FEM _Write Ethics Article for Magazine

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• Studiejaar 2

Today 

Quiz:  Ethical questions - refresher from lesson 2

 Time to show off your elocution skills.... (Wheel Decide)

Quiz: A bit o' grammar

Info: What goes into writing a magazine article?

Drag 'n drop: What's the difference b/w formal & informal language

Practice assignment

Elocution:  the art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice:

Getting started

Take 3 min. to look up words you do not know and then a quiz.

• Legal
• Nepotism 
• Cronyism 
• Fraudulent
• Accountable 
• Sustainability 
• Bribery 
• Whistleblower 
• Wrongdoing

Take 3 minutes to look up any words you do not know.  
Then call on students to create their own (elongated) sentences using the word from the wheel and related to a business in tourism. 
Or call on 2 students & ask them to do it/have a conversation in pairs.
Or create your own topic idea - if any.

____ is the fact of being responsible for one's actions and made to explain them if required.

1. Accountability
2. Whistleblower
3. Fraudulent
4. Morality

____ methods or actions intend to deceive people, often in order to gain money illegally.

1. Fraudulent
2. Wrongdoing
3. Sustainable
4. Stakeholder

Fraudulent:  Dishonest or illegal 

A ____ is someone who informs the public that the company they work for has engaged in illegal practices.

1. wrongdoing
2. convincing
3. prudent
4. whistleblower

____ is the practice of giving jobs to members of your family when you are in a position of power.

1. Morality
2. Cronyism
3. Nepotism
4. Investigation

____ is illegal or immoral behaviour.

1. Wrongful
2. Wrongdoing
3. Wronged
4. Wronging

Wheel Decide:  Create sentences with words in Wheel Decide

https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=Nepotism+%28vriendjespolitiek%29&c2=Fraudulent&c3=Accountability+&c4=Bribery+&c5=Sustainability&c6=Whistleblower&c7=Wrongdoing+&t=Create+your+own+sentences+using+this+word.&time=5

Copy paste link into browser and a new tab will open OR click on the link and choose the option "link in a new tab." 

Spin the wheel. Then ask one student at a time to create a sentence using that ethics-related word from the wheel spin.

Or 2 students have a short dialogue using  that ethics-related word from the wheel.

Write an article about international business ethics.

Ethics Article

You will write an article for a (facility) magazine about

- the (business) ethics of your country 

or

- of a particular business in NL 

and/or

- you can write a comparison/contrast article 

Ethics - not only related to business.  But just

Purpose of your article 

Investigate how people in your  country/city look at ethical questions from their perspective?  

So, select your own ethical questions/topics and research the population's perspectives.

Topic ideas for your article

• Does your country implement sustainability into its tourism business practices?
• Do they respect the environment?
• Does your country's airline companies take their CO2 emissions into account?
• Bribery issues
• False advertising 
• Propaganda issues
• Nepotism/cronyism issues
• Is their government respectful towards its citizens?
• Is the country cognizant of water consumption?
• Does your country/travel practices intend to change their current practices?  Vision?

What do you already know about writing an

article for a magazine?

What do you already know about writing
an article for a magazine?
Pen your answers.

An article... 

• is a piece of writing meant to be published.
• is written for a particular target group or readers in general.
• must be written to capture the reader's attention.
• may include anecdotal tales, quotes, and descriptive tales.
• may be formal or informal, depending on the readers.
• should be penned in an intriguing and entertaining fashion.
• should offer your opinions and hard facts.
• is stylistically less formal than a report but more formal than a blog.

Format

• Your headline must hook the reader.  Make it zippy and add visuals/sensory language.
• Your introduction is crucial:  suck the reader into your story.
• Apply quotes, alliteration, metaphors, similes, (rhetorical) questions, (melo)drama.
• The meat (body) of your piece needs to stay consistent with any (rhetorical) questions raised in your headline or introduction.
• Stay true to your own distinctive voice throughout. (Don't pretend to be someone you're not)
• Conclude your piece with an image/idea/fact that lingers in the reader's mind.
• Finish with a punch.

In a nutshell

• Formal language is less personal than informal language. It is used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university assignments. Formal language does not use colloquialisms, contractions, or first-person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’.
• Informal language is more casual and spontaneous. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation. It is used when writing personal emails, text messages, and in some business correspondence. The tone of informal language is more personal than formal language

The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together vary between the two styles.

COLLOQUIALISMS = SPREEKTAAL IN NL.

Formal vs. Informal:  What do you know...

Formal

Informal 

 The crowd was very rowdy during the protest against the cuts to university funding.

 The mob was very rowdy during the protest against cuts to university funding.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Formal 

Informal 

It was raining cats and dogs.

It was raining heavily.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Formal 

Informal 

Lecturers expect students to use correct grammar and punctuation in essays.

 Lecturers still count on students to use correct grammar and punctuation in essays.

Slang/Colloquialisms = informal

Informal

Formal 

The improvements canʼt be introduced due to funding restrictions.

Improvements cannot be introduced due to funding restrictions.

Contractions = formal speech

Formal 

Informal 

The research project wonʼt continue next year.

 The research project will not continue next year.

Contractions = formal speech

Formal 

Informal 

The balloon was inflated for the experiment.

The balloon was blown up for the experiment.

Phrasal verbs = informal

Formal 

Informal 

The patient got over his illness.

 The patient recovered from his illness.

Phrasal verbs = informal 

Formal 

Informal 

The results of the study were mixed up.

The results of the study were confused.

Phrasal verbs = informal

Formal 

Informal 

During the interview, students were asked about their experiences.

During the interview, I asked students about their experiences.

Pronouns.

were asked = passive

i asked = formal 

Formal 

Informal 

We believe the practice is unsustainable.

 

It is believed the practice is unsustainable.

Pronouns.  

IT is = formal

we = informal