Imparting Environn orting Environmental Knowledge Using English as a Second Language: Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge-Based Behavioral Changes
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Environmental courses are now incorporated into curriculum at all levels -- pre-school, elementary, high school, tertiary, and doctoral programs. The need for environmental courses arises from the increasing global awareness on environmental degradation and the urgency of a global warming agenda.
This research aims to better understand knowledge-based behavioral changes, and found that while certain aspects of the topic of "health and environment" can be learnt through reading and lectures, hands-on activities helps students to retain knowledge more effectively. An objective of an environmental course is not only to create an appreciation of natural resources, but also to bring about a change in an individual's behavior towards environmental protection. Therefore, it is critical that students receive opportunities to personally experience and enjoy the natural environment, in order to understand the health benefits from natural resources and extend their appreciation of green environment into eco-friendly behavior.
Hands-on activities that engage the student in collaborative learning, involving two-way communication mediated by the teacher, were found to be most effective in imparting knowledge, especially when the language of instruction is not the student's mother-tongue.
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