My 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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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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Principio del formulario TEACHING PRONUNCIATION INTRODUCTION During the present paper I will choose two problems of transfer between Spanish and English that I consider to be obstacles to efficient communication and I will analyse them from two points of view. In the first place I will explain the causes of the problems as regards phonetic and phonological aspects. In the second place I will explain how I think the problems can be solved. This will be done considering I am working within
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’The Objective of Education Is Learning’ *’The Objective of Education Is Learning‚ Not Teaching’* *In their book‚** *Turning Learning Right Side Up: Putting Education Back on Track*‚ authors Russell L. Ackoff and Daniel Greenberg point out that today’s education system is seriously flawed -- it focuses on teaching rather than learning. "Why should children -- or adults -- be asked to do something computers and related equipment can do much better than they can?" the authors ask in the
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In order to know what the Harvard Report means by general education‚ I should start with a definition summarized from the different parts of the report. In terms of the Harvard report‚ I think general education is a system of higher education designed to foster in students the desire and capacity to learn‚ think critically‚ and communicate proficiently with both nature and society‚ and also to function as engaged citizens. It is distinguished by a flexible curriculum that allows for student choice
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Guidance on the national occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools National occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools: unit titles and their elements The national occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools (STL NOS) can be found on the national database of national occupational standards (www.ukstandards.org) or downloaded from the TDA website at www.tda.gov.uk/stlnosunits. Unit title Elements STL1
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Teaching Listening Listening is a critical element in the competent language performance of adult second language learners‚ whether they are communicating at school‚ at work‚ or in the community. Through the normal course of a day‚ listening is used nearly twice as much as speaking and four to five times as much as reading and writing . In a recent study of Fortune 500 Corporations‚ Wolvin and Coakley (1991) found that listening was perceived to be crucial for communication at work with regards
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General Welfare General welfare provides health‚ safety‚ and education for all Americans. These are all factors we need for the daily functions of life. It provides is all with equal opportunity‚ blessing of liberty‚ Common Defense‚ Domestic Tranquility‚ and Justice are all extremely important to America‚ but without General Welfare none of these would be possible. To begin with‚ without General Welfare we would not have Education‚ and education is the key to everything. All of us are guaranteed
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How to Teach EFL Pronunciation Successfully Winda Syafitri Is it possible teaching English without teaching pronunciation? The “NO” answer is usually attached‚ yet it is common knowledge which is mostly ignored not only by the learners but also by the teacher. Considering sounds play an important role in communication‚ foreign language teacher is supposed to give proper attention to this. To teach English as Foreign Language pronunciation successfully‚ good strategies are needed applying in the
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OTHER 985 No Comparable Course Human Physiology BIOL 261 BIO 141 AND BIO 142 OR BIO 144 AND BIO 145 OR BIO 140 AND BIO 144 AND BIO 145 Human Physiology Lecture and Lab OTHER 984 No Comparable Course Introduction to General‚ Organic‚
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