What in the World?

What can international media tell us about what is really happening around the world?

Grades
11-12
Subjects
World Languages
Key Content
news, current events, podcasts, global perspectives, communication
Rows of tents in a Somalian refugee camp as seen from above.

Students use the target language to explore a significant theme in current events (possible themes include migration and refugees, environmental sustainability, economic justice, public health, or human rights). Teams engage with authentic news sources to learn about a specific issue within the class theme and produce a podcast news report that describes and analyzes the issue in an engaging format for teen native speakers of the target language.

Note that at least 90% of the instructional activities in this project should be implemented in the target language, with appropriate scaffolding.