This case study is based on Patricia‚ a Spanish national in her twenties who is in her last year studying an Economics degree course. She is also a student on the Elementary course at the British Language Centre. Patricia’s started learning English at the bi-lingual school she attended. She learnt English for 3 years but did not take any official examinations‚ but sees this as a possibility for the future. At school she learnt English because it was obligatory. The only other language she speaks
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Name: Assignment: Focus on the Learner Word count: 1006 PART 1 The students attending the pre-intermediate course are mostly Czech nationals (except one Polish student) and are in their early thirties to sixties. They all have a good level of motivation and their reasons for learning English include personal development‚ relocating to an English speaking country‚ obtaining a better job‚ travelling‚ teaching English at a higher level‚ and communicating with native speakers or family
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LEL Task 1 – Learner Profile LEARNER IDENTIFICATION: Information about Faisa was gathered through a recorded interview‚ informal conversations in class‚ class assessments and a learning styles test (VAX). INTRODUCTION Faisa is a 21-year-old Somali woman. She moved to the UK in 2006 as a refugee. She lives in a council flat with her brother‚ his wife and her baby nephew. She worked in a mobile-phone shop for five months in 2008‚ but has been unemployed for the past eighteen months and
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IB LEARNER PROFILE INQUIRERS We nurture our curiousity‚ developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. KNOWLEDGABLE We develop and use conceptual understanding‚ exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. THINKERS We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible
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Assignment One Focus on the Learner Submission date: July 16‚ 2013 Word count: 875 words Learner profile In order to complete this assignment I decided to observe one of the students from the elementary group. Her name is Diana. She is 21 years old. Her background is as follows: * Diana’s first language is Kazakh‚ but you can say that Russian is her first language as well‚ since at home she uses the first one‚ and for education – the second. She is fluent in both languages. * Diana
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Alexandra Smit Focus on the Learner The students attending the pre-intermediate English language course at International House are mostly Italian1. The age range is quite varied (early twenties to late sixties) and they are all very highly motivated and passionate about learning the language2. Most of the students come from a strong cultural background and have a scholastic knowledge of English‚ having learnt the language at school as part of the compulsory curriculum. Those who don’t‚ have at least
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FOCUS ON THE LEARNER ASSIGNMENT Part One Anjou was born in Italy and speaks Italian. She has one brother and one sister. She enjoyed growing up there as she had a good social life. She spent a lot of doing physical activities. As a young child she regularly went swimming and played volleyball. She loves listening to music and enjoys long strolls in the park and riding her bike. Anjou likes the life in London; she feels it has a lot to offer. She really enjoys the multi cultural side of
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Knowledgeable: Lawyers and Teachers : Lawyers are knowledgeable because they have to work really hard and study their case to win. They also have to go to law school for a certain amount of years. So they are very knowledgeable. Other ways to say knowledgeable: Understanding‚ Intelligent‚ Well-informed‚ Discerning‚ Perceptive. If everyone in the world was knowledgeable then the world would be a better place because people wouldn’t do stupid things. But then again if everyone was as knowledgeable
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Assignment 2 – Focus on the learner LEARNER’S PROFILE Sonia Meirelles is a 27-year old Brazilian student‚ in the Intermediate English class‚ who has been studying English for 13 months (since August‚ 2011). Sonia has a degree in Biology and used to work as a biology teacher in a regular school‚ however she is currently unemployed. She then decided to start taking English lessons‚ so she could have more chances when trying to find a job. She enjoys the English classes as she believes
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Learner Profile The Learner is a thirty-six year old Turkish lady who has permanently lived in the UK since 1995. She does not speak any other languages other than Turkish and English. She is a high school graduate with a healthy hunger to learn further. The Learner came to England because of her marriage as her husband‚ another Turkish national‚ has his own business set up in the UK. She is a housewife and mother to twin boys‚ age 14. At her arrival‚ she was not able to speak any English.
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