& Future of Adult Learning Learning for adults is a field of study in and of itself. The study of adult learning‚ or andragogy‚ has come a long way and it is a relatively new idea. Society has tended to be so focused on teaching children‚ that only in the last century or so have educators come to realize that different methods should be used to more successfully educate adult learners. One of the main ideas that must be realized when looking at learning as an adult‚ is that adults tend to learn
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Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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Adult Literacy Program Monica Friday Mrs. M. Kelly EDU362: Adult Learning & Instruction April 26‚ 2012 I chose to write about adult literacy. This is a very serious subject that affects more people that we realize. Literacy is the ability to read‚ write‚ compute‚ and use technology at a level that enables an individual to reach his or her full potential as a parent‚ employee‚ and community member. There are many programs that helps can assist with literacy. One program is the National
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Unit tittle: individual needs in health in health and social care Outline the everyday needs of individuals (P1) Introduction: The Maslow triangle shows the basic needs on how to survive and what every individual needs. So far we have looked at everyday needs for different individuals. We have also discussed Maslow’s triangle and how it helps us with what we need. We have looked at each step of the ladder and what we can add in the certain categories. We looked at what each person deserves in
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Learning Skills for Distance Learners: Providing 21st Century Learning Support Sara Al-Oraini Dep. Curricula & Teaching Methods College of Education‚ King Saud University Abstract One of the main goals of open and distance education (ODE) programmes is to ensure that knowledge and skills gained positively affect performance or behavior. Apart from that‚ ODE programmes should also ensure learners extend their existing learning skills into new directions. However‚ it has always been a
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Online Learning and Adult Learners Online Learning Online learning or e-learning is a recent phenomenon. The transition from traditional methods of learning to learning online is not easy. Despite the difficulties and challenges in learning through technological medium‚ online learning provides opportunity for adults to fulfill their dreams later in life in achieving life long goals‚ or enhance their knowledge for professional advancement and open doors for better job opportunity and improved
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for young people. A good role model for young adults will be someone who has went to college and has a degree or someone who positive‚ humble and successful. Someone who is a positive celebrity role model is Gabrielle Union an actress who has a degree in sociology at UCLA‚ while earning extra academic credits at the Judith Fontaine Modeling and Talent Agency to maintain her acting career. Gabrielle success has brings a positive message to young adults. Celebrities can also be a negative influence
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characteristics‚ positive and negative‚ of the non-traditional student. The article relays that many non-traditional students are adults who have been in the workplace for an extended period. As stated‚ there is much adult learning theory that comes from the "organizational development field (OD) field . . ." and the article gives four principles that characterize adult learners (Knowles‚ 1974). These principles point out some of the good characteristics of this category of people‚ one of which is that
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individual needs of your learners‚ helping and supporting where appropriate.” (Gravells‚ A‚ 2008). Before any discussion it is essential for everyone to understand the terms Equality and Diversity. “Diversity is defined as valuing the differences in people whether they stem from race‚ religion‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ age or disability. Equality is offering each person equal rights and opportunities despite any differences”. (Gravells‚ A‚ 2008). So Equality is about the rights of learners to attend
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ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE 1. TESOL English for Adults 2. Dung Nguyen 3. Mailing address: 140/11B Binh Quoi Street - Ward 27th - Binh Thanh District - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam. Contact number: 00-84-8-355-624-41 or 00-84-8-903-974-993 Email address: nancynguyen_4293@yahoo.com 4. I have completed my “TESOL Traing Coure”. Date: 25th January‚ 2013 City: Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam 5. I am taking this specialization course as part of CERT IV. 6. I have completed one more specializations
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