Activity

Le tourisme durable au Nouveau Brunswick

High School Block, Middle Block

Subjects: Career Connected Learning, French Immersion, French Immersion Language Arts, French Second Language, Personal Wellness, Post Intensive French, Science, Social Studies

Aperçu

Cette ressource éducative a été conçue pour soutenir les élèves de français langue seconde de la 6e -12e année, dans l’exploration de l’industrie touristique au Nouveau-Brunswick et les enjeux de durabilités. Elle propose quatre activités d’apprentissage et une opportunité d’apprentissage par l’expérience, qui renforcent les compétences globales et littéraires en français.

Overview

This educational resource has been designed to support French as a Second Language students in grades 6-12, in exploring the importance of the tourism industry in New Brunswick and relevant sustainability issues. It offers four learning activities and a culminating experiential learning opportunity, which reinforces global competencies and French language skills. While improving their French language skills in an authentic context, students will discover the key aspects of sustainable tourism and apply these concepts to the local industry in a culminating experiential learning project.

NB Curricular Connections

This resource can be adapted to meet your learners’ needs. Here is an example of how the activities connect to the NB holistic curriculum:

Middle Block Grade 6 French Immersion Language Arts (EFI):

CEFR zone A2.2 +

Volet: Communication Orale. Grandes Idées: Compréhension Orale. Compétences de Descripteurs: Démontrer la compréhension de différents textes oraux sur une variété de sujets en utilisant des stratégies de compréhension.

Volet: Communication Orale. Grandes Idées: Production et Interaction Orales. Compétences de Descripteurs: Communiquer de l’information, des connaissances, des idées et des opinions sur une variété de sujets à l’aide de plusieurs types de présentations ou d’échanges.

Volet: Lecture. Grandes Idées: Vocabulaire, Compétences de Descripteurs: Utiliser un vocabulaire en croissance pour soutenir la lecture et la compréhension de textes de plus en plus complexes et diversifiés

Volet: Écriture. Grandes Idées: Traits d’Écriture. Compétences de Descripteurs: Utiliser les traits d’écriture pour renforcer la qualité d’une variété de textes sur divers sujets

Other Cross-curricular connections:

Sciences humaines: Volet: Économie – Grandes Idées: Durabilité – Compétences de Descripteurs: Analyser les structures économiques locales, régionales et mondiales et les problèmes qui y sont liés auxquels font face dans la région de l’Atlantique.

Sciences : Volet: Apprentissage et Durabilité :

Mieux-être personnel : Volet: Apprentissage lié à la carrière

What you’ll need

Le Tourisme Durable pour un avenir meilleur resource package (attached), which includes:

Activity #1: Canva presentation: L’industrie touristique au NB.
Activity #2 (optional): Canva presentation: #Expore NB – Cartographie numérique collaborative. Educator access to Padlet platform to create blank map template and devices for students to access the platform for collaborative mapping activity. No student sign-in required (link/QR code). *terms specify parental/guardian consent for 13 years old and under* Click here for a Demonstration video (nbed access) on how to use the map template on Padlet.
Activity #3: Canva presentation; Le tourisme durable au NB. Literacy worksheets included.
Activity #4: Canva presentation: Les pratiques de toursime durable
TIANB Sustainability in Tourism contest – (FR/EN) poster, guidelines and rubrics (attached)

Instructions

Follow along with the activities outlined in Le Tourisme Durable pour un avenir meilleur resource package.
Activity #1: Students learn about the tourism industry; the 3 main domains of the industry, associated careers and the industry’s key role in New Brunswick’s future prosperity. Includes a role-playing activity to engage learners in realistic and authentic communication.
Activity #2 (optional): Students research various tourist destinations across the province and collaborate on a digital mapping project to showcase some of the best experiences New Brunswick has to offer. Demo video provided. Looking for more guidance and support to realize this activity? Reach out to Learning Specialist in FSL Digital Solutions Michelle Byrne (michelle.byrne@gnb.ca).
Activity #3: Students deepen their understanding of the concept of sustainable tourism, while strengthening their French language skills. Includes literacy worksheets and ideas.
Activity #4: Students explore various sustainable tourism practices that align with the UN’s global sustainable development goals and demonstrate how they can apply this new understanding with an action-oriented role-playing scenario that requires them to act as Sustainable Tourism Consultants.
Learners are now ready for the culminating experiential learning activity linked to Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick’s (TIANB) Sustainability in Tourism contest: We want to know how operators and tourists are acting on and promoting sustainability. You can help by participating in the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick’s (TIANB’s) Sustainability in Tourism Contest, in partnership with Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD). We want to learn from you. In a project of your choice, introduce us to an operator or a tourist destination in your community. Explore in your project how tourism in New Brunswick supports the Sustainable Development Goals and support NB to be a thriving destination. We look forward to and value your perspective.

Reflection

See attachment for possible reflection ideas for FSL 6-12

Extension Ideas (optional)

Looking for more French resources to help your learners learn more about the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals? Explore La plus grande leçon du monde (globalgoals.org)!
Have students record the interactive role-playing activities in their myBlueprint digital portfolio as evidence of their CEFR competencies.