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T.5: Geographical, historical & cultural framework of English speaking…

- - - - English lg. has become the main :blue_car: of international communication as it is the most widespread lg on Earth.
    - - :warning: Socio cultural competence can be defined as certain awareness of social and cultural context in which the foreign lg. is used.
        
        Royal Decree 126/2014, 28th february and the Royal Decree 157/2022, 1st march (implemented in odd grades next school year) :arrow_right: key competence in cultural awareness & expression
- - - - :crown: Constitutional Monarchy with 2 legislative houses: House of Lords and House of Commons. The sovereign is the Head of State and Head of the Anglican Church (Queen Elizabeth II) & the Prime minister is the Head of the Government (Borish Johnson)
    - - Distinguish between: British Isles, Great Britain and the UK.
      - Separated of the European Continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
        
        :ocean: Rivers: short (Thames and Severn). Climate: mild, temperate. Weather: changeable coz different air masses.
    - - The UK has gone through several unions: Wales was under the control of English Monarchs. Act of union 1707: union of Scotland and England as the Kingdom of Great Britain.
        
        19th century:act of union of Great Britain & the Kingdom of Ireland. 1922: partition of the island of Ireland
      - The dominant and industrial power of the 19th century: the UK is credited with being the nation that "created the modern world"
        
        At its zenith, the British Empire streched over one quarter of the Earths's surface, making it the largest empire in history.
        
        1st half of the 20th century :arrow_right: Empire's strenght depleted coz WWI & WWII
      - The UK was a member of the EU since 1973, but they split up through the Brexit process.
    - - Thinking of Britain means thinking of people drinking tea, eating fish & chips, wearing bowler hats & attending to pubs, but there's much more than just those stereotypes.
        
        Extraordinarily rich & diverse heritage
      - British poets, playwrights, musicians, filmakers have left works that continue to be admired all over the :earth_americas:
        
        It's the birthplace of Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare, Virginia Wolf & the Beatles among many others.
  - - - 2 legislative houses: Senate & House of representatives. The Head of state and the government is the President (Joe Biden).:arrow_right: Capital: Washington. :moneybag: dollar.
    - - Tremendous variety in physical features.
        
        it might be divided into 5 different regions
        
        :one: :ocean: :snow_capped_mountain:The Atlantic coastal and the Appalachian mountains :two: the interior Lowlands. :red_flag: :three: Western Cordillera :sunrise_over_mountains: :four: the Hawaiian Islands :white_flower: :desert_island: :five: Alaska :snowflake:
    - - The 13 colonies that become the United States were just one of many attempts to build empires in North America. The Spaniards reach Florida in the 16th century. The next century the French explored the Mississippi Valley and during the 18th century the Russians reached Alaska.
        
        However, of all of the colonizers the British were the most successful. In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent British settlement.
      - 4th July,1776 America declared her independence :star:
        
        George Washington was the 1st President :silhouette:
      - Problems between industrialized North and the plantation South, were the slavery was extended. :arrow_right: South states denied the right to secede :arrow_right: civil war 1860 :bomb: :explode:
      - :chart_with_downwards_trend: 1920s unbalanced prosperity :arrow_right: crash 1929 :moneybag: GREAT DEPRESSION
      - Join the WWII after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour
        
        After WWII involve in military actions overseas, specially after the attacks of the 11th september 2001
    - - it is rooted in its origin as British colonies, but has been strongly influence by subsequent waves of immigration :arrow_forward: 1st from Europe & Africa and later from all over the world.
      - 1 model has been been a mixture in which immigrants eventually assimilate into American culture bringing contributions from their culture.
        
        Key component: American Dream. the idea that through hard work, courage & self-determination, regardless of social class, a person can gain a better life.
      - American culture represents the birth place of cinema & its development. :heavy_plus_sign: brought us music styles such as, jazz. blues, country and hip hop
- - - - :one: to be aware of the existence of different culturally-conditioned behaviour.
        
        :two: To develop an understanding that social variables (age, sex or social class) affect the ways people speak and behave.
        
        :three: To be aware of conventional behaviour in common situations in the target lg.
        
        :four: To increase awareness of cultural connotations of words and phrases in the target lg.
        
        :five: To avoid stereotypes.
        
        :six: to stimulate students curiosity about the target lg, & to encourage emphaty, respect and tolerance towards its people, rights & values.
  - - - 2. Teaching culture as an interpersonal process: meaning depends not only on its linguistic context but also on the sociocultural background. Therefore, we should highlight cross-cultural aspects in the classroom.
      - 3. Teaching culture as difference: the differences related to a nationality depends on factors such as age (generation gap), sex (different between woman and man), regional accent or social class.
      - 1. Establishing a sphere of interculturality: put the target culture in relation with one's own. :arrow_right: in the f.lg. classroom necessary to reflect on both cultures, being this comparison a meaningful education process.
      - 4. Crossing disciplinaries boundaries: the teaching of a culture should be linked to other disciplines such as anthropology, sociology or semiology.
      - Finnochiaro 1974 :silhouette: suggests the classroom should reflect the culture of the English-speaking world . Incorporate in the classroom:
        
        :check: maps & posters.
        
        :check: a bulletin board with newspapers & magazines, proverbs & pictures, a table or shelf with objects :arrow_right: stamps, money, artifacts & a library corner
        
        :check: Carrying out of projects related to English-speaking culture that will serve for class reportig and discussion
  - - - :black_small_square: Popular traditions & celebrations: Halloween, Thanksgiving...
        
        :black_small_square: Popular songs & tales
        
        :black_small_square: Name of important people and cities.
        
        :black_small_square: customs: timetables, typical breakfast, etc.
        
        :black_small_square: Hobbies & leisure activities: popular sports (cricket, baseball,etc)
    - - E-Twinning // Penpal friend program
      - LearnEnglishKids //ProjectBritain.com & This is Britain // Readworks // Oxford Owl Books // Classdojo, classcraft.
  - - - investigation tasks Ss may discover relevan facts & aspects of the foreign lg. culture & develop the Digital competence
        
        Ss have to create 5 different informative posters of the main features, traditions & culture of different English speaking countries and one of Spain :arrow_right: "sphere of interculturality"
        
        After collecting the data, they write down relevant information in a chart considering different aspects (interesting places, typical foos, traditions, famous artists and writters, stereotypes, currency, etc)
        
        Oral presentation :arrow_right: self, peer or group assessment.