Public participation on the Internet in China

 Description: The critique presentation requires the student to read one designated article in the unit’s reading list critically. It develops the student’s capacity of: After each of the student presentations, the class will have time to ask the presenter questions. Students who ask questions will earn marks for the “peer question” assessment task. The presenter will then reply to the questions. The “peer questions” task encourages the non-presenting students of the week to: • read the presented readings; • inquire about the subject, methods and arguments of the readings; and • participate in mutually facilitative learning. The “reply to peer questions” task encourages the presenting student to: • develop an inquiring mind through looking for questions during reading; • think deeply about the reading to prepare answers to anticipated questions; and • undergo self-learning through further research related to the reading.