadoras: Prof. Ana Paula Pereira | Prof. Anabela Brás

Fevereiro e Março de 2013

Teachers

Clara Cruel and Manuela AfonsoTeachers of English as Foreign Language working with 10th and 11th

grade classes in Secondary School Júlio Dantas – Lagos

English a Multicultural Language

Language is arguably the most important component of culture because much of the rest of it is normally transmitted orally. It is

impossible to understand the subtle nuances and deep meanings

of another culture without knowing its language well.

Class DiagnosticStudents will be given a questionnaire in order to indentify their knowledge about the American and Indian Cultures.

Class Profile Students

Multicultural Teaching

The EFL Portuguese syllabus has as a language teaching goal: the contact with different peoples and societies, in order to promote the understanding of different cultures as a way of developing students multicultural communication skills.

English a multicultural language

Teaching Strategies Viewing the film “Outsourced” Group work: students watch the film in order to

identify the differences and similarities between the American and the Indian cultures, according to the guidelines.

After the written reflection the students will give an oral presentation about their findings and produce a mind map.

“Outsourced…is a wonderful surprise…the filmmakers treat Todd’s

story as a springboard for a smart look at the effect of cultural difference on

work, friendship and love, and the global economy’s

impact on national and personal identity(…)”

“(…)Outsourced may be unique: a

charming culture-clash romance that could be taught in business schools.”

New York Times

Evaluation

Debate based on the reflection points given to the students,

Production of a class mind map of the differences ad similarities between the two cultures.

Trabalho realizado por:Clara Cruel

Manuela Afonso

Escola Secundária Júlio Dantas | Grupo 330