ESLA Magazine

Welcome to the first issue of ESLA Magazine. This is a class project for students at the ESL Academy at the University of Colorado Denver.

For seven weeks we explored the idea of how innovation can help enhance the lives of people. Each writer researched a topic under this theme and related it to his or her field of study. The goal was to enhance our language skills while creating authentic texts for real audiences, and we also hoped to gain an in-depth understanding of a narrowed topic to improve our communication skills.

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Our rhetorical aim was to analyze the causes and effects of innovation for our chosen topic, and then provide an assessment using our analysis to validate our opinions. Innovation, for us, implies positive progress, though there are certainly concerns for what effects unexamined change has on a society.

For this project, we explored everything from how technology can affect learning and business, to the effects innovation has on architecture, urban development and the environment.

Browse the links below for individual portfolios. These include an introduction video, a list of annotated resources, key vocabulary and an in-depth research essay.

We appreciate your time and readership and welcome any feedback you may have.

Thank you!
~Vincent Adams, ESL Specialist.

FEATURES (below the jump)



Using Technology in Civil Engineering

Building Green is the Best Alternative

Understanding the Popularity of Hybrid Cars

Fostering Creativity Helps Civil Engineering

Sustaining Cities with Green Buildings

Improving Construction Productivity

Growing a Greener World

Incorporating Technology for Corporations