Language as the Ultimate Weapon
Objectives
During this activity:
- Students will discuss the essay titled “Language as the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ in Nineteen Eighty-Four” by Jem Berkes.
This activity helps students develop the following skills, values and attitudes: proficiency in English, critical thinking, and a vision of the international context.
Activity Description
Individually, read the article “Language as the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ in Nineteen Eighty-Four” written by Jem Berkes in the year 2000. Afterwards, publish a blog entry as stated below.
Deliverables
In your course blog, publish an original blog entry of at least 300 words in English.
Reflect and write about this question: Why is the Nineteen Eighty-Four novel by George Orwell relevant to a student taking the Programming Language course? Use the previous reading as a starting point.
Don’t forget to cite your sources.
Due date is Wednesday, April 10.
Evaluation
This activity will be evaluated using the following criteria:
| 100 | The blog entry meets all the requirements. |
|---|---|
| -10 | The blog entry contains three or more grammar or spelling errors. |
| -30 | The blog entry was published or shared after the due date. |
| -30 | The blog entry cited some resource, but the corresponding reference was not included. |
| -50 | The blog entry consists of less than 300 words. |
| -99 | The blog entry is not in English. |
| -99 | The blog entry was plagiarized in whole or in part. |