Global Issues
EFL/ESL Specific Sites

BaFa BaFa Does it Work with University EFL Learners?
BaFa BaFa (http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Techniques/Carroll-BaFa.html) is a simulation to teach cross-cultural awareness. Participants find out what it feels like to be the one person in a group who is different. RaFá RaFá is the elementary version.

BBC World Service - English Learning Down to Earth
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/downtoearth/index.shtml). Support and stand-alone materials for the 'Down to Earth' English programme on environmental topics: the earth from space, the atmosphere, soil depletion, Gaia theory, sustainable development, conservation for people, green imperialism, poverty, climate change, etc.

Cause and Effect
(http://www.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp/faculty/aogasawa/teacher/CEwritingguide.html). Writing lesson on global warming.

Center for Civic Education site
(http://www.civiced.org) contains civic education programs, projects, materials, lesson plans are available. Particularly valuable is Project Citizen material: tolerance, conflict resolution, democracy, authority, responsibility, and privacy concepts are explored for classroom use.

The Civic Education volume
(http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/civic.htm) is designed specifically for language teachers who are turning towards content-based instruction to promote civic education themes. The primary author is Dr. Fredricka Stoller. Lesson plans and work sheets are available.

DEN wolf project
(http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm). Do wolves deserve their reputation? Innovative reading / writing / listening EFL site that features slides and audio samples. Great resource from the Digital Education Network.

English Country School (The).
Teaching English through projects in the natural environment (http://www.countryschool.com/engnatur.htm).

Global Issue in Language Education
(http://jalt.org/global/). Since 1990 this newsletter has offered a wealth of information about issues ranging from human rights to international pen pal programs. Regular features include announcements of upcoming events, summaries of global education articles from language teaching journals, and global issue news from language teaching organizations. Selected articles from the newsletter are available on this site.

JALT Global Issues N-Sig homepage
(http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/nsig/globalissues/gi.html). Homepage of the Japanese Association of Language Teachers' Global Issues Special Interest Group.

The Language Teacher Online (LTO).
Browse the entire contents of LTO at (http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/). Of particular interest is Volume 20.11 (November 1996)--a special edition on global issues in foreign language teaching. See also 21.4 (April 1997)--Frequently Asked Questions About Global Issues.

The New Internationalist in Easier English
(http://www2.gol.com/users/bobkeim/TEACH/Child_L_Teach/TCLnotes.html). A brilliant resource for both students and teachers of English .

One World, One People
(http://members.aol.com/Jakajk/ESLLessons.html). Monthly updated EFL/ESL lessons on global and local environment issues .

SEAL
(http://www.seal.org.uk/). UK 'Society for Effective Affective Learning'. Conflict resolution, self esteem, nonviolent communication, etc. for your classroom.
 

Global Issues: Other Education Sites
General Global Education

Adbusters
(http://www.adbusters.org/home/). Great site debunking advertising campaigns with spoof paper ads and 'uncommercials'.

American Forum for Global Education
(http://www.globaled.org/) includes a useful list of links by country to Africa, Asia and Oceania, Latin America and the Carribean, Middle East, Western Europe, Eastern Europe.

Association of World Citizens
(http://www.worldcitizens.org/). The Association of World Citizens is an international peace organization with World Citizen Centers established in 50 countries.

'Cool Planet'
(http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/) is an education resource for teachers and other educators who want to bring a global perspective to their teaching.

'Cool Planet for kids'
(http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/index.htm), suitable for children and young people to surf independently, is a site that features a mix of stimulating, educational activities and reference materials.

'Cool Planet for teachers'
(http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/) is a resource site for teachers and educators containing on-line resources, useful links, and details about Oxfam's approach to education.

GeoGames
(http://gsh.lightspan.com/project/gg/index.cfm). This page helps students learn about world geography.

A Global Educator's Guide to the Internet
(http://www.bayside.sd63.bc.ca/globaled/globalhome.html). What is a global perspective? Global Education resources on the World Wide Web; Global Education newsgroups; projects, etc.

The Global English Newsletter
(GEN) offers a means of keeping up-to-date with the key developments connected with English as a global language. GEN (http://www.english.co.uk/newsletter/gen.shtml) has news related to English--such as changes in government policy in countries around the world, the latest linguistic demographics of the Internet, or a break-through in machine translation.

Global Schoolhouse
(http://www.gsh.org/). A joint Global SchoolNet / Microsoft venture aiming to bring educational resources to students, educators, parents, and the extended learning community. Includes ideas for international collaborative projects.

Hewitt's Global Issues page
(http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/academic/hewitt4.htm). A course outline for a global issues course in a Michigan high school. Examples of student work and useful links to other global issues sites.

IEARN CIVICS
(http://www.iearn.org). Facilitating global, project-based stuident and teacher collaboration. IEARN CIVICS link offers materials, lesson plans, and interactive forums in civic education themes.

The Institute for Global Change, Research, and Education
(http://space.hsv.usra.edu/~igcre/) addresses needs of Earth system and global change science including the preparation of future global change scientists and training of secondary education teachers.

The International Education and Resources Network
(http://www.iearn.org/) enables young people to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people.

The International Model United Nations Association
(http://www.imuna.org/) is a not-for-profit NGO dedicated to furthering global issues education at the secondary school level.

Language Futures Europe
(http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/eulang.html). Site on language policy, multilingualism, global language structures, and the dominance of English.

Multinational Monitor On-Line
(http://www.essential.org/monitor/) watches over corporations worldwide.

Oneworld.net
(http://www.oneworld.net). From this site do a search for 'cool planet'.

One World Partner Sites
(http://www.oneworld.net/section/partners/). Links to major organisations like Amnesty International, Charter 88, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Groundwork, International Institute for Sustainable Development, etc.

One World Schools page
(http://www.oneworld.org/education/). Classroom materials under the headings literacy, hunger, health, conflict, environment, money matters, population.

Programs Curriculum Materials
(http://www.globaled.org/curriculum3). Excellent resource section contains downloadable info. on conflict resolution, global connections, the environment, international organisations.

Resources for Diversity
(http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/diversity.html). From Inter-links, this site includes sections on ethnicity, culture, disability, gender, sexuality, religion, etc.

Social Studies School Service
(http://www.socialstudies.com/). The section on global studies includes a web exercise on the United Nations and its related agencies; elementary and middle level activities to recognise global diversity; etc.

Street Law
(http://www.streetlaw.org). Nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people through law-related education. Uses strategies that promote cooperative learning, critical thinking, and the ability to participate in society, and when needed, advocate effectively for change.

Teachers Without Borders
(TWB) is a non-profit, non-denominational corporation devoted to global educational change at the high-school level for an information age. TWB (http://www.teacherswithoutborders.com/) creates an appropriate match between worldwide research on learning with effective, personalized educational solutions at the local level.

UNICEF Voices of Youth Home Page
(http://www.unicef.org/voy/). The site includes: (1) The Meeting Place, where youth can share ideas about world issues; (2) The Learning Place, with activities to do and problems to solve; and (3) The Teachers' Place, where teachers (and others) can discuss rights education and global issues.

THE VIDEO PROJECT
(http://www.igc.org/videoproject/). 'Media for a safe and sustainable world': Educational Videos on the Environment, Violence Prevention, Human Rights, Nuclear Issues, Conflict Resolution, and Related Concerns.

United Nations
(http://www.un.org). No explanation needed.