Speakers of English as an additional language study in ELLA to improve their language abilities. This poster was presented to the Douglas College Community during the Waste Reduction Week at the New West Concourse (Oct 2023) pointing out key global issues and solutions. The purpose was to engage students in examining ways to solve current waste problems.
In the ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition) 0330 Writing about Global Issues course, students are learning to integrate citations in APA format to support their ideas. Students write in English – not their native language – to express a current global problem offering three solutions based on their research. This course prepares students to critically think about global issues. This composition is exploring creative solutions for the issue of textile waste.
