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Designing EFL Lessons to Develop Empathy. Matthew MILLER. https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/echoes/empathy-looking-others-through-their-eyes-1554670. Matthew MILLER. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. EMPATHY: definition and importance. Research and lesson design. 1. 2.
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Designing EFL Lessons to Develop Empathy Matthew MILLER https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/echoes/empathy-looking-others-through-their-eyes-1554670
MatthewMILLER Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
EMPATHY: definition and importance Research and lesson design 1 2
The “glue” of society Empathy’s importance Credit: CC0 Public Domain
Without empathy: Differences can cause fear, distrust, & hatred… …this can lead to discrimination, hate crimes, violence, genocide, & war. https://news.sky.com/story/uk-urged-to-suspend-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-over-yemen-war-11674808
Decrease in empathy • in American university students • since 1990 Konrath, S., O’Brien, E., Hsing, C. (2011). Changes in Dispositional Empathy in American College Students Over Time: A Meta-Analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15/2. 180-198.
Japanese students • scored 13% below minimum • empathy level https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/09/national/red-cross-adopt-first-official-charter-volunteers-using-lessons-learned-2011-great-east-japan-earthquake-tsunami/#.XX2frCj7SUk
Partners and teams Groupwork
A new perspective Role play
Finding similarities Multicultural lessons
Characters’ feelings Reading/Listening
Empathy in Education by Bridget Cooper Resources https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/empathy-in-education-9781441101440/
Raising students’ empathy levels Further research
Training teachers and administrators Further research
Thank you Matthew MILLER Tokyo University of Foreign Studies E-mail: miller@tufs.ac.jp Twitter: @mattsclass