Food APPs, Disposable Products, and Our Lives by Yu Joyce Wu

created on Nov 02, 2021 modified on Dec 14, 2021 06:54

description:

In recent years, especially during the pandemic, food ordering/delivery APPs, such as Uber Eats/Doordash in the U.S., 饿了么 (Hungry Now?)/ 美团(Meituan) in China, and Hungry Panda in Taiwan have gained popularity. While these APPs have brought convenience, job opportunities and business profits, many problems have also emerged, such as environmental, health, and work condition issues. For example, most packaging materials are for single-use, and many are made of plastic. Getting more knowledge about how food ordering and delivery APPs work and the impact they’ve made on peoples’ lives in different countries is important, especially when we consider how many industries and resources are involved in the food ordering/delivery business and how much our lives have changed because of them.

publisher:
National Foreign Language Resource Center
publish_date:
Dec. 14, 2021
contributors:
copyright:
None
uri:
None

Language: Chinese

Subject Area(s): the environment, technology, sustainability, restaurant, global challenges, food, economy

Instructional Context

Target Audience Description:
1. Food apps users (anyone who has used the food APPs). - Community Partner 2. University students in the U.S. and Chinese/Taiwanese institutions (each URI student will have a Chinese/Taiwanese language partner) - Community Partner and Public Audience 3. Content experts, e.g., professors and graduate students in Environmental Science, Political Science, Engineering, Business, etc. - Community Partner 4. Chinese community at URI, e.g., students, Chinese professors, etc. - Community Partner and Public Audience

Audience Role:
community partners and public audience

Product Target Culture:
U.S. and Chinese

Audience Location:
U.S. and China

Product Description:
Students will create a bilingual website that houses information on the impact of food delivery apps on various perspectives of their lives. Their lightning talks and social media campaign will also be housed on the website.

Heritage Learners:
no

Language Proficiency

ILR Scale Reading:
1

ACTFL Scale:
5 6

ILR Scale Listening:
1

ILR Scale Speaking:
1 2

ILR Scale Writing:
1

World Readiness Standards

Communication
Presentational

Cultures
Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

Communication
Interpersonal
Interpretive

Cultures
Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

Connections
Making Connections
Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

Comparisons
Cultural comparisons

Communities
School and Global
Lifelong Learning

21st Century Skills

Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Collaboration

Life and Career Skills
Social and Cross Cultural Skills
Leadership and responsibility
Initiative and Self-Direction
Flexibility and adaptability

Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Technology Literacy
Creativity and Innovation

Life and Career Skills
Productivity and Accountability

Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Communication

Interdisciplinary Themes
Global Awareness

Project Sequence Overview

Preparing for the Project

1. Learning relevant textbook chapters - project preparation more detail

Launching the Project

1. Launching the project - Three events are created to launch the project. more detail

Managing the Project

1. Information Gathering and Processing - Information gathering and processing more detail

Assessment

1. Displaying information - displaying information more detail