Lesson 13
Resolving Disputes
(1) Reading:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/19/five-year-old-misses-friends-birthday-party-and-has-to-pay-1595?CMP=fb_gu
Vocabulary:
Over the top, double booked (verb - adjective), no show (noun - adjective), sprog
Check the article for examples of word complementation and collocation e.g.
fail/failing/failure to attend,
to take someone to court
to go about doing something
I felt bad about Alex not going
(2) Discussion - ADR
(3) Role-play Arbitration
Notes:
Negotiation
Participation is voluntary and there is no third party who facilitates the resolution process or imposes a resolution.
Arbitration
Arbitration is the procedure by which parties agree to submit their disputes to an independent neutral third party, known as an arbitrator, who considers arguments and evidence from both sides, then hands down a final and binding decision.
Mediation
In contrast to arbitration, mediation is a process whereby the parties involved utilize an outside party to help them reach a mutually agreeable settlement.
Ombuds
Third party selected by an institution – for example a university, hospital, corporation or government agency – to deal with complaints by employees, clients or constituents.
Now ADR can be conducted online - ODR
Benefits of ADR
- ADR has been increasingly used internationally, both alongside and integrated formally into legal systems, in order to capitalise on the typical advantages of ADR over litigation:
- Suitability for multi-party disputes
- Flexibility of procedure - the process is determined and controlled by the parties to the dispute
- Lower costs
- Less complexity ("less is more")
- Parties choice of neutral third party (and therefore expertise in area of dispute) to direct negotiations/adjudicate
- Likelihood and speed of settlements
- Practical solutions tailored to parties’ interests and needs (not rights and wants,as they may perceive them)
- Durability of agreements
- Confidentiality
- The preservation of relationships and the preservation of reputations
Corrections:
I didn't found find
I sent invitations all over the class to all of the class
They didn't excuse themselves apologise/say sorry (n.b. to excuse yourself is to ask permission to leave a meal/gathering/meeting)
She mustn't doesn't have to pay (also there was some confusion between couldn't - negative ability - and mightn't - possibility).
We spent our holidays to at our parents house.
Homework:
Why the Modern World Is Bad For Your Brain
DISCUSSION
- How much time do you spend emailing, texting, posting on facebook, tweeting each day?
- Do you think we are more or less efficient than previous generations?
- Do you think technology makes our lives easier or more stressful?
- What are some of the ways that email has changed the way we communicate?
- Do you feel a sense of accomplishment when you send an email? Why do you think that is?
- Can an unread email reduce your IQ?
- Neuroscientst, Daniel J. Levitin says, "Multitasking is a powerful and diabolical illusion." What do you think he means?
- What are the benefits of taking and afternoon nap?
VOCABULARY SKILLS
PHRASAL VERBS
To keep up, catch up on
WORD COMPLEMENTATION
To stay on task
COLLOCATION
Match an item from A with an item from B to make a collocation:
A:
Answer, Send,Twitter, Check, Look up something, Facebook
B:
Feed, update, the phone, an sms, your email, on the internet
FIXED PHRASES:
Stay in touch, take a break, some sort of
IDIOMS
Scramble your brain, take its toll, wreck havoc
LEXICAL PRECISION
dollop, glob, bit, mass, piece, portion.
How are each of these different?
READING
Now read the article from last weekend's Observer.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/18/modern-world-bad-for-brain-daniel-j-levitin-organized-mind-information-overload
Do you agree with the points raised by Levitin?
How much does your experience concur with his findings? Did anything surprise you?
FOLLOW UP
Once you have read the article and thought about the arguments presented, scan the text for more examples to put in the six vocabulary categories above.
