"Autodéfense intellectuelle"- How to learn critical thinking 3201-NMK-OG

Faced with the complexity of the world, skills such as: no longer being subjected to the stratagems imposed by the media or by those closest to them and having a critical mind are necessary. This kind of attitude or skill is not acquired in practical foreign language lessons, and that's a shame! Noam Chomsky said, "If we had a real education system, we would teach intellectual self-defense"; therefore, the introduction of this knowledge is necessary in every educational course. The concepts covered during this course aim to enrich the lexicon, supplement or improve the habits of students and deepen their language skills while providing them with essential tools to develop in their educational and, subsequently, professional training.

This semester will be divided as follows (changes may occur in the course continuum):
1. Definitions of concepts
2. What is information?
3. TV life and “real” life
4. What to think vs. conspiracy thinking
5. Health, nutrition, environment
6. Does advertising harass us?
7. Ah, politics? Such beautiful words!
8. Scientific, did you say scientific?!
9. Attention! We are our own enemy
10. The new words of the media that try to influence us
11. Ten preconceived ideas to forget
12. Ten golden rules to be respected

During the lessons, which require inter-student and student-teacher interactions, ludic exercises will be carried out in order to put into practice the acquired intellectual self-defense skills. These exercises, in the form of "tests" (not assessed / not graded) or oral activities aim to create a realistic / authentic atmosphere so that the tools obtained are verified so that, in the future, the student no longer dreads taking part in discussions since he will have acquired effective, convincing and reliable analytical, critical and language skills.