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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like to do some further study in England but realises that her level of English needs to improve before she would be accepted onto a course. She sees the benefits of her improvement and this motivates her to learn more. She is very much a concrete learner. She enjoys the oral interaction and believes this is how she learns most effectively. She believes her strengths are in reading and listening. She says she understands most things she reads and hears but struggles when trying to express herself
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equality and diversity issues relevant to the candidates teaching/training situation. Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably than others. Equality is about the rights of the learners to attend and participate regardless of age‚ sex‚ race‚ gender reassignment‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation‚ marriage/civil partnership and pregnancy /maternity. Diversity is about recognising and being tolerant of different views
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Assessment in autonomous learning 2.1 A General Review on Learner Autonomy Two classic definitions of autonomy influenced my study a lot when I set up my research programme.The first was put forward by Henri Holec in 1981‚ and the second by David Little in 1991. 2.1.1 Definitions of Autonomy “Learner autonomy is when the learner is willing and capable of taking charge of his/her own learning. The learner should be capable of determining the objectives;defining the contents and
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PLANNING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LEARNERS Be able to agree individual learning goals with learners 1.1 Analyse the role of initial and diagnostic assessment in agreeing individual learning goal Gravells‚ (2012 p98)‚ Initial assessment is a check on learners’ prior skill‚ knowledge or understanding which is carried out at the beginning of a programme or topic. In agreement with it could be formal‚ and mainly internal task which is produced by the school (ILP) to identify learners existing skills & achievements
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17 Negotiating style 1) Listed below are the ten most common high-pressure tactics negotiators use. o 1 e) The shock opener = Make a ridiculous initial demand (or offer)‚ but keep a straight face as you make it. This works particularly well on inexperienced opponents. o 2 d) The vinegar and honey technique = Make unreasonable demands early on in the negotiation. When you later ’see reason’ and modify your demands‚ they’ll be all the more welcome. o 3 b) The strictly off-limits ploy = Point
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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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CHARACTRISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL ONLINE LEARNERS Characteristics of Successful Online Learners Liberty University Online INFT 101 There are many characteristics for online learners. My characteristics are scared‚ overwhelmed‚ and excited all in the same breath. However there are three main characteristics found in every person‚ entry characteristics‚ participation behaviors‚ and course outcomes. Such characteristics can be broken down into
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Teaching Speaking To Intermediate Adult Learners |Contents | | |Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….. |3 | |Chapter I Theoretical Part………………………………………………………………
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Tracie Hand Title: Engaging Diverse Gifted Learners in U.S. History Classrooms Authors: Jaimon K. Jones‚ MEd’ and Thomas P. Hébert‚ Source: Gifted Child Today‚ October 2012 As our nation becomes more culturally diverse we our schools need to begin modeling and preparing for this diversity. The importance of learning about diversity in culture and stereotypes is of particular concern with gifted learners. This article discusses the Ford and Harris model (2000) which combines higher order
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