INTERESTING TOPICS IN ENGLISH TEACHING.

Topics with the potential to incorporate critical social components are the most interesting for me to teach. Usually these topics avail themselves well to conversation classes, though often they can be applied to the content of curricular textbooks. These range from – among others – a critical application of information relating to racism towards Asian minority groups within Korea to an analysis of subtle messages conveyed via consumer advertising. A multitude of socially-relevant topics are available though. The topics are never intended to serve the role of propaganda. Instead, topics are meant to stimulate ideas, discussion and questions between members of discourse communities within the classroom relating to their place in the world, as well as their role in promoting a greater sense of social justice. These topics are also flexible as far as the levels of learners and time considerations are concerned. Texts can be modified; pictures and short video clips can be used to stimulate dialogue – even of the most basic quality.