On Screen p 39. Education. Oral Mediation

A friend of yours from England has been asked to write a contribution to a blog about Education around the world. His assignment is to write about Education in Spain. While doing his research, he came across these pictures on Google related to education in Spain. He sends them to you so that you can shed some light on education in your country. Your friend also asks you some questions about this topic. You decide to send your friend a voice message with an explanation of 2 minutes.

1. Could you please comment on the pictures I have sent you?
2. What are the most popular teaching methodologies in Spain? What new methodological trends are becoming popular? Have traditional teaching methods outlived their usefulness in your country? How do Spanish children learn best?
3. What are the advantages and drawbacks of online learning in Spain?
4. Do Spanish schools invest heavily in new technologies? Do new technologies improve students' performance? 
5. What are the strengths of the Spanish Education? What problems do schools face in Spain? How do your schools deal with bullying?
6. Is studying at university a guarantee for future employment in Spain? Do they prepare people for the real world in your country? Why? Why not?
7. Do Spanish university students study away from home in order to get a degree? Do Spanish people think that studying in a foreign country on an Erasmus grant is something positive or not?
8. Does vocational training have a high status in Spain?
9. Do the Spaniards have lifelong learning opportunities? How are they being promoted?
10. What controversial issues do schools have to deal with in your country? Is religion a controversial subject at Spanish schools? Do Spanish parents have a say in what moral or sexual issues the schools can teach to their children?
11. Have there been any cutbacks in Education in Spain? What have been their effects?
12. Do many students drop out of school or university in Spain? Is it common for students to play truant? Why do you think these things happen? 
13. Have discipline problems worsened in Spanish schools in recent times? Compare what you know of these issues with your own school days. What punishments do successfully act as a deterrent in Spain? Are student sometimes suspended from school? and expelled?
14. Do Spanish students cheat in exams even at the university level? What do people think about it?
15. Are teachers considered role models in Spain? Does the media give them prominence? 

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