ERIC Number: EJ1051507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1657-0790
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Adolescents' Awareness of Environmental Care: Experiences When Writing Short Descriptive Texts in English (Concientización de los adolescentes sobre el cuidado ambiental: experiencias al escribir textos descriptivos cortos en inglés)
Jaramillo Urrutia, Lorena; Medina Gutiérrez, Ana Stella
PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, v13 n1 p11-30 Apr 2011
Today it is necessary to approach environmental topics with students in an interdisciplinary manner to mitigate the environmental damages that the Earth is suffering. In this paper we report an action-research and innovation study aimed at sensitizing students with respect to the care and preservation of the environment through the writing of short descriptive texts in English. The study had four stages: motivation, knowledge of ecological vocabulary, production of sentences and paragraphs, construction of short descriptive texts with the help of guidance questions and their publication in the school newspaper. The findings show that the procedure used in class promotes interdisciplinary work around environmental topics as well as the development of writing skills.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conservation (Environment), Student Motivation, Knowledge Level, Vocabulary, Ecology, Sentences, Paragraph Composition, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments, School Newspapers, Writing for Publication, Interdisciplinary Approach, Writing Skills, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Teacher Role, Grade 9, Questionnaires, Figurative Language, Painting (Visual Arts)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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