Focus on the Learner Each teacher must deal with a class - a group of individuals with different needs often growing out of their different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. ESL students have widely different needs‚ because of differences in cultural background‚ age‚ and previous education. Even if the students in one class are all from the same language group‚ they inevitably have different learning styles and needs. It means‚ that the teacher needs to be aware of the difficulties involved in
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Focus on the Learner Shahid Adam Esat Word count: 1055 Learner Profile Gaby Kabengue is a 20 year old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been living in Johannesburg‚ South Africa for just over two months and attends the English language lessons offered at Language Lab. Gaby has a lively persona and a keen interest in learning the language‚ it is for these reason that I chose him for this assignment. Although Gaby holds no formal higher education qualifications he has had some
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Stock Opinion: Grow Summary Focus Media Holdings is China’s largest interactive digital media networks‚ operating * More than 84‚000 screens showing advertisements in office buildings and the outdoors * More than 41‚000 screens in retail outlets * More than 120000 poster frames in elevators. Its success is due to many factors‚ mainly the economic growth in china‚ the success of its new LCD display network‚ and its ability to integrate the companies its acquired in the previous
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Currently in the United States‚ 44 million adults live in poverty. Poverty is defined for a single person as an income level below $10‚830 or less than $22‚050 for a family. The vast majority of the homeless are jobless individuals and families that cannot afford shelter. An astounding 700‚000 to 800‚000 Americans are homeless on a given night and 2.5 million to 3.5 million are homeless at some point during the year. 28 million employed Americans are considered to be at poverty level. About two-thirds
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Essay-Focus on Britain. Does it make any sense to still “Focus on Britain” in contemporary times? Discuss the case for and against. This essay will illustrate as to whether in todays’ modern society it still makes sense to focus on Britain alone. It will do this by discussing the cases for and against each point considering important factors such as globalisation‚ traditionalism and multiculturalism. The debate as to whether or not the idea to focus solely on Britain is wise is one that has
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Whether one is reading fantasy‚ a literary tale‚ or realistic fiction‚ there is an abundance of orphans. The protagonist usually starts his or her adventure when they become parentless‚ which generally happens before the story has officially started. As a result‚ these characters are resilient and frequently become leaders. They also often have to learn more as well‚ as they do not have parents to teach them how to be good people. James from James and the Giant Peach‚ Mary Lennox from The Secret
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Boston Fights Drugs 1. Would you have selected focus groups for your methodology? Why or why not? I would have chosen to do the focus groups out of the three as the methodology for this research as the group did. With the one on one interviews the researchers had to find kids/adolescence that would actually talk to them‚ and be honest about their habits to a complete stranger. This problem would eliminate a majority of the kids‚ but for the ones that were left I think the research would show
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In 1989 the first drug court was introduced in Miami Dade County‚ Florida. Drug problems in Florida were substantial and mirrored many states across the United States. Crack Cocaine was on the rise as so was the crime across the United States. The many types of drug courts have been put in place to decrease recidivism‚ drug use and restore lives and families. Drug Courts are designed to serve as the alternative for incarceration. A big factor in criminal justice is figuring out what programs work
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Orphan Train is a beautifully crafted novel capturing your emotions in a story of love‚ hate‚ struggles‚ and a wonderful representation of hope. Every turn you take is full of excitements‚ plot twists. Christina Baker Kline swallows you up in her story. This book is about the relationship between seventeen year-old Molly and 91 year old Vivian Daly who‚ as the result of spending time together and sharing their experiences‚ form a bond‚ learn from each other‚ and change amazing ways. Christina Baker
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America faced a severe drug epidemic. The rise of drug use led to an increase in crime. Incarceration rates nearly tripled due to drug related crimes. The need to address this growing problem led to the drug court movement and the creation of drug courts. Drug courts are special courts that treat offenders with a history of substance abuse addictions by providing supervised treatments and sanctions when needed. This paper will discuss the establishment and goals of drug courts. It will also discuss
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