3.1. Government efforts : Yearly issuance of 'Pinkbook', a health communication guide
This book is a revision of the original Making Health Communication Programs Work, first printed in 1989, which the Office of Cancer Communications of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed to guide communication program planning. During the 25 years that NCI has been involved in health communication, on
language broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore, currently owned by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).
- was established on July 15, 1845, during British colonial rule
-the country's highest-selling paper in any language, with a daily circulation of 388,500 in August 2006. As of 2008, it has an estimated readership of 1.23 million.
- publishes two other English-language dailies - the broad
①The textbook deals all language skills introducing various texts including cultural information.
In Chapter 4, the main topic is Dol party, the first birthday celebrated in Korea. It covers Korean culture, so it is suitable for the course goals as well as the communication skills.
② Since the students needs and interests are different, the textbook can’t cover all although it has lots of
Limitations & Suggestions
1. The students can be overwhelmed by the requirements. That is, making a news script from an article and having news broadcasting in front of the class can be somehow difficult for them to perform.
In general, speaking in front of the class is considered demanding for Korean students. For the more, having news broadcasting in front of their peers can give