Some good media and political parody in here!
President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2011
Triple A Learning IB Blogs
May 1, 2011
June 20, 2010
Women as currency in the World Cup: The Orange Minidress Debate
I’m collecting articles with somewhat different takes on the detention of 36 women for wearing orange dresses at the Netherlands-Denmark World Cup match to use with my English A2 classes in relation to ‘Media and Culture’ next term.
It will be a topically popular way of introducing some of the complexities of culture, gender, representation, advertising, corporate power, sport and the way writers position themselves. If you’d like to do the same, here are some links:
April 18, 2010
Virtual Education: Whereto English?
I can’t help thinking we should all read this New York Times article about ‘Higher Education Reimagined” teacher and student alike…
April 3, 2010
Was Shakespeare French?
Shakespeare’s true country (BBC, 01/04/10)…
Why we need to focus on Media and Culture in Language A2 / Literature and Language :
March 18, 2010
IB English A2 Googlefish versus Babblefish? Love online…
Check it out!
Universal translovetion happening right now!?! http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/superpower/spn.shtml
