Employing “Ender’s Game” Movie as an Aid in Character Education in EFL Classroom

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-157
Author(s):  
Ratih Kuswidyasari

21st century education appears due to the concerns related to the difficulties and challenges faced by people around the world caused by the advanced technology. Educators feel the necessity to design curriculum which prepares the students to face the rapidly changing world. One of the four dimensions in 21st century education is character education, whose purpose is similar to the purpose of education since the very beginning which is developing students to become outstanding personalities. This article focuses character education through ELT by employing a movie titled “Ender’s Game” with the intention of attracting the students to actively participate in learning activities. The whole film approach is used to design the classroom activities relevant to the lesson objectives. The students are expected to cultivate their critical thinking, and to gain language competence focusing in speaking skill, as well as to instill character education within them. The lesson is intended for tenth grade students for the reason that the movie is appropriate for the students that age.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
Colette Daiute ◽  
Bengi Sullu ◽  
Tünde Kovács-Cerović

Social inclusion is a goal of 21st-century education and social welfare, yet research with violently displaced youth leaves gaps in its meaning. Social inclusion, a societal aim, lacks the perspectives of youth at its center. Given the pressures and power relations involved in learning how young people think and feel about social injustices and the support they need, developmental researchers must find innovative ways to study youth experiences and intentions in relation to environments, especially environments that threaten young lives. Emerging research highlights how displaced youth, peers along their journeys, and adults guiding supportive interventions make audible the meaning of social inclusion. Policy paradigms would benefit from research on sense-making in interventions rather than from emphasizing behavioral assessments and assimilation to local norms, as implied by social inclusion.


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