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Having taught English as a Foreign Language in Dublin, for a considerable amount of time I have spent a lot of time teaching Chinese students. Unfortunately many of them have been victims of racist attacks at the hands of young children and adolescents. I feel as teachers we are duty bound to address these issues. "As we approach the 21st Century our aim should be to provide an environment for the young people in schools which will build on and actively develop their natural curiosity about others, which will if you like, stimulate their desire to learn and to share, to bring into their play their sense that they are players in a much larger game..to see our cultures and other ways of life in terms of opportunities rather than threats." (Tom Shaw, Realities for Schools in 2000 AD: 2" (1996 , Pluralism in Education Conference Proceedings) At the same conference Niamh Bhreathnach, the then Minister for Education said that a "good educational system must have pluralism at its heart". It was with that in mind that I first set about this web quest. The children research various aspects of life in modern day China (and similar information about Ireland), culture, geography and use it to make presentations, dioramas, sketches, factfiles, and prepare Chinese food. It is done under the guise of arranging a party to welcome a new student to the class (from China). |
Objectives: that the child will be enabled to..
| Subjects: | This webquest incorporates the following Curricular Areas: |
| Geography: | People and other lands |
| SPHE: | Myself and others, Relating to others |
| Art: | Paint, Line, Drawing |
| Language: | Receptiveness to language, Competence and Confidence using language, Developing Cognitive Ability using language, Develop Emotional and Imaginative Ability using language |
| Drama: | Understanding through drama |
Learning
Opportunities:
Completing
the Web Quest will provide the children with an opportunity to work collaboratively
in small groups. The children will develop communication and listening
skills. They will have opportunities to develop their research and
historical skills using the Internet. The webquest invites a variety
of responses from written and oral to artistic and dramatic, thereby catering
for a wide variety of pupil needs and providing the children with the opportunity
to interact with resources and information that they would otherwise not
have access to.
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