Current Events – An Integrated Approach

Submitted By

Evelyn Tregidgo, Instructor ALBE, Hay River CLC, Aurora College

Best Practices Supported

• Instruction
• Learning Materials

Curriculum Links

• ALBE English
• ALBE Social Studies

What You Need

• Newspapers, audio and video recordings
• Handouts
• A world map mounted on a bulletin board, with three signs (Local, National, International)
• String, stick pins

How It Works

This activity was developed as a way to encourage interest in current events. Learners at lower levels do not, for the most part, relate well to current events. One learner stated that she did not understand words used in news reports. Interest in current events develops gradually and requires considerable vocabulary development and background information on the part of the instructor.