Language Connections is a non-profit organization.
We are educators who believe that the English language can and should be used as one of the main tools for self-expression, communication, and dialogue among youth. The venue for our projects is the mainstream English language classroom. Utilizing the internet platform enables us to form a network, connecting youth from communities throughout the world.
S.N.O.W. blog - Self Narratives On the Web - in Words and Pictures.
This is Language Connections’ exciting new project right here on our site!
Too often we see other people only as members of groups. We stereotype these groups and form judgments without ever getting to know the individuals. Then we often find ourselves in conflict because we never really listen to the other side. Wouldn’t it be better if we began to look beyond the group, race, religion, nationality, party, and got to know the individual? Every one of us has his/her own story to tell, and we want more and more young people to tell their story through a S.N.O.W blog, a self narrative in words and pictures, on our Intranet site.
The neutral English language and the safety of a closed Internet community promise fruitful dialogue – even among members of communities in conflict. A classroom working in the Language Connections project becomes an open source classroom, where the students themselves help shape and structure the knowledge they build together.
And out of this knowledge, a dialogue is forged – one in which each of us learns to hear and understand the other’s personal narrative. As each of us shares his own personal, social, intellectual and cultural world, we learn to appreciate our own and others’ unique contribution to our global community.
Our present projects involve English classes in Israel and other classes from the region. However, our concern is worldwide. We invite teachers and students of English everywhere to join us in the great adventure:info@languageconnections.org
More info when you click on SnowBlog in the left menu.
We are educators who believe that the English language can and should be used as one of the main tools for self-expression, communication, and dialogue among youth. The venue for our projects is the mainstream English language classroom. Utilizing the internet platform enables us to form a network, connecting youth from communities throughout the world.
S.N.O.W. blog - Self Narratives On the Web - in Words and Pictures.
This is Language Connections’ exciting new project right here on our site!
Too often we see other people only as members of groups. We stereotype these groups and form judgments without ever getting to know the individuals. Then we often find ourselves in conflict because we never really listen to the other side. Wouldn’t it be better if we began to look beyond the group, race, religion, nationality, party, and got to know the individual? Every one of us has his/her own story to tell, and we want more and more young people to tell their story through a S.N.O.W blog, a self narrative in words and pictures, on our Intranet site.
The neutral English language and the safety of a closed Internet community promise fruitful dialogue – even among members of communities in conflict. A classroom working in the Language Connections project becomes an open source classroom, where the students themselves help shape and structure the knowledge they build together.
And out of this knowledge, a dialogue is forged – one in which each of us learns to hear and understand the other’s personal narrative. As each of us shares his own personal, social, intellectual and cultural world, we learn to appreciate our own and others’ unique contribution to our global community.
Our present projects involve English classes in Israel and other classes from the region. However, our concern is worldwide. We invite teachers and students of English everywhere to join us in the great adventure:info@languageconnections.org
More info when you click on SnowBlog in the left menu.