Module 1: Communications and the Working World

MODULE 1: COMMUNICATIONS AND THE WORKING WORLD

Core Skills –Communication For Service GNVQs Collins Educational

World of Work LCVP Resource Materials

SWAY-(Skills Work And Youth) Irish Congress Of Trade Unions. This resource is out of print but each school got a copy.

Some web-resources http://ferl.becta.org.uk/ http://www.khake.com/page3.html www.bteducation.org/resources www.connexions-direct.com

MODULE 2: COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERPRISE

Business Communications –Nickson and Siddons (Made Simple Books)

Communication Workshop- A Manual ( Heinmann Educational)

Communication Skills – Stephen Daunt

Communications – James Simms ( Oxford GNVQ Core Skills )

Enterprise Encounter - Second Level Support Services

Galaxy 2 – Mentor

LCVP Programme Materials

Some web-resources www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise www.youngenterprise.org.uk www.cafod.org.uk/resources/primaryschools/aid_debt_and_trade www.co-opfairtrade.co.uk/schools_pack/download.asp www.kauffman.org www.disney.go.com/hotshot/hsb.html MODULE 3: THE COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA

Studying the Media (2nd Edition ) O’ Sullivan, Dutton, Raynor (Arnold)

How to Read a Film – James Monaco

Introduction to Film Studies Jill Mendes – Routledge

Media Studies: A Guide For Teachers Routledge

Some web resources www.irishfilm.ie www.yahoo.com/news-and-media www.cnn.com www.onlinenewspapers.com www.channel4.com/lerning/microsites/w/waywithwords www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/&fms/tvsoaps/ www.medialit.org www.mediaed.org.uk www.filmeducation.org

MODULE 4: CRITICAL LITERACY AND COMPOSITION

English Gold 2 Hodder and Stoughton

Communicate! Angela Doyle Gill & Macmillan

Real Cool Poems to Grow Up With Martello

Reel 2 Reel Transition Year Film Studies Edco

The Write Stuff English and Media Studies for Transition Year Gill & Macmillan

The Open Door Series of adapted and original fiction from Irish authors:

Sad Song In High Germany Maggie’s Story Jesus and Billy are off to Barcelona Not Just For Christmas

Top Ten Shakespeare Stories Scholastic

Web Resources www.dapslyrics.com www.birchfield.co.uk www.campaignforlearning.org.uk www.coolreads.co.uk www.geocities.com/frankie-meehan www.learn.co.uk www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/index.html www.literacygoesmadd.co.uk www.meettheauthor.co.uk www.teachernet.co.uk www.teachingideas.co.uk

www.topmarks.co.uk

English and Communications: Suggestions and Resources for Week 1 and 2

World of Work – LCVP resource materials

SWAY (Skills, Work and Youth) – resource from ICTU

Communication Skills – Stephen Daunt, Gill & McMillan

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon, Definitions. (An extraordinary novel about a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome and his quest to communicate with and understand the world)

Websites www.bteducation.org www.connected-earth.com www.khake.com (go to communication skills) www.connexions-direct.com www.basic-skills.co.uk

Comedies/Films (These may be used to initiate a discussion on aspects of communication)

Mr Bean

Fawlty Towers

Friends

My Left Foot

Big Brother

Cars (An animated film – examine how the eyes communicate)

Active methodologies

Charades – plan and analyse the communication process Photocopies of faces and/or gestures from magazines/newspapers. Students should guess the emotion being expressed

Listening skills

Teacher tells a story/reads short article to the class while 3 - 5 students, (labelled A, B, C, D etc) are positioned or engaged so they cannot hear the story. Student A is recalled and the story is recounted by a member of the class. Then student B is recalled, the story is again re-told, this time student A. Then student C is recalled and the story is this time told by student B, and so on. When the final student recounts the story, a discussion of barriers and aids to listening skills should take place.

Visitor exercise (in school and/or out of school)

Member of toastmasters

Local employer

Past pupil

Library

FÁS Centre

Post-Leaving Cert College

Voluntary organisation