Ahmed S0899927 Learner Assessment in TESOL Assessing Listening Introduction Assessing listening is one of the most significant areas of language testing. However‚ it is the least area that is cared for and developed in assessment. Perhaps this is due to it is a very complex process. Listening is NOT assessed in my context and this has caused dramatic drawbacks in language learning and teaching related to listening skill. Therefore‚ the test specs and test instrument constitute a proposal
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Alexandra George Dr. Goldberg 4 February 2013 WWII Extra Credit The Forgotten 500 by Gregory Freeman is an untold story of a rescue undertaken by a group of men (the OSS- eventually the CIA)‚ using aircraft to rescue five hundred and twelve downed airmen from the mountains in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. The airmen had to avoid capture while awaiting a rescue‚ some for months others for a year or more. With the aid of the Serbian people and General Mihailovich‚ who loved Americans and resisted
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Even Though He Is Gone He Is Not Forgotten To watch the life slowly slip away from your baby‚ to see the doctors and nurses try to do everything to save his life‚ even though he was able to be resuscitated still did not mean he would live to see another second‚ minute‚ day‚ week‚ or month. Little did my husband‚ children‚ or I know that on the morning of February 13‚ 1991 it would be the last time our son‚ their brother would be at home. None of us knew that on February 14‚1991 at Elgeston Childrens
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Pseudo means false or insincere. So a pseudo listener isn’t listening properly. They may be distracted and concentrating on something else (watching tv‚ in a daydream‚ or texting). They may say ah huh‚ yes‚ but aren’t really listening at all. The six types of non-listening are as follows; Pseudo Listening‚ Monopolizing‚ Selective Listening‚ Defensive Listening‚ Ambushing and Literal Listening. As stated in the chapter‚ Pseudo Listening is when one pretends to listen. When we pseudolisten
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The Forgotten Founder The Forgotten Founder Thanks to a never-ending campaign by Apple’s powerful public relations machine to protect the myths surrounding the company’s origin‚ almost everyone believes that Apple was started in a garage by “the two Steves‚” Stephen Gary Wozniak‚ 25‚ and Steven Paul Jobs‚ 21. Actually‚ the operation began in a bedroom at 11161 Crist Drive in Los Altos (the house number changed to 2066 when the land was annexed from the county to the city in late 1983)‚ where
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Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker‚ by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words‚ to confirm what they have heard and moreover‚ to confirm the understanding of both parties. When interacting‚ people often "wait to speak" rather than listening attentively. They might also be distracted. Active listening is a structured way of listening and responding to others‚ focusing attention on
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LEARNING LISTENING SKILL OF NON-ENGLISH MAJOR LEARNER AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE DIFFICULTIES”. 1.1. Listening Skill: Many language learners consider listening ability the measure of knowing a language. As for them‚ fluency is the ability to converse with others much more than the ability to read‚ write or comprehend oral language. They regard listening as the most important skill they can acquire. Therefore‚ if learners do not learn how to listen or do not get any opportunities to listening in the
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anything that goes wrong; and‚ struggling to maintain harmony at the expense of facing the facts. The Listener Survey developed by Karen Zupko and associates indicate that my listening skills are well developed. The total score based on the self-assessment is 74. As I reflect on my own beliefs about communication and listening‚ I am in agreement the interpretations of both surveys with regard to my own values about community relations. I believe firmly in the ideals of trust‚ adaptability and acceptance
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Effective Listening Strategies Paper Martha Salazar BSHS/385 March 16‚ 2015 Angela Zinzer Active Listening Skills is the first article I read. This article was very helpful since it provided me with information on how to help clients improve the quality of their life. It is crucial for a client to know that the interviewer is really listening because the client will open up faster since the client will feel appreciated and respected. The article explains how important it is to listen
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Character development through the struggle of survival How would a 12 year old boy who watched his family die around him be able to escape the extermination of his kind? Forgotten Fire‚ a compelling historical novel by Adam Bagdasarian‚ follows the journey of Vahan Kenderian as he tries to survive the Armenian genocide. Vahan watches the world he knew collapse around him as those he cared about leave him due to the horrific circumstances placed on them. During his time the young boy meets many
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