Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
EAL: English Language for Nature Conservation and Sustainability
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and Te Pūkenga
The course explored English language for explaining, discussing and presenting key concepts and issues in New Zealand nature conservation for sustainability. The topics covered were: the instinctive need for contact with nature for human health and well-being, New Zealand forest ecology, the impact of introduced predators on native wildlife, ecological restoration, and how to give a persuasive PowerPoint presentation to promote a nature conservation project.
4 weeks, 2 hours per week
Wayne Jackson
Chief Executive
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify vocabulary and concepts in of nature conservation in written and spoken texts.
- Analyse and discuss reasons to conserve nature.
- Create and evaluate a PowerPoint presentation on a conservation project.
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Focus on Writing and Reading for understanding - Our connection to nature
- Week 2 - Focus on Reading - Forest Conservation in New Zealand
- Week 3 - Focus on Listening for understanding - Ecological restoration & The Brook Sanctuary
- Week 4 - Focus on Speaking - How to give an effective and persuasive presentation for biodiversity conservation
Issued on 12th October 2021
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