Some misconceptions about communicative language teaching Geoff Thompson ELT Journal Volume 50/1 January 1996‚ pp. 9 - 15 Although communicative language teaching is accepted by many applied linguists and teachers as the most effective approach among those in general use‚ there are still a number of misconceptions about what it involves. This article sets out four of the main misconceptions‚ discusses why they have arisen‚ and why they can be so described. In doing this‚ the article attempts to
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TEACHING VOCABULARY ON THE TOPIC ENVIRONMENT Contents Introduction p. 3-4 Part 1. General Principles in Teaching Vocabulary p. 5 1.1. What need to be taught p. 5 1.2. Criteria for selecting and vocabulary exercises p. 1.3. Receptive and productive p. 1.4. Grouping of items of vocabulary p. 1.5. The amount of items to teach p. Part 2. Presenting vocabulary p. 2.1. Traditional techniques for presenting vocabulary p. 2.1.1. Visual techniques p. 2.1.2. Verbal
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You and I and a couple million other people have all been in schools for a number of years‚ and we all have some pretty good ideas about the qualities we feel are important for good teaching. Not surprising‚ several agencies and organizations have looked into the characteristics of good teachers. One of those is the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC). The INTASC establishes guidelines for preparing‚ licensing‚ and certifying educators. Among other things‚ they promote
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………. CHAPTER I: STRATEGIES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILLS…………………… 1. COPYING………………………………………………………………………… 2. DICTATION………………………………………………………………………… 3. WRITING SENTENCES ON A GIVEN PATTERN……………………………… 4. WRITING ANSWERS TO GIVEN QUESTIONS…………………………………… 5. TEACHING COMPOSITIONS ………………………………………………… CHAPTER II: DIFFICULTIES PUPILS COME ACROSS WHILE ACQUIRING WRITING 2.1. CORRECTION OF MISTAKES……………………………………………… 2.2. ANALYSIS
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The Impacts of Teaching Aids usage on secondary school students’ performance in biology: a study of some selected senior secondary school in Yewa South Local government area. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Background to the study The teaching of Biology to make understanding of the students has been what teachers of the subject find difficult to do. Even as cases may arise when these teachers are not happy about their students’ performance in the subject‚ not many of them have sat down
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Philosophy of Teaching As I begin these reflections about teaching‚ I am reminded of one of Mark Twain’s dictums‚ "Don’t let schooling get in the way of education." I think that the goal of educating university-level students can only be achieved by presenting them with more than lectures‚ rote memorization tasks‚ and straightforward projects (i.e.‚ traditional schooling). In other words‚ an educator must move beyond the traditional model of schooling to a point at which students can learn effectively
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MODELS OF TEACHING We have discussed about the various learning theories in the last chapter. But as aspirant teachers‚ it is our experience that no teaching problems can be solved by acquiring knowledge of learning principles. The models of teaching will be a help to understand the nature of teaching. Teaching models are developed keeping in view of the learning theories (So that the teaching theories may be indoctrinated and reaffirmed by using these models.). The teaching model gives
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Teaching Listening Listening is the language modality that is used most frequently. It has been estimated that adults spend almost half their communication time listening‚ and students may receive as much as 90% of their in-school information through listening to instructors and to one another. Often‚ however‚ language learners do not recognize the level of effort that goes into developing listening ability. Far from passively receiving and recording aural input‚ listeners actively involve themselves
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to the education and well-being of young people at all times. I am passionate about giving young people the best possible education in life; I enjoy working in a busy environment and relish the challenge of managing a diverse workload. I am able to establish supportive relationships with not only students but fellow colleagues with the aim of promoting and reinforcing a student’s independence and self-esteem. I am someone who is fundamentally committed to good practice and innovation and who is very
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in each level of study. It plays an important role for people to communicate one to another. Moreover English is used to absorb information in aspects of life in this world. There are a number of factors that affect the success of English Language Teaching (ELT). One of the factors is teacher. Teacher can determine whether or not other factors can work well. English language learners who have low motivation to learn English can be made more interested in English classrooms because of the way good English
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