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Ben Wetz, Jayne Wildman and Fiona Beddall

Finalist (course innovation) - The British Council 2021 ELTons Awards

Oxford Discover Futures empowers students to shape their futures with a focus on inquiry-based learning and global skills development.

Language Level: A2-C1

What is the value of time?
How do groups work together?
Why do we tell stories?

Oxford Discover Futures sparks students' imaginations with thought-provoking questions - inspiring them to think critically about the world around them. The inquiry-based methodology of this course equips learners with global skills and prepares them for success at school and beyond.

Oxford Discover Futures is part of the Oxford Discover Family, following on from Show and Tell and Oxford Discover.

Student Book (Print)
Workbook (Print)
Online Practice (Students - 2 years' access)
Student e-book (2 years' access)
Workbook e-book (2 years' access)
Student Resources (2 years' access)
Teacher's Guide (print)
Online Practice (Teachers - 4 years' access)
Classroom Presentation Tools (Student Book and Workbook - 4 years' access)
Teacher Resources (4 years' access)

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Key features

The inquiry-based approach develops learners' global skills such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, intercultural competence, self-regulation and digital literacies.
Integrated videos at the start and end of every unit lead discussion and debate.
Language in use lessons and skills strategies improve fluency and all four skills.
Life skills lessons develop transferable skills for lifelong learning.
Project lessons enable students to present cross-curricular topics in English.
Literature lessons introduce diverse literary genres.
Writing Workshops help students to refine their academic writing skills.
Teacher's Resource Center allows you to access all your teaching resources and tests in one place online.
Classroom Presentation Tools show the Student Book and Workbook on screen, making it easier than ever for teachers to deliver heads-up, engaging lessons.
With Online Practice, students can do extra activities and check their progress with instant feedback. They can access and download all class videos and Workbook audio.

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How do you motivate your students to engage and participate in language learning? How do you equip them with the skills they need for future success?

Oxford Discover Futures is a six-level course, created to address the evolving needs of secondary-level learners of English in the 21st century. Second language acquisition is now much more than an academic pursuit. It has become an essential skill for global cooperation and problem solving. Oxford Discover Futures is centered on the belief that language and literacy skills are best taught within a framework of critical thinking and global awareness, and it aims to guide students toward the broader goals of communication.

Oxford Discover Futures creates a positive and motivating learning environment by:

Providing content that is relevant, informative, and educational.
Allowing students to consider key questions and to reflect on and reconsider their responses as they develop their understanding
Challenging students to think critically about topics, issues, and questions.
Fostering competence in reading and writing.
Life skills lessons which develop transferable skills for lifelong learning.
Developing strategies that help students perform well in academic study and examinations.

Lifelong Learning with the Oxford Discover Family

Oxford Discover Futures belongs to a family of Oxford courses which share the same inquiry-based methodology, with a focus on 21st Century Skills and Global Skills. It follows on from Show and Tell and Oxford Discover. These courses offer schools a continuous inquiry-based learning path, which evolves with students as they grow. Each course provides the right level of cognitive challenge to support lifelong learning and success.

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Impact Study

The development of global skills is a key principle of Oxford Discover Futures. An impact study* was conducted to understand to what extent Oxford Discover Futures improves student engagement and participation in the secondary classroom through its global skills methodology.

* An impact study is research that investigates a particular change or outcome that a product or service has on the group of people it is intended to help or benefit.

Found to improve student engagement and participation.

The majority of teachers agreed that the global skills methodology in the course improves student engagement and participation by:

Providing opportunities for students to communicate, especially through speaking
Covering a wide range of topics with a strong appeal for students
Presenting questions that inspire students to develop, express and explore ideas
Linking students’ language learning with their real-life experience
Supporting students to develop their thinking skill

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Customer Testimonials

“The global skills methodology provides opportunities for developing creativity through comprehension, through active outcomes such as skits [role plays] and group and class discussion.

“I know that the students are engaging and learning because in the lesson I tell them to be careful while doing online shopping, to do research before they buy, and then in the next lesson they come to me and tell me how they followed the strategy.”

“Students engage and bring their own opinions. They have more confidence when they can relate learning to their own lives.”

Oxford Impact

Find out more about Oxford Impact

The Oxford Discover Futures impact study was conducted between January and April 2023. 10 teachers from 8 countries took part.

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Student packs

Fully flexible learning for every situation. Whether your students are learning face-to-face, remotely, or a mixture of the two - there's a pack to suit your class.

	Workbook with Online Practice	Student Digital Pack	Student Book with Digital Pack
Learn
Student Book (print)			✔
Student e-book		✔	✔
Student Resources	✔	✔	✔
Practice
Workbook Print	✔
Workbook e-book		✔	✔
Online Practice (for students)	✔	✔	✔

Online Practice accessed via Access Code.

All other digital course materials and resources accessed via Oxford English Hub.

Teacher packs

Both our teacher's packs provide everything you need to create flexible lessons that work for your students, no matter whether you are teaching face-to-face or remotely.

	Teacher's Guide with Teacher's Resource Centre	Teacher Digital Pack
Teach
Teacher's Guide (print)	✔
Digital Teacher's Guide (PDF)	✔	✔
Teacher's Resources	✔	✔
Student Book Classroom Presentation Tool		✔
Set practice
Workbook Classroom Presentation Tool		✔
Online Practice (for teachers)	✔	✔
Assess
Assessment	✔	✔

All other digital course materials and resources accessed via Oxford English Hub.