Developing a Learner Profile For the purposes of this assignment I used the Bridge Mills Handout: An Extract by Ian Thompson entitled ‘Japanese speakers’- taken from the book ‘Learner English’ Swan and Smith Pages 296-309. This book is referred to in the following assignment as (Thompson: Followed by the page number). Part One Needs Analysis The student I interviewed was Japanese. Her name was Emiko. Emiko learned English in secondary school and she found it quite difficult. After leaving
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Why student motivation is key to foreign language learning success Author: Christopher Merrifield August 2008 "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding." Stephen Krashen. The principles of L2 teaching philosophy has greatly changed from the ancient principles of the Grammar-Translation approach historically used
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EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES ISSUED BY ICAP HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN EXAMINATIONS 1. Planning Course Material • Select the book which adequately covers the topic you are studying. You may also select different books for different topics • The key to selecting the right text book is consulting your teachers / senior students. You may also refer the list of recommended reading available on the website The All Essential Plan • Panic makes you think less clearly‚ so avoid it by starting
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Child and young person development. 1.The learner will know the main stages of child and young person development. The learner can describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: A) Physical development From birth to 1 year they are developing fast physical skills. When they are born they have no control over their bodies. They then start to do movements like sucking and grasping they need their skills
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Teachers can use their people skills to talk to learners because that’s what they do every day. So it is not a difficulty for teachers to talk to their learners. The teachers have a higher authority over the learners. They also know a lot of their learners quite well‚ as they watch them a lot and have an idea of what they are like and how they behave outside of the classroom. This is a big advantage that can help prevent bullying‚ because the teacher/s will be aware if there is bullying going on
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Complete 5 learner records Care Support Learner Record Work Activities Template This sheet to be completed for 5 days of work experience placement‚ ensure student name and date is included on each sheet. Learner Name Glen White Date 29/01/2015 Work Experience (Day No) 1 “Showering a Service User” Reflection on relationships that develop in care work Today I assisted a Carer with showering a service user‚ we agreed on what we were going to do at the start of the
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Listening Skills to Young Learners through “Listen and Do” Songs I f it’s true that listening skills are the most important outcomes of early language teaching (Demirel 2004)‚ that explains the constant demand for methods that successfully improve listening skills of learners. Songs can be one of the most enjoyable ways to practice and develop listening skills. Any syllabus designed for teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) to young learners (YLs) typically contains
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solitary learners learn well on their own and prefers to work alone in private settings. They like to take responsibility and make sure they get done what they need‚ also they rely on themselves. If you are a solitary learn working alone is for you. They do not rely on anyone but themselves for help when they are solving a problem or even studying. Many solitary learn analyze all of their learning preferences and their methods as well methods. Because people who follow the process of solitary learn
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on the learner Muftah‚ married with four children‚ is a pleasant student who is struggling in class. Muftah did not receive any English in secondary school or university. He worked as a Physical Education teacher for two years‚ and then was employed with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for twenty years. In his years of employment‚ Muftah never needed to speak or write in English until about two years ago‚ when he started attending International House. He says that he is now learning English
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(which sadly‚ has been the experience of many language learners in the past – able to conjugate a verb‚ but unable to respond to a simple question)” (Scrivener‚ 2005; 146) As a result of the different frustrating situations she had to face when trying to make herself understand in foreign countries‚ and due to her love for travelling‚ she developed an intrinsic motivation to study English. She thinks English is a lingua franca that opens doors to other cultures‚ on the contrary‚ she doesn’t have any extrinsic
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