Imagination Beyond Measure: Literature and Science in the Classroom

Destinatari

• Docenti delle scuole medie superiori

Materie

• Inglese

Competenze interdisciplinari

• Competenze trasversali

Offerta

Obiettivi

• To outline key developments of the relation between literature and science and to define the relevant genre characteristics;
• to engage with transversal skills and, after the first day, to design and implement lesson plans in participants' schools;
• to receive detailed feedback on the lesson plans, both from the course instructors and from the other participants;
• to survey some additional texts suitable for classroom use that expand on core themes from the two-day course.

Contenuti

In exploring the human implications of the natural sciences, literature can foster a nuanced understanding of creativity and its role across academic disciplines. This course focuses on literary texts that cover diverse fields of science (e.g. evolutionary theory, cartography, physics). We will examine the ethical questions these texts raise and discuss concerns such as the challenge posed by science to existing world views, the techniques used to translate scientific insights into imaginative works, and the sheer thrill and beauty of scientific discovery. Finally, there will also be time to discuss how interdisciplinary ideas might be implemented at participants’ schools.

Metodologia

• Instructors’ input
• Pair and group work
• Plenary discussions
• Feedback on individual lesson plans / project work

Luogo

Formato

Lingua del corso

Inizio

Scadenze

Termine d’iscrizione

Direzione

Dr. Nicole Frey Büchel, Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Englisches Seminar, Universität Zürich

Nomsa Mabona, Dozentin für Fachdidaktik Englisch, Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft, Universität Zürich; Lehrerin für Englisch, Kantonsschule Rotkreuz

Dr. Martin Mühlheim, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Englisches Seminar, Universität Zürich; Geschäftsleiter, Zurich James Joyce Foundation

Costi

Osservazioni

Zielpublikum: Lehrpersonen für Englisch und weitere Interessierte

Anzahl Teilnehmende: 12 – 24 Personen