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THE PHOTOVOICE PROJECT

The 'Photovoice Project' is an analysis method which combines photography and the grassroots of social action and it is commonly used in the fields of community development, public health and of course, in education too. The members who participate in this project are asked to represent their communities or they can also express their points of view by prhotographing scenes which highlight some topics of research. The pictures used are collaboratively interpreted and narratives can be developed that explain how these pictures highlight a particular research topic. 

Which is the main use of these narratives? Their main objective is to understand better the society and to help through social programmes that provide the community needs. 'Photovoice' is often used by marginalized groups to provide insight into how they conceptualize their circumstances and their hopes for the future. They attempt to bring the perspective of those who have lifes which are totally different from what we call a 'traditional life' or to be 'normal'. For example how obesity afects society, or bullying... 

In the example below you can experiment what is a 'Photovoice', this one is made especially for this blog in order to let you know what this project is. 

 The last data base research says that the 9'3% of spanish students suffer bullying in Spain. The spanish city with more cases of bullying is the region of Murcia. 

The percentage of girls who suffer bullying is 2'6% higher than in boys. Even in bullying we can see sexual discrimination. 

The 19'5% of the aggressors admit not to have a reason to make bullying and a 14'5% say that it is jus a joke. Issue that we have to take into account because it is really worrying.

Teachers' work is really important to stop bullying. They are the first ones who can realize about this scholar routines. 

Some people try to hide the reality, but it is a social reality people have to know and to be aware of it because in Spain has been an increasement of suicides of minors. 

It is necessary to make a hard struggle against bullying. Every student has the right to receive his/her education without fear. 

UNFAIR (Pennycook)

Referring to what Pennycook says about the English language I must say that I believe more or less in the same way. During the last years there is a spread and common thought that without the english language you are not able to do or achieve anything and you don't have anything (if we refers to the professional world). This has guided us to a society to a massive fever for the necessity of learning english in detritement of other language. Nowadays, in everything you want to work or study, english language is required, so people started to learn english just to achieve their professional or educative goals, not for learning the language or for knowing more or having more culture, they just learn english to pass their language exams. So, what is the problem here? That those people are able to do english exercises correctely because they know how to apply the grammatic skills, but when they go outside the classrooms or the lesson materials and they have to deal with the real world, they are not able to communicate in english. Knowing that we can talk about the imperialism of linguistics based on the omniprescence of the US. The fault is not about the language itself, it's all about politics, because aour beliefs are based on the society beliefs.