"Teach More than English”. Plenary presentation. Ameghino 90th Anniversary Conference “Language Matters”. June 2007. Rosario

1. TEACH MORE THAN
ENGLISH
Prof. Mariel R. Amez
mamez@express.com.ar
2007

2. USING LITERARY TEXTS
IN THE LANGUAGE
CLASSROOM
 encourage language acquisition
 motivating material
 access to cultural background
 develop interpretative abilities
 educate the whole person

3. Educating the whole person
stimulate imagination
develop critical abilities
increase emotional awareness
grow confident about expressing ideas
and emotions in English

4. Peace education in UNICEF
Peace:
absence of overt violence
presence of social, economic
and political justice

5. Peace education in UNICEF
Education:
Process that develops
knowledge,
skills,
attitudes
values
leading to behaviour change

6. Peace education in UNICEF
Process of promoting
behaviour changes
prevent conflict and violence
resolve conflict peacefully
create conditions conducive to
peace
at intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup,
national or international level

7. Changing behaviour
1. becomes aware of the issue;
2. becomes concerned about the issue;
3. acquires knowledge and skills pertaining to
the issue;
4. becomes motivated, based on new attitudes
and values;
5. intends to act;
6. tries out a new behaviour;
7. evaluates the trial; and
8. practises the recommended behaviour.

8. Join the Army;
travel to exotic, distant lands;
meet exciting, unusual people.

9. MONTAGE
1+1=3

10. MONTAGE
1. images from papers and magazines
2. radio or TV commercials

12. Poetentiality
latent possibilities for meaning in
language exploited to poetic effect
alienation
realignment

13. CONCRETE POETRY

14. CONCRETE POETRY
 reduction of language
 a new relationship to space / time
 an object to be perceived rather than
read
 communicates first and foremost its
structure
 reader participates in creation

17. Hibakusha

19. Relative Sadness
Einstein's eyes
were filled with tears
when he heard about Hiroshima.
Mr. Tarniki
had no eyes left
to show his grief.

21. Creative writing
Reactions to the same event by:
• mother and son/ daughter
• boyfriend and girlfriend
• teacher and student

22. love – celebrate –
romancing – celebration –
life – innocent

23. “Celebrate “Song” “Dream”
Life”
I am purely innocent; Love shall be the bounty
Hear the thrum Of the lovely night;
Of my innocent engine; Life the celebration
innocently I come. Of the fields of light.
The stars are thick as I am purely innocent
flowers Come to celebrate
In the meadows of July; Beauty and goodness,
A fine night for romancing Tenderness and joy.
Winging through the sky.

25. bombs – evil – destroy –
desecration – death –
murder

26. SONG OF THE BOMBER
I am purely evil; Bombs shall be the
Hear the thrum bounty
Of my evil engine; Of the lovely night;
Evilly I come. Death the
desecration
The stars are thick as Of the fields of light.
flowers
In the meadows of July; I am purely evil,
A fine night for murder Come to destroy
Winging through the sky. Beauty and goodness,
Tenderness and joy.

27. Although it doesn’t
deal with an
unusual topic, it is
highly original.
It seems very simple
but the real
meaning is much
deeper

30. 1- Blessed by Fire e-
http://www.tribecafilmfestival.
org
2- Falkland Islands War f-
also called Falklands http://www.britannica.com
War, Malvinas War, or
South Atlantic War
3- Official Website for a-
the Falklands 25 http://www.falklands25.com
Commemorative Events

31. 4- Falklands veterans' g-
afflictions http://en.wikipedia.org
5- The Falkland Islands c-
Memorial Chapel http://www.falklands-
chapel.org.uk
6- The Falkland Islands b-
Tourist Board http://www.visitorfalklands.com
7- Re: Argentina d-
Reasserts Claims To http://forums.army.ca
Falklands

32. 1- Blessed by Fire F
2- Falkland Islands B
War also called
Falklands War,
Malvinas War, or
South Atlantic War
3- Official Website for A
the Falklands 25
Commemorative
Events

33. 4- Falklands E
veterans' afflictions
5- The Falkland C
Islands Memorial
Chapel
6- The Falkland D
Islands Tourist
Board
7- Re: Argentina G
Reasserts Claims
To Falklands

34. a. This story is fictional.
b. It is meant for children.
c. The author sides with the Old
Iron Woman’s soldiers.
d. The moral is that victory is not
the same as success.

35. Teach more than English
Use Literature
for Peace Education

36. Human rights education
uphold and promote rights, both
their own and others’
address responsibilities that come
with rights.

37. Education for development
global solidarity
peace
acceptance of differences
social justice

38. Gender training
Rights of girls and women to
safety
respect
non-discrimination
empowerment

39. Global education
environment and ecology
tolerance
conflict avoidance
personal health
cooperative skills
multiculturalism

40. Life skills
negotiation
communication
decision-making
problem-solving
empathy
critical and creative thinking

41. Use Literature
to Teach English
for Peace Education

42. TEACH MORE THAN
ENGLISH
Prof. Mariel R. Amez
mamez@express.com.ar
2007