Focus on the learner 1. The learner’s background 1.1. The learner (will be also referred to as “the student”) comes from Paris‚ France. He is a twenty-five year old male and he came to Australia two weeks ago. Back in France the learner worked as a children’s educator‚ and his current aspirations are to learn English well enough to find a job in education sector in Australia. 1.2. The student learned English at school‚ where the approach was teacher-centered with a lot of grammar and few opportunities
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UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Today’s learners appear smarter‚ yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the Internet. Even in classes‚ their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They become alive again through video presentations‚ group activities and computer classes. Teachers/Educators generally use the traditional education program which is applicable to the learners in the past. They fail to realize that the new learners are information
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Century Teacher and Learner Duration : 1.5 hours Resources Needed: Video presentation: “Teaching in the 21st Century” Manila paper Pentel pens Crayons Readings : 21st Century Teaching and Learning Qualities of the 21st Century Teacher Philippine Qualifications Framework Objectives: In this learning session‚ the participants should be able to: 1. Describe the 21st century teacher and learner; 2. Identify ways to develop the skills of a 21st century teacher and learner 3. Develop personal
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Adult Learner Assessment Theresa Ann Hayden‚ M.A.‚ Ed.S. Classroom Assessment in Education Dr. Kelli Ligeikis Capella University June 15‚ 2011 Adult Learner Assessment Classroom assessment is critical to the measurement of student achievement. As stated in Angelo and Cross‚ (1993): Classroom assessment helps individual college teachers obtain useful feedback on what‚ how much‚ and how well their students are learning… [the purpose] is to produce the highest possible quality of student
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Supporting English Language Learners North Boone School District is located in rural Boone County‚ Illinois. The district serves approximately 1‚700 students. North Boone is a medium district with six schools in the district. There are three K-4 schools‚ one 5-6 school‚ one 7-8 school‚ and one high school. I teach eighth grade mathematics at North Boone Middle School where 6.1% of students are English Language Learners (ELLs) (Illinois Interactive Report Card‚ n.d.). Our district has one certified
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For this assignment I interviewed Alessandro‚ an Italian student in the Pre-Intermediate English class. Alessandro has been living in London for a few months now. He came to the UK to search for work as a result of the global economic recession. He would like to improve his spoken English skills to improve his job prospects as well as better integrate into British society. Alessandro has studied English from primary school level to High school level but highlighted that the quality of English learning
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Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher Today‚ more than ever‚ teachers are challenged to create a culturally responsive classroom where students desire and dare to achieve because their nature (culture) is nurtured through esteem‚ empathy‚ and equity (The Culturally Competent Teacher PowerPoint‚ slide 4). Being in a classroom with Kindergarteners for over ten years as well as one from a “different’ background and culture of my Anglo and African-American students‚ I have always brought a cultural
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Will I Thrive in a Socially Diverse Environment? Dear PricewaterhouseCoopers‚ I would first like to state my appreciation for including me in the second round of interviews‚ thank you for your time and consideration. Being considered for an executive managerial position at PricewaterhouseCoopers is very prestigious and personally significant. I have desired to be a member of the PWC team since learning of the company and its services. As part of the interview process you have asked‚ “Will
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CELTA – Assignment 3 Learner Profile I interviewed ******** an Iranian 31 year old female student in the Level I class. ****’s native language is Persian (Farsi). **** came to England a year ago to join her Iranian husband who has been living and working in England for the past 5 years. At present they have no children. She has only been attending class at college for a few weeks where she is also taking a class in mathematics in order to learn the correct English terminology. **** is an
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First Essay: “Focus on this Learner” Rita Karen Law Trainer: Mr. Meza August 6‚ 2013 First Essay: “Focus on the Learner” A unique human ability is to be able to create and use language to communicate to each other. Humans learn their culture through communication using their linguistic competence and performance. In an article written by Elwyn C. Lapoint‚ “Cultural Content in Introductory Linguistics” he states that “This holistic view
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