FOSTERING PLURILINGUALISM AND SOCIAL AWARENESS THROUGH TED TALKS
FOSTERING PLURILINGUALISM AND SOCIAL AWARENESS THROUGH TED TALKS

Summary/Abstract: As short presentations delivered usually by experts in a specific field or known personalities, TED talks have an entertaining and informative value, as well as an educational dimension. In the past few years they have started being used in ESP classes as tools for encouraging language acquisition and the development of other competencies. This article shows how TED talks can be used to help learners develop their plurilingual competence, as well as to increase their social awareness. Special references will be made to a series of activities based on speeches selected as teaching material within the framework of the ERASMUS+ Project Oportunidance – Dance Your Way to Other Cultures.

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