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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A Tale of Four Learners Summary Bernice McCarthys’ essay‚ “A Tale of Four Learners‚” is about her classifications of the different types of learners based on the system she created‚ THE 4MAT. The four types of learners are: Type 1 learners‚ Type 2 learners‚ Type 3 learners‚ and Type 4 learners. The names of the people she uses in the essay are Lisa‚ Marcus‚ Jimmy‚ and Leah. Linda was a highly imaginative student who favored feelings and reflecting. She was a Type 1 learner‚ who struggled with
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Virtual Lab: Dependent and Independent Variables Worksheet 1. ECB refers to: E (European corn borer) a. A genetically engineered plant that is resistant to insect pests b. Edible corn byproducts c. An insect pest that reduces corn yield d. European corn borer e. c and d 2. How many days are required for a corn seed to become a mature plant with maximum weight kernels ready to be harvested? D (about 140 days) a. about 23 b. about 65 c. about 140 d. about 180 3. “BT Corn” refers
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The “good language learner” LIU Mingzhu (department of foreign language‚ Jiangsu University of Science and Technology) Abstract: In order to find out why some people learn languages fast and easily whilst others never seemed to be able to learn a foreign language at all. Was there a magic secret? Were some people naturally more able than others? By investigation‚ i conclude that some factors like motivation‚ personality make a great contribution. Key words: Motivation Extrovert Personality Experiment
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ASSIGNMENT ONE FOCUS ON THE LEARNER 750-1000 words For this assignment you are going to write a report on a student in the TP class you are teaching now. As a practicing teacher‚ you will at times have to write reports on students for various reasons‚ e.g. passing on information to a colleague‚ providing information for a student’s employer‚ etc. The report should be based on the following: 1. Refer to the observation tasks which have helped you focus on various concrete
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CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1 – FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Part One Background The first part of the assignment focuses on the general overview of Entry 1 group who are majority females of South-Asian origin; also a Chinese‚ African & Arab learners are also enrolled in class. Learners of this group are housewives with little or no previous education background. They would have learnt Urdu or Gujarati in their country. The ages range between 24 and 45. The majority of learner’s first language speaks
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The seven habit of highly effective people was written by Dr Stephen R cavey over 5 million copies sold and translated in 32 languages Dr stephen R Cavey international leadership consultant a global provider of leadership development and productivity Dr cavoy in this book explain that what you are‚ your character and values speaks more than what you say and do. To really understand this book you have to do three things lean it‚ teach it and do it definition habit : A habit is the overlaps or
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Assignment 2 Understanding Learners: Me as a Learner Being a father of four gorgeous children I have always felt that I was an educator‚ a teacher‚ a leader‚ a mentor‚ as well as a learner long before I entered the teacher preparation course. I never realised how much children could teach me‚ especially about myself. When I would see the reflections of myself in my children I would‚ at the time‚ just consider them to be cute imitations. I would love it when my four year old would run his fingers
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Independent Research Project Proposal Rationale There are many levels of carbohydrates in different kinds of milk. The carbohydrate levels in milk can determine which milk is the healthiest. Milk contains carbs and the amount of carbs can affect a diet. RESEARCH QUESTION(S)‚ HYPOTHESIS(ES)‚ ENGINEERING GOAL(S)‚ EXPECTED OUTCOMES: How is this based on the rationale described above? What is the problem or purpose to be addressed? Can the difference of milk and carbohydrate levels determine which
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bases their learning from. The style types include visual with a score of 8 for this learner. The second style is aural with a score of 10. The third style includes reading and writing with a score of 12. The final style is kinesthetic with a score of 10 (www.vark-learn.com). According to Fleming‚ multimodal learning styles is how most students prefer to learn (www.vark-learn.com). It is agreeable by this learner that multimodal is most beneficial to get the most from a learning and educational
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