From the Industrial Revolution to the Postmodern Crisis of
Capitalism
Manchester: A Case Study in European History
MODULE 1- GROUP 6
Mr. Bounderby Online Game
An Economic Glossary
What and How?
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Task: generate an economic glossary in an online game format
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Objectives: improve our knowlegde of the language of economy
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Materials:
- Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette
Winterson,
- Bellofiore’s article from The Guardian,
- The Economist Blog,
- The Chief Features of the Industrial Revolution - A.Toynbee,
- Hard Times - C. Dickens,
- “Manchester” from Journeys from England to Ireland by
A.Tocqueville
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Text types analysed: memoir, newspaper article, historical essays,
economical essays, city descriptions.
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Methodology: Group work (cooperative and collaborative learning)
Why?
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Language skills: listening, speaking, reading,
writing, discussing, interacting, public speaking
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Study Skills and Knowledge: the language of
economy, structure of a glossary, textual analysis,
spoken and written production, interaction
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ICT skills: Office, Word, Powerpoint, Stencyl
(game creator), Internet surfing
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Competence  What to do with the language:
Generating an economic glossary as an online game
SKILLS - STUDY PRACTICE
Learning Skills
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reading/listening,
comprehension,
textual analysis,
group discussion,
Regognition of language of
Economy
Analysis of economic language
gathering ideas,
selection,
planning,
organizing,
creating a game
adapting texts for a game
organizing lay-out
generating a .ppt presentation
public speaking
Feedback
What we have learnt:
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Lexical items about economy
The economic situation of Italy and Europe
To Use a game creator
Work in a group
What could be improved:
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Use and organization of time
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Know how about game creator
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Accuracy and fluency in communication
Level of appreciation and usefulness of workshop:
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Important chance to improve our knowledge of economy
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An interactive approach to studying also view of university
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Interesting way to create relationships with different people
WORKSHOP 6
Credits
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Chiesa Francesco
Giavedoni Mattia
Noacco Amedeo
Piazza Francesco