CRITICAL LITERACY (CL) INITIATIVES

Open Spaces for Dialogue and Enquiry (OSDE)
Promotes a methodology (principles, procedures and facilitation guidelines) for the creation of safe spaces for the introduction of global issues and perspectives in educational contexts.
It offers free online resources for educators and schools.
Website: http://www.osdemethodology.org.uk
OSDE Professional Development Pack for Educators: http://www.osdemethodology.org.uk/keydocs/pdresourcepack.pdf
Resources for Schools: http://www.osdemethodology.org.uk/secondaryschools.html

Global Citizenship Learning Activity
This is a learning activity designed by CSSGJ as part of the project 'Teaching Citizenship in Higher Education' hosted by the University of Southampton.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/citizened/activities/global_citizenship/index.html

Global Bits - publication on global issues by and for young people
Resources (texts and activities) focusing on critical reading (from New Zealand).
http://www.globaled.org.nz/comm/GlobalBits.htm

  • 'Eating the Media Lunch' (issue - poster)
  • 'The measure of Money' (issue - poster)
  • 'Creating Culture: young people and advertising (issue - poster)
  • 'Who are you? The search for self in the global village (issue - poster)
  • ' Violence against women' (issue - poster)
  • 'Weather Wars: the politics of climate change' (issue - poster)
  • 'Parihaka and The Gift of Non-Violent Resistance' (issue - poster)
 
DICE - Teaching Resources
Promotes critical literacy as an educational practice in Development Education

http://www.diceproject.org/teachingmaterials.aspx
 

Critical Literacy in ELT
Promotes critical literacy as an educational practice in English Language Teaching (with a focus on EFL and ESL)

http://www.criticalliteracy.org.uk/elt