than teaching listening in the classroom. My learners‚ who are living and studying in Australia‚ often view understanding the news as a major achievement in their listening development. It is an authentic text that they have free‚ repeated access to on a daily basis. However‚ lower level learners often view news reports as something that is above their level and totally incomprehensible. My aim is to develop my teaching of strategies to help learners become more successful in understanding news
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2. What are some of the disadvantages of using focus groups? Discuss two recent trends in focus group research and explain why you think these have evolved. Use references to support your opinions. Focus groups are one of the more commonly used methods in research when looking for a deeper understanding of a particular topic. Focus group discussions allow the researcher to probe both the cognitive and emotional responses of participants while observing the underlying group dynamic (Heary‚ Caroline
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The Good Learner Good learners are good listeners precisely because the motivation to listen plays one of the most crucial roles throughout their learning process. Michael Nichols‚ PhD‚ once quoted in his book‚ The Lost Art of Listening‚ that “To listen is to pay attention‚ take an interest‚ care about‚ take to heart‚ validate‚ acknowledge‚ be moved and appreciate.” (p.14). When learners are motivated to pay attention and take interests‚ the desire for self-learning naturally take place. As their
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CELTA Pre-Course Task Section 1: Learners and teachers‚ and the Learning and Teaching Context Task 1 1. The context in which I will be doing the CELTA course is likely to be multilingual and an open group of students. Lessons are most likely to be conducted in groups and of a similar ability given that classes are divided into levels. 2. I do not know what context I will be teaching in after I finish the course but I would like to teach a wide range of groups in a number of different
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1. Choosing the text Both Harmer and Scrivener are very direct with their advice for choosing texts for reading and listening: Grade the tasks‚ not the material. Despite keeping this in mind I felt anxious about possibly choosing an authentic text that would be discouraging for our group of elementary-level students due to its complexity. I settled on a list of tips for saving energy published on the National Geographic Kids website (see Appendix 1). I chose this text because we have
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CELTA Pre-course task sheet Section 1 – Learners and teachers‚ and the learning and teaching context A – Teaching and learning contexts Task 1 1. Lesson in groups‚ Multilingual & Open groups‚ full time course‚ mixed ability & gender groups‚ day classes‚ smaller classes‚ teachers with English speaking background 2. One to one lessons / lessons in groups‚ monolingual groups‚ closed / open groups‚ fulltime / part-time course‚ mixed / similar ability groups‚ mixed / same gender groups
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teaching and other related concepts. The adult learner has strong desire to learn and know what they want in life although they may not be obligated to learn. These types of learners came from various background‚ educational background‚ ages‚ career‚ religion and life experiences but they all have one thing in common and that is their desire to learn. Adult learning is closely related to professional development with assumptions that adult learner need to know‚ need to learn self-concept‚ role
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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 there is a lot more to sport than people give the subject credit for. For example‚ modules that are taught as part of a course can include sport in society‚ organising events and coaching pedagogy. These modules whilst incorporating them with practical sport‚ provide the learner with a great all round knowledge of the subject‚ as well as
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Assignment 4 – Lessons from the Classroom The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚ But I have promises to keep‚ And miles to go before I sleep‚ And miles to go before I sleep. I decided to take the CELTA because it seemed like a fairly easy way to make some money while I traveling. However‚ a mere month’s exposure to teaching has given me the confidence to pursue teaching English as a serious career alternative‚ should I ever get sick of political antics and swindlers’ conspiracies
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Selma Pasanbegovic Assignment 1 – Focus on the Learner Task a: Learner’s Background For the purpose of this assignment I chose Feruza‚ an Eritrean high school graduate. She was born and raised in Eritrea and came to live in Jeddah only five years ago. She studied English in an elementary school in Eritrea and continued studying it in an Eritrean International High School. She is not happy at all with what she has learnt during those years. She explained that during her elementary school years
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