ENG-1101-4 – Informed Choices

The Informed Choices learning guide (workbook) was designed to grab and hold the learner’s attention through a narrative in which he or she is involved. The learner plays the part of a Rookie in a multimedia news centre.

The course addresses a single class of situations: Using language to explore current issues in the media.

This is the first of two courses for the Secondary I level.

Duration: 100 hours (4 units)

Content:

Through 10 learning situations and 4 scored activities (formative assessment situations), the Informed Choices learning guide explores current issues through different media genres.

The issues are presented in such a way as to encourage the learner to exercise critical and ethical judgement, for example: cyberbullying, piracy, advertorials, genetic engineering, bias and prejudice, voter apathy.

Annexes: Glossary, Audio Transcripts, Answer Keys.

Evaluation:

In accordance with the end of course assessment procedures used by the institution where the adult is registered. In conformity with the applicable definition of domain for the field.