LIVING IN SOCIETY: CONFLICTS AND DILEMMAS REVISED EDITION

Los Autores- Impresiones FL de Natalia Rondini

Lugar: Córdoba; Año: 2011 p. 87

978-987-25546-5-1

We have designed the present material for our students? in-class and out-of-class work taking special note of two different groups of students: the ones who are naturally inclined to enjoy the exploration of social issues and the ones who would also do so, if they could only overcome their initial fears. We have addressed the needs of the former by including listening and reading texts which deal with a variety of perspectives on such topics as GM foods, stem cell research, and new forms of family composition, as well as material which presents such topics in original, engaging, and controversial ways. We have addressed the needs of the latter through a two-fold approach. We have provided student-friendly background information about the social issues being discussed. Additionally, we have designed activities and tasks which will involve all students alike in a multiplicity of collaborative tasks in which they will be able to share and allay their fears, learn from one another, and construct their knowledge following individual and shared pathways.