In 2012‚ the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate
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TEACHER´S VERSUS LEARNER´S ROLES Jaroslava Kunstová‚ ČR Abstract: The article describes the roles of teachers and learners in the educational process. It introduces a basic terminology‚ presents teacher´s and learner´s roles‚ competences in the educational process as well as some other factors which influence their roles. Key words: teacher‚ learner‚ roles‚ competences‚ relationship‚ interaction‚ individualization. Introduction The relationship between teacher and learner is forming
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The Characteristics of adults and young people as learners In this article we will consider the characteristics of young people and adults as learners. We will touch on the three main theories of teaching‚ identify and expand on three factors that have been identified as motivating adult learners and which the savvy teacher can use to increase the motivation of the learner. We will briefly consider five barriers that can affect a learner’s participation and or learning‚ looking at three of them
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activities are in almost every classroom. Students are learners that are more active and the teacher becomes a facilitator rather than a formal authority. Teachers are no longer the only source of information in the classroom. It is no doubt that the change of technology leads to a change in learning. More students are becoming autodidactic or Self-directed Learners (SDL). Technology-based activities have not only impacted SDLs‚ but also impacted learner preference and readiness. Impact of Technology-based
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in which you can provide learning activities which will motivate your learners and analyse both the strengths and limitations of resources available‚ with particular reference to new and developing technologies. How can functional skills (literacy‚ numeracy‚ language and ICT) be improved by using these resources to carry out activities? Learning activities form an inherent part of the learning process without which learners rates wouldn’t be retained‚ performance would be fractured‚ and motivation
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Task 1 Describe different ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners‚ which would underpin behaviour and respect for others Before the course starts there is an interview/screening process so that the tutor gets to meet the potential learners before the course starts during this process all aspects of the course are discussed including a few ground rules. All learners require boundaries and rules within which to work (Gravells 2008). These will be made clear on the
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Week 6 Discussion December 5‚ 2012 Differentiating According to Learning Profile and Multiple Learner Variances At the beginning of the school year‚ I suggested to the grade 6 teachers that we do a learning style inventory of the students we teach. They jumped at the opportunity to get to know their students better and to be able to provide their students with the best learning experience and the opportunity to be successful. We discovered many types of learning styles among the students
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Misconceptions about Learners with Learning Disabilities There are many misconceptions associated with learners who have a learning disability. One common myth is that we know very little about the causes of learning disabilities. This is very untrue. Even though we don’t know all of the causes of learning disabilities‚ we know a great deal as to why they happen. In our book it discusses how they may be caused by genetic factors‚ teratogenic factors‚ such as alcohol during pregnancy‚ and medical
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to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic Seminar‚ often
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on the Learner Background: For the purpose of this assignment‚ I interviewed Cedrick a 23 year old French student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the intermediate class. Cedrick was born in Lubumbashi. He got his Matric in 2008 and attended university for 2 years before and he ’s learning English so that he can continue his studies in South Africa. “The reason I ’m learning English is that I am a french speaker and I wand to study in a english country‚” he writes. Learner style:
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