This is presentation on different local books that can be used in English lessons. Communication is a two-way process, and we learn about many other cultures through English. International GG Books intends to share local culture in the global village. We can use Englisht to let English-speaking people learn about our culture.
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Using local culture in English teaching
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Local Culture in Teaching EnglishLocal Culture in Teaching English
International Güegüense Books
2. The Gueguense represents the behavior of many Nicaraguan todayThe Gueguense represents the behavior of many Nicaraguan today
3. Güegüense started more the 400 years ago in Nicaragua
Some students are familiar with the play in Spanish
ADVANTAGES IN USING THIS SCRIPT OF THIS PLAY
Students play different parts of the play.
Students have fun while performing
Students may have the outfit, or make or buy the
masks.
The dialogue is very rich and it lends itself to a lot of
discussion
Talking about the characters make students think
5. Pre-Columbian Period
Indian Organization
Colonization
Atlantic Coast
León versus Granada
Independence of Nicaragua
Foreign Intervention
30-year Conservative Government
Liberal Revolution
US intervention
Somoza´s Rule
Rise of FSLN
Sandinista Revolution
Conflict with the Church, etc.
Students may report on the following sections
The teacher can ask questions about the sections read by students.
6. Puente de la TorrePuente de la Torre
Londres, InglaterraLondres, Inglaterra
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7. Students can turn sentences into questions
Early Inhabitants
Lake Ecology
Foundation of Granada
Pirate Attacks
Interesting Route (Canal)
William Walker
Civil War
Railroad
Conservative Governments
20th Century
Presidents from Granada
Historic Places
International Poetry Festival, etc.
Group 1 or 2 can ask questions about the content of the book.
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Life of Sandino, his philosophy, jungle war,
assassination of Sandino, his manifesto, Latin
American union (exordium), messianic vision,
report of accounts by US forces, etc.
Students can turn sentences into questions
Students can also read aloud in class.
Students can contribute additional information they might have.
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12. Slander
• Slander Group 1
• Mud drops may fall
• on solid diamond
• Because of such drops.
• Yet, its nature will be there
• Its value will be kept
• Slander Group 2
• -
• Its glitter may be lost
• All covered in mud
• No matter how much mud
• Just as a pure diamond.
13. To Margarita Debayle
The Princess and the Star
• Margarita, how beautiful the sea
is:
• Still and blue.
• The orange blossom in the
breezes
• Drifting through.
• The skylark in its glory
• Has your accent too:
• Here, Margarita, is a story
• made for you.
• There once was a mighty king,
• With a palace of diamonds bright
• and a shopfront made of light.
• He had a herd of elephants,
• A costly tower of malachite,
• And a robe of rarest hue
• Also a fairy princess who was
light
• Of thought and beautiful as you.
14. The princess and the star
• But one evening the princess
• Saw high in the heavens a star
• She was mischievous, thus
• Resolving to gather that star.
• It would form the centerpiece
• Of a brooch hung with verse,
pearl,
• feathers, flowers: a caprice
• Of course of a little girl.
• Also, dainty princesses, darling
• Like you were made,
• To cut and pick irises,
• roses, asters, as you do.
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• But, alas, our little one went far
• Across the sea, beneath the sky
• And all to cut the one white star
• That saw her wondering and sigh.
16. Metempsychosis
• Roman soldier who was
eaten by dogs, because he
slept with Cleopatra.
• I was a soldier who slept
• On the bed of Cleopatra
• The Queen, her whiteness
• Her sexy sparkling eyes,
• That was all.
• Oh, what a look! Oh, her
white skin and bed
• She was radiantly white!
• Oh, magnificent marvelous
rose! That was all…
• I was taken to Egypt
• A chain was tied to my neck
• Then I was eaten by dogs
• My name was Rufo Galo,
• That was all.
26. • Spinning whip (La
perinola)
• The Feathered Serpent of
Asososca
• La Mocuana Witch
• Legend of Turrialba
Volcano •
The Bride of Tola (La
novia de Tola)
• The devil´s mother-in-law
• The Goblin (El Duende)
• Miskut (Play of the
Miskito Indians)
• The Weeping Woman
The Olive Flower (La flor
del olivar)
• The Ugly Witch (La
Cegua)
• • Tall Woman Doll &
Big-headed Dwarf
• Agüizotes
• Princess Oyanka
• The Death Cart
(Carretanagua)
• The Headless Priest
• La Taconuda Ghost, etc.
27. Fuente de CibelesFuente de Cibeles
Madrid, EspañaMadrid, España
My next year´s book: Birds of Nicaragua
28. Thank you very much!
rolando2@fulbrightmail.org
Phone: (505)2289-4596 Cel. 8867-4182
www.facebook.com/rolando.tellezbaca
https://twitter.com/NicaraguanBooks
Notas do Editor
Overview of Nicaraguan History in English and Spanish. Students can check the Spanish section when they do not understand English.