LearningEnglishthroughSocialIssues通過學習英語的社會問題

Learning English through Social Issues What are social issues?n matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a societyn often considered to be problemsn arouses public interests and concernsn controversialn involves (moral) values Examples of social issuesn Povertyn Pollutionn Drug abusen Abortionn Violence Why take this course?n develop skills in researchingn more positive personal values and attitudesn better organization and coherence in writingn more critical in analyzing gathered informationn more confidence in presenting views in public Why take this course?n better skills in interpreting ideas, information, fact, opinions and argumentsn improved rhetoric skills in argumentative writingn better use of different genres to present ideas Contentn Part 1:Identifying, examining and presenting social issuesn Part 2:Researching and gathering information on social issuesn Part 3:Final presentation Part 1: Identifying, examing and presenting social issues1) Presents the idea of social issuesn Definition of the social issuen Causes and effects of a social problemn Solutions for a social problem2) Gives learners the opportunity to consider various ways social issues may affect them personally, their society and the world around them Part 1: Identifying, examining and presenting social issues3) Learners practise reading, identifying and writing definitions, causes and effects, and solutions to social problems Part 2: Researching and gathering information on social issues1) Learners learn how to follow an argument and research a social issue (e.g. conducting observations, interviews and surveys)2) Learners develop strategies for evaluating information from different sources, and techniques for citing and acknowledging sources Part 3: Final presentation1) Learners identify a social problem they are interested in, and carry out research on it.2) Learners present their work (written and spoken) Learning activitiesn READING essays, journals, pamphlets, editorials, newspaper reportsn WRITING paragraphs to define different social issues, the causes and effects, and solutionsn DISCUSSIONS, ORAL PRESENTATIONS, ROLE-PLAYSn PROJECT Assessment1) Assessment will focus on learners demonstration of their ability to:n understand and interpret ideas and information in texts on social issuesn follow and evaluate argumentn write about a social issue n analyse and evaluate information from various sourcesn carry out simple research using methods such as surveys and interviewsn summarise a passagen present a written or spoken text that incorporates a definition of a social problem, its causes and effects, and offers solutions to it Assessment2) Oral and written activities in the course will be used for assessing learner performance:n Quizzesn Paragraphs written on definitions, causes, effects and solutions n Evaluation of informationn Questionnaires and interviewsn Written or spoken presentations