Nettsider med emneord «Intercultural competence» - Side 3
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Themes: Diversity, Health and life skills, Identity, Intercultural competence, Refugees, War and peace, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about a refugee boy can help young children to develop their intercultural understanding and refugees to identify with others in the same situation.
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Themes: Identity, Intercultural competence, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can open for new ways to interpret the world, and form the basis for being able to express their feelings, thoughts, experiences and opinions and can provide new perspectives.
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Themes: Environment, Intercultural competence, Language work, Music
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book lets children explores the concept of language and it can open for new ways to interpret the world, and promote curiosity and engagement.
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Themes: Acceptance, Intercultural competence, Refugees
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can open for new ways to interpret the world, and promote curiosity and engagement and help to prevent prejudices.
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Themes: Diversity, Factual text, Health and life skills, Identity, Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages students to talk about diversity and can provide new perspectives on the pupils’ own way of life and that of others. Hence, this book can contribute to developing the students’ intercultural competence.
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Themes: Factual text, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book helps students to gain experience of reading factual texts and to talk and write about the content. Furthermore, this Scottish tale gives students knowledge about Scottish history and, hence, contributes to developing their intercultural competence.
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Themes: Acceptance, Diversity, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages talk about being different and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence.
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Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This funny folk tale from Russia contributes to developing students’ awareness of international literatures. In addition, it encourages work with rhyme and pronunciation patterns in the English language.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book provides insight into ways of living, ways of thinking and traditions of indigenous people and, hence, contributes to building students’ intercultural competence. Furthermore, it helps students develop their understanding that their views of the world are culture-dependent.
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Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish legend gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of traditional tales, and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence.
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Themes: Democracy and citizenship, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book from Archbishop Desmond Tutu will contribute to helping students talk about feelings of anger and to gain a better understanding of what forgiveness is. In addition, the book is both universal and gives knowledge about South Africa and, hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Diversity, Factual text, Identity, Intercultural competence, Seasons
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book introduces young learners to Ramadan and its traditions. Hence, this story can encourage young people to explore different cultures and develop their intercultural competence.
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Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Identity, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages students to explore and reflect on the history, traditions and the contemporary situation of indigenous people in the English-speaking world. Furthermore, it opens up for cross-curricular work in a wide sense; for instance, the art of Native Americans.
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Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence, Seasons, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This heart-warming story with roots in Nigerian culture encourages young learners to talk about generosity and sharing with others. It can be used for the Thanksgiving season. Besides, it uses colourful and expressive collages as illustrations.
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Themes: Fairy tale, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish folk tale gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of expression.
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Themes: Alphabet, Intercultural competence, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: A journey through the alphabet provides learners with knowledge about Scottish culture. In addition, this book is a resource for exploring the English alphabet and work with pronunciation.
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Themes: Acceptance, Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Friendship, Intercultural competence, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can give pupils the foundation for seeing their own identity and others’ identities in a multilingual and multicultural context.
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Themes: Intercultural competence, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book opens up for intercultural awareness as well as developing the ability to read read and understand the meaning of familiar and unfamiliar words.
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Themes: Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: The book investigates ways of living and traditions in different societies and encourages reflection on identity and cultural belonging.