Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Global Perspectives 2nd Edition

This second edition helps students become more aware of global issues, while developing important transferable skills. Encourage students to value and understand other people's perspectives, by exploring global topics such as climate change and globalisation. Access additional teaching support to help you embed key teaching approaches with our digital teacher's resource and Preparing to Teach courses. Suitable for the Cambridge IGCSE & O Level Global Perspectives syllabuses (0457/2069) for examination from 2025.

With this second edition, students develop important transferable skills and explore global topics such as culture and identity, health and wellbeing, and climate change. This new coursebook helps students build and refine key 21st century skills, such as communication and analysis, with activities designed to practise these skills. New discussion opportunities encourage students to delve deeper into key topics and share their reasoning. Additional support includes key word definitions and opportunities for students to assess their own progress.

Features

• Enquiry-led activities support the development of 21st century skills and encourage students to value and understand other people’s perspectives
• ‘Before you start’ feature provides an opportunity to assess what students already know about a topic
• Engaging and topical extracts, articles and examples on a global scale help students to relate to lessons
• ‘Reflection’ feature encourages students to delve deeper into key topics and share their reasoning
• ‘Discussion’ feature encourages students to discuss and reflect on different topics
• ‘Review and reflection’ feature at the end of each unit supports students to develop metacognitive skills and review what they have learnt
• Key terms provide definitions and tips to support throughout each unit

CONTENTS

Introduction

How to use this book

Skills map

1. Chapter 1: Getting started with IGCSE and O Level Global Perspectives
2. Chapter 2: Active Learning: Starting to work independently and with others
3. Chapter 3: Starting with Analysis
4. Chapter 4: Starting with Evaluation
5. Chapter 5: Starting with Research
6. Chapter 6: Building Communication Skills
7. Chapter 7: Building Collaboration Skills
8. Chapter 8: Building Reflection Skills

Glossary

Index