DESCRIBING LEARNERS * Age * The age of our students is a major factor in our decision about how and what to teach. * Different needs‚ competences‚ cognitive skills. * “Acquisition is guaranteed for children up to the age of six‚ is steadily compromised from then until shortly after puberty‚ and is rare thereafter” (Stephen Pinker‚ 1994) * Age- some beliefs * Adolescents are unmotivated and uncooperative and therefore make poor language learners; * Adults
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Inclusive education is a sign of our times. It is a way a stating that everyone counts‚ nobody is less important than another‚ everyone needs to be exposed to the same education process‚ and everyone should be treated with the same amount of dignity. In many circles‚ it is restricted to issues of disability or special need‚ but its broadest interpretation includes a much wider range of issues that should‚ or at least could be considered in the classroom setting. According to Lebeer (2006)‚ Inclusive
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Rationale Details ....................................... 16 1 INTRODUCTION A system can be defined as a collection of components organized to accomplish a specific function or set of functions [IEEE 610]. The configuration of a system is the function and/or physical characteristics of hardware‚ firmware‚ software or a combination thereof as set forth in technical documentation and achieved in a product [Buckley]. It can also be thought of as a collection of specific versions of hardware‚ firmware‚ or
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billion of National Lottery and Treasury funding until 2017. The amount of funding clearly shows how highly sport is valued by the government. Teaching sport not only practically but also theoretically‚ in my opinion‚ is crucial to the role that the government is trying to achieve in promoting sport to young people throughout Britain. A great deal of people perceive sport to be a ’doss ’ subject where learners play sport and obtain level two and upwards qualifications with minimum effort‚ whereas infact
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Is Australia an inclusive society? Reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003a‚ 2003b‚ as cited in Ashman & Elkins‚ 2009‚ p. 7) show 25% of the Australian population is currently made up of migrants from around 200 countries. This fact demonstrates Australia‚ on the whole‚ has a tolerant and inclusive society. A society can be identified as a collection of people who live together in a relatively ordered community (Ashman & Elkins‚ 2009‚ p. 7). It could be said‚ Australia has one of
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a. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors. The range of personal factors can be influenced in both the positive and negative with regards to a child’s or young person’s development these can include:- The social situation i.e. where and how they live‚ for example‚ if a child is brought up in poverty and or other related problems such as poor housing a child’s educational success can be affected as there is little money available or facilities
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simply the transmission of content (the content focus) but the need to work with that content (the process focus). Students use and develop two sets of overlapping skills.” Staff and Education Development Unit‚ LSHTM It is important to encourage our students to learn in the groups. There are just some of the skills they can develop through the group work: • Thinking aloud – putting thoughts into words • Active learning - learning through action and reaction • Defending your position – the power
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There are many factors that can have an influence on my learning. One of them is my friends. My friends can influence my learning by distracting me during lessons and also by helping me to catch up on work. In some ways‚ friends can motivate me because they encourage me to do my work and to get my assignments done on time. They also motivate me because they assist me with my work when I need it instead of waiting to ask a tutor which cannot be done as easily; I can easily call a friend. Friends have
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Principles and Practices of Assessment. 1.1 * It is important to understand and identify any particular needs the learner may have so they are able to learn to the best of their ability and get the most out of the qualification. Ensuring they receive the best quality learning can help them achieve their best. * Keeping track of what the learner has learnt is important so there is no repetition and they are learning new topics all the time. This will also contribute to how well the learner takes
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CAMBRIDGE CELTA WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2: FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Learning background Student M of French nationality who speaks French‚ became interested in English at an early age and has a high aspiration for learning English. She enjoys traveling and considers English crucial and useful in everyday life. She has been studying English irregularly in school and after that by herself and at various English language schools. She told me at school a lot of the focus was the grammar as
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