Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful , committed citizens can change the world . Indeed , it is the only thing that ever has .
Margaret Mead
More than ever we need to communicate and connect with one another to tackle world problems . There ’ s no us and them – just us . In the IATEFL Global Issues SIG , we are very aware that we are all , students and teachers , citizens of the world . Everything we do affects the rest of the world , and what happens in the rest of the world affects us . Every one of us can make a difference and as teachers we can reinforce this message by what and how we teach . In the Global Issues SIG we believe that we can and should bring global issues into ELT . If you also believe that today more than ever it is vital that we “ Care global , teach local ”, join us today !
Take a look at our website : http :// gisig . iatefl . org . Come along to the Global Issues SIG Pre-Conference event , meet us and join in with some dynamic projects . There is just time ( deadline15th March ) to sign up for our exciting Pre-Conference Event at the IATEFL Conference in Glasgow on 3rd April ' English in an unstable world '. We are very proud to have GISIG members Nick Bilbrough of the Hands up Project , Judy Boyle of The NO Project , Julie Pratten , Heart ELT , Susan Barduhn , Margit Szesztay and Kieran Donaghy . Joseph Field from the British Council in Jordan will also be with us to talk about the British Council ' s work with refugees .
We are delighted that the British Council and New Internationalist are proud sponsors of our event .
Info : http :// gisig . iatefl . org / category / event / glasgow-2017 Register here : http :// conference . iatefl . org / sig _ pce _ gi . html .
We really hope to see you there !
Linda Ruas , Joint Coordinator of the IATEFL Global Issues SIG , has been teaching and training teachers for many years , in Brazil , Japan and now back home in London . Recently she ’ s worked on short teaching and training projects in São Tomé and Príncipe and in the refugee camp in Calais . She now teaches ESOL and CELTA at Greenwich Community College , London , and , in her spare time , runs the Easier English wiki New Internationalist . Contact : lindaruas @ hotmail . com
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