EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability
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EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹1,114 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability at FutureLearn Highlights
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate.
EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability at FutureLearn Course details
- You will learn the language and vocabulary that go hand-in-hand with the important topics of conservation biology and sustainability. Specifically, you will explore the unique flora and fauna of New Zealand to broaden your understanding and help you progress further with your study of the English language.
- Led by Dr. Ray Genet at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, a specialist in delivering lessons on preserving biodiversity, you will learn how to advance your language skills and communicate your interest in sustainability.
- The course will help take your English language skills to the next level as you delve into responding to a variety of language formats.
- You will increase your reading, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills as you examine academic and spoken texts.
- Being isolated from the rest of the world has allowed New Zealands wildlife to evolve in distinctive ways. However, with the increase in the number of humans, there has also been an increase in the number and types of pests.
- In this course, you will learn how these introduced pests are being managed to restore parts of New Zealand. You will also look at the work by the Brook Waim rama Sanctuary, which aims to re-create a historic piece of New Zealand where native birds, reptiles, and invertebrates can flourish.
- By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and vocabulary skills to discuss different sustainability topics with ease.
EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability at FutureLearn Curriculum
Focus on Writing and Reading for understanding - Our connection to nature
Introduction to this course
Ideal landscapes
Reading 1: The Savanna Hypothesis
Reading 2: What artists and philosophers say about the Savanna Hypothesis
Reading 3: Biophilia - the instinctive love of nature
Reflection on Week 1
Focus on Reading - Forest Conservation in New Zealand
Vocabulary of forest ecosystems
Reading an article about New Zealand forests.
Reflection on Week 2
Focus on Listening for understanding - Ecological restoration & The Brook Sanctuary
Vocabulary of ecological restoration
Listening to a talk and watching a video on ecological restoration
Reflection on Week 3
Focus on Speaking - How to give an effective presentation for biodiversity conservation
Presentations
Persuasion
Create a PowerPoint presentation
Reflection on Week 4
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