Focus on the Learner Shahid Adam Esat Word count: 1055 Learner Profile Gaby Kabengue is a 20 year old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been living in Johannesburg‚ South Africa for just over two months and attends the English language lessons offered at Language Lab. Gaby has a lively persona and a keen interest in learning the language‚ it is for these reason that I chose him for this assignment. Although Gaby holds no formal higher education qualifications he has had some
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Negotiating with learners‚ e.g. initial assessment‚ agreeing goals and actions Initial assessment is the beginning of a teacher/learner relationship‚ allowing the teacher to identify and discover learners with difficulties and disabilities if the learner is confident to talk about them. By recording this information‚ plans towards teaching can be made so every learner feels included and progress in their learning experience. The information will determine the learners starting point; the learners may already
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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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P1: Write a report describing how human resources are managed in a selected organisation that you know well. The first stage of training is at the welcome meeting. This is followed by a structured development programme that provide in all of business. All new employees have an initial training period. They will also attend classroom based training sessions where they will complete workbooks for quality‚ service and cleanliness. After the initial period all employees receive ongoing training.
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to motivate learners “Probably the most effective barrier to communication is the learner’s lack of motivation”. P59‚ CURZON‚ L.B. (1980) 2nd Ed ‘Teaching in Further Education’. Cassell. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector: Ann Gravells: “Providing feedback – informing the learners how they are progressing”. (P.27) “Constructive feedback doesn’t just mean positive feedback… Negative feedback‚ if given carefully‚ can be very important and useful to the learner. Be specific
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different ways; while some people are visual learners‚ others may retain information better through auditory or tactile means. And a large percentage are a combination of one or more of the aforementioned categories. Those who learn best by seeing are more visual learners. Visual learners like to take notes and they tend to sit in the front of the class (Learning Styles). They usually forget names but remember faces. When putting together items‚ visual learners need diagrams or pictures to understand. When
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I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. To consider yourself not to be a lifelong learner is almost like saying: “My body does not need water to life” Learning is part of our nature‚ culture‚ religion and everyday life and is one of the most unavoidable things in life. As we as humans grow older and leave school or a university we will soon “learn” that learning does not end at a diploma or degree‚ it is more than just books and text. Learning is about taking what has been learned by others
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9/23/2013 Visual Learning Style Visual Learning Style Visual Learners are individuals who learn things best by seeing them. Visual learning individuals that are studying for an exam tend to take a lot of notes‚ use flashcards and work alone they tend to be easily distracted. I am a visual learner and in order for me to remember information I have to visualize a picture in head. As a visual learner I find different ways to learn by using pictures‚ flashcards‚ textbooks‚ maps and
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PTLLS Task 2-Managing the Learning Process Introduction Throughout this essay I will be relating teaching theory and my learning‚ to my potential teaching practice‚ which will be in a Further Education setting‚ where I may be teaching people Disability Awareness (DA)‚ and preparing people with disabilities back to work. In order to ‘Manage the Learning Process’‚ a teacher must know what that process involves. For example: how does a learner learn‚ what influences the learner’s motivation
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in lifelong learning Ref: 1.2 There are numerous methods of assessment‚ which relate directly to assessment types‚ but refer to how that assessment type will be used. They can be classed as formal or informal and the method used will depend on exactly what you are wanting to assess. Another thing to consider here is the relative skills and abilities of your learners. Different methods of assessment will suit different skill levels. Let us firstly look at some of the formal methods: Assignments
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