Language and Philosophy

This blog post is a transcript of our YouTube video How to Write a Lesson Plan – The 5Es Format . Hello everyone! To complete our Lesson Plan series, in this video we will discuss another lesson plan format—the 5 Es or Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. What is the 5Es format? How do you use it? And how is it different from the 3Is and the 4As? This video is already the third part of our Lesson Plan series. In case you haven’t watched the first and second part yet, I recommend you watch them first before this one, so that you will have a background of the lesson plan parts and formats we have discussed so far: the 3Is and the 4As . Now to see how the 5Es format works, we will be using the same Objectives and Subject Matter from our 3Is lesson plan video. Let’s have a quick recap of these parts before we proceed. I. Objectives At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: construct questions answerable by yes/no, and transform sentences into questions answera...

What is the Renaissance? The word "Renaissance" is French for "rebirth;" it refers to the revival of interest in the ideas and art of ancient Greece and Rome. The Renaissance is a period in European history that followed the Middle Ages. It is generally dated from the 14th to the 16th centuries, beginning in Italy and later on spreading to the rest of Europe. The Renaissance is noted as a time of: Rediscovery of classical texts and ideals Humanism New ideas in both science and art The use of new technologies like paper and the printing press The particularly fruitful period during the Renaissance is referred to as the “High Renaissance,” which occurred in Italy between the 1490s and 1527. Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo , and Raphael were among the most well-known artists of this time. The Renaissance in Italy ended in 1527, when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V attacked Rome. Despite this, the Renaissance continued to have an impact on the art and ideas outside I...

What is Ethical Communication? Let’s start by defining first what ethics and communication is. Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos , which means character or moral nature. It is concerned with the question of right and wrong, good and bad in human action. While communication is the human act of sending (verbal or nonverbal; online or offline) and receiving messages in which interpretations are made during the process. Following these definitions, ethical communication then may be defined as the act of communicating clearly, concisely, truthfully, and responsibly. Now because communication is a universal human activity, ethics in communication too can take a universal approach, regardless of an individual’s moral principles. Indeed, although people from different cultures have different moral philosophies, everyone expects to be treated with dignity, fairness, respect, or at least with basic courtesy, in communicating with others. Expressing Ethics in Communication 1. Adherin...