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...

Communication consists of five elements: The sender The receiver The message The channel The feedback The Sender The Sender is perhaps the most important among the elements because he/she initiates the whole communication process. Now to communicate effectively, the Sender must have the ability to use well the language the receiver understands. Moreover, he/she should know how to deliver his/her message properly. Proper delivery includes good voice projection, the use of appropriate eye contact, proper articulation of words, and proper intonation, and emphasis on important words. Take note that people will likely reject a message if the sender doesn’t know how to communicate properly or is unreliable. The Receiver For communication to be effective, the Receiver must have good listening and comprehension skills. Good listening requires one to focus on what is conveyed and as much as possible eliminate all possible distractions or noises (i.e., physical, environmental, psychological, emo...

What is Communication? Communication is a natural activity done by human beings.  It is the human act of sending (verbal or nonverbal; online or offline) and receiving messages during which interpretations are normally constructed. What is Purposive Communication? Purposive Communication is an intentional communication that happens within the bounds of specific contexts.  It is about writing, speaking, and presenting to different audiences and for various purposes. These contexts include: Settings or environment (such as family, school, workplace, religious communities) Social relations (friends, husband and wife, parent and child, colleagues/boss, subordinate in the office) Scenes which include place, time and occasion (business meeting, job interview, social gathering—parties, weddings, etc.) Culture (history, tradition, beliefs, norms, values, etc.) Take note that contexts are vital considerations in communicating, since they significantly affect the process of sending and ...

This blog post is a transcript of our YouTube video How to Write a Lesson Plan – The 3Is Format . They say that inside the classroom the teacher is the captain of the ship. As captain, he/she should have a map to help lead his/her passengers—the students—to their destination safely and surely. In other words, a teacher must have a Lesson Plan in order to make sure that the students learn the lessons. But how does a teacher make a lesson plan? Hello, dear teachers and teachers-to-be! In this 3-part video series, we will discuss how to write a lesson plan using the different lesson plan formats. In this first video, we will write the Objectives , Subject Matter and Procedure of the lesson plan using the 3Is format . In the second video, using the same Objectives and Subject Matter, we will be following the 4As format for the Procedure instead of the 3Is. While in the third video, we will be applying the 5Es format and end by writing the lesson plan’s Evaluation and Assignment . Overwh...

This blog post is a transcript of our YouTube video H ow to Write a Lesson Plan – The 4As Format . Hello, everyone! In this video, we will discuss another lesson plan format widely used by teachers—the 4As, or Activity, Analysis, Abstraction, and Application. This video is already the second part of our Lesson Plan series. If you haven’t watched the first part yet, we recommend you watch it first:  How to Write a Lesson Plan – The 3Is Format There, we discussed the most basic and the simplest lesson plan format every teacher and teacher-to-be should know—the 3Is, or Introduction, Interaction, and Integration. Now to see how the 4As format works, we’ll be using the same Objectives and Subject Matter from our 3Is lesson plan video. Let’s have a quick recap of these parts first 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 answerable by yes/no II. Subject Matter...