Raise the issues : an integrated approach to critical thinking / Carol Numrich, in cooperation with National Public Radio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Numrich, Carol.

Contributor:

National Public Radio (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.

English language.

Critical thinking--Problems, exercises, etc.

Critical thinking.

Genre:

Problems and exercises.

Textbooks.

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

White PLains, NY : Longman, [1994]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Men who know where their bullets are going

When does life begin?

ISBN:

0801310148

9780801310140

OCLC:

29220961