Government and the Economy: Enriching Language and Literacy Through Content

By EDDEIN Literacy Team

Government and the Economy is part of a civic literacy series called Our Government and Us for Language Learners. It is uniquely packaged with a glossary and vocabulary usage to empower scholars with the various ways each word in the text can be used as part of a broader vocabulary development program using content. The text is structured to provide learners an appreciation of the flow and connectivity between economic concepts and government actions. Essentially, the text equips learners with the preliminary framework of linking communities, their responsibilities, expectations, and government actions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984524072

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 How is government involved in the Economy?

2 What’s an Economy and who are its agents?

3 How does the government manage the economy?

4 How does government get money to do its work?

5 How is our economy connected to economies of other countries?

6 Why does government protect our economic rights?

Civics dictionary series

Boom

Budget

Consumer

Economy

Exempt

Exports

Fiscal policy

Imports

Income Tax

Monetary policy

Policy

Private Property

Producers

Property

Public Property

Recession

Sales Taxes

Subsidy

Tariffs

Tax

Trade

Author’s Note to Users

This text presents several useful strategies for instructional and learning purposes. The book is structured to:

• Build Learners Conceptual Skills: Every chapter in this text sets of with a conceptual question that drives the instructional and learning processes. This strategy ensures that instructors are guided and can ensure that conversations are pointed, and related to the uncovering of the answer to each question.

• Critical Vocabulary development: Embedded in each chapter and within its conceptual scope is a set of essential vocabulary. The words are contextually used to provide learners an opportunity at weaving out the meaning. Additionally, the text contains a dictionary component that delves deeper