Sojourn in the Globalized EFL Classroom

Global Issues, Advocacy and Volunteering in the EFL Classroom
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Site Name  　 　 American Forum for Global Education http://www.globaled.org/curriculum3.html excellent resource with downloadable info on conflict resolution, global connections, the environment, international organisations, etc.  Amnesty International USA http://www.amnesty-usa.org/ News, Issues and Actions (see Act!) on human rights and rights education  Anti-Defamation League (of B'nai B'rith) http://www.adl.org/ teaching/learning resources on ethnic minorities and reducing prejudice  BreakAway http://www.alternativebreaks.com Bridge to Asia http://www.bridge.org/ seeks donations of books, journals, texts for teachers and students in China and SE Asia  Catholic Network of Volunteer Service http://www.cnvs.org Center for Cultural Interchange http://www.cci-exchange.com/ Center for International Development at Harvard University (CID) http://www.cid.harvard.edu/ CharityFocus -- provides opportunity for volunteers to give freely of their time and talents, especially web solutions for non-profits http://www.charityfocus.org/ CHOICES --UN Development Programme http://www.undp.org/dpa/choices/2000/june/june.htm http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidafrica/index.html http://dfn.org/ DFN develops and promotes the use of Internet technology for human rights activism around the world. DFN helps human rights organizations use the Net in their work by developing Net-based campaigns and by providing modest technical assistance to org  http://www.earthshare.com/ http://www.earthshare.com/get_involved/volunteer_resources.html -- links to organizations where you can volunteers on-site or on-line  Earthwatch Institute http://www.earthwatch.org/ Ecovolunteer_Brazil_EspiritoSanto_seaturtle http://www.ecovolunteer.com/ Envirolink -- K-12 Environmental Resources: very useful collection of resources (alphabetical A - Z) for teachers of children http://envirolink.netforchange.com/ Environmental Jobs in Environmental Career Opportunities the only comprehensive resource of environmental job vacancies and in http://www.ecojobs.com/ Faulker's English I -- Global Issues http://www.apu.ac.jp/~faulkner/English_1_Spring_2001/assets_eng1_spring_01/some_global_issues_links.htm random list of sites  Feed the Hungry for Free http://1freestuff.com/services/ Future http://users.erols.com/jonwill/future.htm Links to Internet sites on the Future  Global Citizens Network http://www.globalcitizens.org Global Issues for Learners of English http://www2.gol.com/users/bobkeim/contents.html Adapted materials from The New Internationalist magazine in easier English  Global Schoolhouse http://www.gsh.org/ Joint Global SchoolNet / Microsoft venture aiming to bring educational resources to students, educators, parents and the extended learning community.  Hague Appeal for Peace http://www.haguepeace.org/ Global campaign for peace education with lesson plans  Heifer Project http://www.heifer.org/ Gift-giving project to end world hunger  Helpothers.org http://www.helpothers.org/ Sponsors humnanitarian projects for donation programs and online volunteering  IATEFL Global Issues Special Interest Group http://www.countryschool.com/gisig.htm supporting and informing everyone involved in bringing world issues into English Language education  Imuna - NGO dedicated to furthering global issues education at the secondary school level http://www.imuna.org/ International Volunteer Programs Association http://www.volunteerinternational.org/ Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classroom -- non EFL http://members.aol.com/maestro12/web/wadir.html -not focused on global issues but useful for those who teach FL (other than EFL)  Learn about On-line Volunteering http://app-netaid.netlojix.com/OV/2.0.html Manifesto 2000 for a Culture of Peace http://www3.unesco.org/manifesto2000/ Become a signer of this UNESCO document. Great starting point or ceremony for classroom peace / global education studies  MSF International msf.org Front page http://www.msf.org/ Multicultural Pavilion - resources and dialogues for educators, students and activists http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/home.html Multiculturalpedia - a dictionary forlearning different cultures the fun way http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/ Munda -- Participants learn about other people, cultures and international relationships while developing a global perspective on real issues in the world community today. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/munda/ National Geographic Education Page http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ Global education resources for classroom teachers  Netaid -- volunteer matching and resources http://www.netaid.org Neteach-L Cool Sites http://www.tesol.net/neteach.html (some related to global issues)  Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World http:://www.betterworldlinks.org 30,000 links on global issues of peace, human rights, the environment, social justice, politics, conflicts and news  OneWorld.net -- find out what's going on in the world http://www.oneworld.org/ Constantly updated news/info site on global issues  Open Directory Project -- become a volunteer editor to contribute Web knowledge http://dmoz.org/about.html Oxfam (America) -- See Getting Involved Section http://www.oxfamamerica.org/ Global education resources for creating lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice  Peace Corps (US Govt agency for Intl Develpmt) http://www.peacecorps.com/home.html Reliefweb http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ Serving the information needs of the humanitarian community  Robert L. Seltman's Global Issues Internet Resources http://www.lov-e.com/Global_1.html SERVEnet - Virtual Volunteering http://www.servenet.org/cont/control_cont_item_view.cfm?contentTypeId=40 Solidarites Nous Recrutons... http://www.solidarites.org/Recrutement/Offres.htm SPICE - Stanford Program on International & Cross-Cultural Education http://spice.stanford.edu/ Techsoup -- technology place for nonprofits and international volunteering http://www.techsoup.org/ TESOL For Social Responsiblity Links page http://www.tesolers4sr.org/sites_1.htm UNICEF --Voice of Youth Page http://www.unicef.org/voy/ United Nations CyberSchool Bus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ Global teaching and learning project  Volunteers for Africa http://www.vfa.8m.net Volunteers for Peace International Workcamps http://www.vfp.org Web of Culture http://webofculture.com/ resources for website globalization and cross-cultural communication  Web Resources for Content-based Courses http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/tesol98/webresources.html Net Resources for Content-based Courses in EFL  Welcome to Idealist.org - the place to help yourself and others http://www.idealist.org/ http://www.free.com/goto.asp?t=146579&URL=http://www.volunteermatch.org World Bank Group Teachers and Students Home Page http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/ Get valuable information on global issues and humanitarian aid from the World Bank  World Game http://www.worldgame.org/networldgame/ To develop a system of fun, interactive and experiential educational problem-solving tools and processes that put participants of all ages "in charge of the world" and inspire and empower them to become more informed and  World Wildlife Fund Global Network http://www.panda.org/ Teaching resources and students can take action by signing up for free Panda Passport  Worldaware Education Resource Centre http://www.worldaware.org.uk/education/ Yahoo Travel-Eco-Travel http://travel.yahoo.com/t/fc/eco_travel/

In the Global Classroom
by Graham Pike & David Selby (1999)Toronto: Pippin (ISBN 0-88751-081-7)

Educating the Global Village
- Including the Young Child in the World -- by Louise Swiniarski, et al. (1999
USA: Merrill-Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-509101-2)

Striving for the Third Place
-Intercultural Competence Through Language Education-
Edited by J. LoBianco (1999) Melbourne: Language Australiaa (ISBN 1-875578-93-5)

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Collected for EFL/ESL Teachers by David Brooks

Updated October 12, 2005