Differences on English Learning and Teaching I. Introduction Nowadays‚ culture plays a very important role in the foreign language classroom. Because cultural differences may give rise to misunderstanding that exists in intercultural communication. So the teaching of culture in the English classroom has been becoming a heated topic and people pay more and more attention to the cultural studies and intercultural communication in recent years. Therefore‚ culture teaching is feasible in the English
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1. Comment how your personal teaching and learning philosophy and beliefs influence the way you see teaching and learning. I have always considered that the place where learning and teaching occur has to be a safe environment for the students and teachers in order to achieve the established goals. I believe teachers have to be aware of students’ needs‚ interests‚ conditions‚ and age. For instance‚ as Brown (2007) explains‚ different age groups require different dynamics and activities to learn the
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How Does My Culture/Diversity Affect Me? Toya Haskett Herzing University – New Orleans‚ La How Does My Diversity/Culture Affect Me? The "two ways diversity/culture influences us" I ’ve chosen to reflect upon are; the holidays we celebrate and the way we celebrate them‚ and the nature of God and other religious beliefs. In my opinion‚ when talking about holidays and religion‚ these two subjects coordinate‚ when being discussed together. It is a known fact that some holidays are celebrated
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Computer and video games could be used as an innovative tool for constructive teaching approaches. Based on the activities that are realistic‚ allows people to build their own understanding and knowledge of the world. It also allows them to gain experience and reflection on their experience. (Vygotsky‚ 1978). This report examines games that allows players to manipulate artifacts of the game with the physical movement‚ without the intervention of any kind of controllers and allows players to be immersed
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------------------------------------------------- Preparing to teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector ------------------------------------------------- Unit 002 – Understand inclusive learning and teaching in Lifelong Learning Angie Alvarez Lorza 1.1 Summarise Learning and teaching strategies used in own specialism Within my own specialty field having a variety of teaching methods and strategies to potentiate learning is an absolute requirement. The field caters to people from all kinds of
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6302 Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Unit 002 Understanding Inclusive Learning and Teaching in Lifelong Learning Name: Date: Word Count: 1.1 Summarise learning and teaching strategies used in own specialism As a First Aid Instructor‚ I deliver a variety of courses lasting between one to three days in duration. I try and vary my teaching styles depending on the subject and also on the learning styles of the students. Achieving the correct balance is
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The United States has become a melting pot of many ethnic cultures. The diversity of these differing cultures abounds in families‚ communities‚ private and public organizations; and benefits our society with an increased cultural awareness and engagement‚ which has decreased stereotyping and decreased discriminatory practices on the basis of being different (Wilson‚ 2014). According to Manning & Curtis (2012)‚ diversity is about all person’s being accepted and respected and being able to believe
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Sociological Principle of Language Teaching and Language Learning Speech Act Theory A theory of language based on J. L. Austin ’s How to Do Things with Words (second edition‚ 1975)‚ the major premise of which is that language is as much‚ if not more‚ a mode of action as it is a means of conveying information. As John Searle puts it‚ "All linguistic communication involves linguistic acts. The unit of linguistic communication is not‚ as has generally been supposed‚ the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence
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example‚ if a child is brought up in poverty and or other related problems such as poor housing a child’s educational success can be affected as there is little money available or facilities for the child to access so that they can support their learning out of an educational environment‚ there is often little parental support. The lack of success can often be due to problems involving language and communication skills. The quality of the relationship of the parent and child‚ also the parenting skills
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children who are bi-lingual or children who grew up or spent time in another country but still had English as a first language. The educational system in the United Kingdom has always had to cope with the difficulties and challenges that arise in the teaching of children to whom English is not their first language. I will be attempting to analyse the methods that are used in schools to ensure that children who speak another language at home are given every opportunity to fully engage with the curriculum
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