Swedish school system vs

In this course we are going to focus on school systems and living conditions in english speaking countries.

W 19 - 22

 

Purpose:

Teaching in English should essentially give pupils the opportunities to develop their ability to:
* understand and interpret the content of spoken English and in different types of texts,
* express themselves and communicate in speech and writing,

choose texts and spoken language from different media and with some relevance use the selected material in their own production and interaction.
* use language strategies to understand and make themselves understood,
* adapt language for different purposes, recipients and contexts, and
* reflect over living conditions, social and cultural phenomena in different contexts and parts of the world where English is used. 

 

Goal:

• To learn more about different school systems 

• To gain a better understanding of the way teenagers live in countries in the English speaking world

 

Instruction and assignment:

This course consists of two different assignments. 

We are going to 

• compare education between Sweden and an English speaking country like the UK, USA, Canada, India or Australia 

• compare the way teenagers live to our way of living here in Sweden.

 

Part 1, School system (four lessons including presentation)

 You are going to give a presentation about a school system in small groups. Information from three different sources in English are required. Välja och använda material, formulera sig i tal, formulera sig anpassat.

 

In your presentation you are to attend to the following questions:

• The school system.

• The grading system.

• The organization of the school such as timetable, subjects, school year, meals.

• Possible costs.

• Own reflections over school conditions in the country you have chosen compared to our school.

 

Here you find useful information:

https://www.internationalstudent.com/study_uk/education_system/

http://www.fulbright.org.uk/study-in-the-usa/school-study/us-school-system

https://www.justlanded.com/english/United-States/USA-Guide/Education/The-American-school-system

http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/educationinformation.php?region=48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7_v6-HyU58

https://www.justlanded.com/english/Canada/Canada-Guide/Education/Public-Schools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuT47EVRego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoYhT43rU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-d3L3F_ELo

https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/india/family/schooling-education/school-system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKspt58JbsM

https://kids.kiddle.co/Wiki - light facts

Part 2, A Teenager's Life in Sweden (two lessons)

You are going to compare your life to a teenager living in an english speaking country. You are going to read a text and watch videos and then write a text where you talk about your life and reflect on the differences and similarities you find. Diskutera och jämföra

 

Read the text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LqqaHfVc9cHvvYWJ1FqyTM5bwHMz0QZhg05-MXiDAjU/edit?usp=sharing 

Write your text, about 500 words.

 

The following are to be included:

• Short presentation of yourself

• Your school and school system

• How it is to be a teenager in Sweden: what do teenagers do, what is important to them?

• What differences are there in the descriptions of teenage life in the country you have chosen? What do you think about the differences and similarities you find?

There are a lot of videos on Youtube where teenagers show their ordinary life in school such as:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wG-KXwXs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2y3iBieq8

Just an Ordinary Day in London - a text from Good Stuff B about an ordinary school day in the UK.

Läroplanskopplingar

Centralt innehåll

• Aktuella och för eleverna välbekanta ämnesområden.
• Intressen, vardagliga situationer, aktiviteter, händelseförlopp samt relationer och etiska frågor.
• Åsikter, erfarenheter, känslor och framtidsplaner.
• Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.
• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Talad engelska med viss regional och social färgning.
• Olika former av samtal, dialoger, intervjuer och muntliga framställningar.
• Olika sätt att söka, välja och värdera texter och talat språk på engelska från Internet och andra medier.
• Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.

Uppgifter

School system

Part 1, School system (four lessons including presentation)

You are going to give a presentation about a school system in small groups. Information from three different sources in English are required. Välja och använda material, formulera sig i tal, formulera sig anpassat.

In your presentation you are to attend to the following questions:

• The school system.
• The grading system.
• The organization of the school such as timetable, subjects, school year, meals.
• Possible costs.
• Own reflections over school conditions in the country you have chosen compared to our school.

Here you find useful information: https://www.internationalstudent.com/study_uk/education_system/

http://www.fulbright.org.uk/study-in-the-usa/school-study/us-school-system

https://www.justlanded.com/english/United-States/USA-Guide/Education/The-American-school-system

http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/educationinformation.php?region=48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7_v6-HyU58

https://www.justlanded.com/english/Canada/Canada-Guide/Education/Public-Schools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuT47EVRego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoYhT43rU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-d3L3F_ELo

https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/india/family/schooling-education/school-system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKspt58JbsM

https://kids.kiddle.co/Wiki - light facts

Part 2, A Teenager’s Life in Sweden (two lessons)

You are going to compare your life to a teenager living in an english speaking country. You are going to read a text and watch videos and then write a text where you talk about your life and reflect on the differences and similarities you find. Diskutera och jämföra

Read the text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LqqaHfVc9cHvvYWJ1FqyTM5bwHMz0QZhg05-MXiDAjU/edit?usp=sharing

Write your text, about 500 words.

The following are to be included:

• Short presentation of yourself
• Your school and school system
• How it is to be a teenager in Sweden: what do teenagers do, what is important to them?
• What differences are there in the descriptions of teenage life in the country you have chosen? What do you think about the differences and similarities you find?

There are a lot of videos on Youtube where teenagers show their ordinary life in school such as:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wG-KXwXs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2y3iBieq8

Just an Ordinary Day in London - a text from Good Stuff B about an ordinary school day in the UK.

Grading (speaking; presentation):

Delivery

A-level: Holds attention of entire audience with the use of direct eye contact, seldom looking at notes. Speaks fluently.

C-level: Consistent use of direct eye contact with audience and host, but still returns to notes. Speaks mostly fluently, but has some minor errors here and there.

E-level: Displays minimal eye contact with audience and host, while reading mostly from the notes, has difficulties explaining, but is still understood.

Content

A-level: Provides clear purpose and subject; relevant examples, facts; presents conclusions/ideas.

C-level: Has somewhat clear purpose and subject; some examples, facts; includes some conclusions.

E-level: Attempts to define purpose and subject; provides weak examples, facts; includes very thin conclusion.

Enthusiasm

A-level: Significantly increases audience understanding and knowledge of topic; convinces an audience to recognize the validity and importance of the subject.

C-level: Raises audience understanding and awareness of most points.

E-level: Raises audience understanding and knowledge of some points.