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Gymnasiale uddannelser - Engelsk (01/05 2011)

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New in April Windows on to words: dive into the OED!
23rd April is St George’s day (23rd) which we mark with words associated with the patron saint and Englishness.
April also brings (at least in Britain) rain showers now and also for Chaucer’s pilgrims, as recorded in this month’s quotation. April’s Historical Thesaurus page records the many, many words for intoxification over 1200 years, while the timeline charts changing fashions in the language of dress and costume.

What are the limitations of translations?
When and why is archaic or difficult language worth reading?
In this lesson, students examine the language of the King James Bible by comparing it with two popular translations as a means of discussing why difficult texts are worth reading in their original language.
Relevant when discussing the values of modern versions of Shakespeare.

Does the abundance of Holocaust analogies in contemporary society affect the way that we remember the Holocaust?
How can we both foster understanding of the Holocaust and encourage young people to draw personal connections?
In this lesson, students take a critical look at the ways in which the Holocaust is both referred to in popular culture and taught in school, and consider how teachers and museums can help students understand the Holocaust for the atrocity that it was.

A Short Odyssey

An ex-pat reports on StAnza
By Duncan Gillies MacLaurin
I grew up in Scotland and I’m a poetry buff, so it was about time I attended StAnza. Five years ago a reform of secondary school education in Denmark made it easier for me to attend the event, as I was granted five days’ holiday a year whenever I chose. However, turbulence in my professional life (the reform wasn’t only about me being granted five days’ holiday) as well as in my personal life --- meant that I was preoccupied with other things.
Læs hele Duncan MacLaurins rapport.

How are metaphors used in both writing and everyday life?
What is the role of metaphors in shaping our reality?
In this lesson, students raise their awareness of the prevalence and function of metaphors in our everyday language by investigating common metaphors in poetry and song, analyzing the use of metaphors in a variety of short texts and exploring the metaphors in use throughout their daily life.

I går aftes lyttede jeg til en dansk gymnasieelev, som på engelsk - foran et publikum på mere end 60 mennesker argumenterede for en mere tværgående tilgang til uddannelse i modsætning til den lineære, som han mener uddannelsessystemet her bærer præg af. En ændring som kunne sætte hans generation i stand til at takle de store udfordringer, som min – vores – generation ser ud til at overlade til dem.
Jeg var forbløffet over den selvtillid, intellektuelt og personligt, der prægede hans præstation. Han vandt. Jeg var vært ved The English Speaking Unions årlige debatkonkurrence.
(Nick Archer, Storbritanniens ambassør i DK, ser på udenrigspolitiske problemstillinger og Danmark med britiske øjne.)

What role does slang play in our language?
How does slang both shape and reflect culture?
In this lesson, students consider the slang words they use daily and the role slang plays in our culture.
Then, they explore the etymologies of these and other slang words and display their findings in a visually interesting way, as well as compile a class dictionary.

Who will run for president in 2012? What strengths and weaknesses do potential candidates bring? How are the Republican and Democratic Parties likely to approach their presidential campaigns?
Der er forslag til, hvordan dette tema kan indgå i mange fag, herunder:
Language Arts
1. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
7. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts.
8. Demonstrates competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning United States history.
31. Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in the contemporary United States.

Eksamenskontoret har primo april gjort opmærksom på, at det fra og med indeværende skoleår er tilladt at anvende onlineordbøger, såfremt institutionen kan sikre, at der er en isoleret adgang hertil, og såfremt anvendelse af ordbøger er tilladt under prøven.
Hovedreglerne gælder for de mundtlige og skriftlige prøver i engelsk med følgende undtagelse: 1. delprøve ved den skriftlige prøve er uden hjælpemidler, dvs onlineordbøger må ikke bruges under denne delprøve.

What was the Great Migration, and what cultural movements are associated with it?
How can we put current United States demographic patterns into historical context?
In this lesson, students learn about the contemporary trend of “reverse migration” and then create research-based presentations on the Great Migration in association with their learning in literature, art, history or geography.
Materials: Computers with Internet access or research materials about the Great Migration and writers and artists; copies of the Langston Hughes poem “One Way Ticket”.