Raise the Issues: Integrated Approach to Critical Thinking - Softcover

Numrich, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801310148 ISBN 13: 9780801310140

Publisher: Pearson Education, 1994

Synopsis

An exciting, proven approach to listening comprehension and discussion, based on authentic radio broadcasts from National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition". Students are presented with interesting and relevant content in unedited everyday speech including hesitations, redundancies, and various dialectical patterns.The series: -- Develops essential listening strategies, including predicting, looking at language, understanding main ideas and points of view, focusing on details, and note-taking. -- Fosters critical thinking skills through follow-up activities that include discussion, debate, values clarification, and writing assignments. -- Integrates language and concepts through sophisticated grammar and vocabulary activities.Audiocassettes of the original radio broadcasts are available for each book.This book integrates all four skills through the introduction of alternative viewpoints to the broadcasts, presented in authentic newspaper and magazine editorials. Controversial topics include censorship, euthanasia, and official language policy.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work features original broadcasts with authentic newspaper and magazine editorials, presenting dual viewpoints on stimulating contemporary topics and developing students' critical thinking skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0801310148
• ISBN 13: 9780801310140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 241