significant benefits to teachers and students alike. However‚ an uncritical use of computers can be just as disadvantageous to students as a refusal to have anything to do with them. In this article I discuss some of the ways that computers can be used in English language teaching‚ with a view to helping colleagues make the most of the opportunities they offer to ESL students. Peer It is helpful to think of the computer as having the following main roles in the language classroom: • teacher - the computer
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“The Piano Teacher” “The Piano Teacher” is a novel written by Elfriede Jelinek and first published in 1983. It was made into a motion picture directed by Michael Haneke and won three major prizes at the Cannes 2001 festival including best actress for Isabelle Huppert and best actor for Benoit Magimel. Erika Kohut is a piano teacher at the Conservatory of Vienna. She is a very up tight‚ rigid and cold person. As I kept reading the book I understood that it was not her fault she came up to
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Profession Tiffany Trent Becoming a Teacher I would love to write about how I wanted to become a teacher since I was ten years old‚ but it is not true. I just happened to get involved in a round-about-way. Having four children under the age of ten‚ going back to work was a necessity. I became a school nutritionist‚ also known as ‘lunch lady’. It was perfect hours‚ decent pay and summers off‚ what more could I ask for? On my second day‚ I met the special needs teacher‚ Jessica‚ who changed everything
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Choosing a favorite teacher is fairly difficult when one puts into account all the types of teachers they have known‚ all of them are important. Teachers are the second most important people in our lives‚ right after our parents. Teachers are persuasive and have the power to build a child up from an immature student to become a responsible adult; or they can completely and utterly crush a students hopes and dreams. As an identical twin my mother has always pulled a few strings to have my sister
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Confucius What kind of person was Confucius in everyday life? Focus on the following: his clothing and diet‚ his possessions‚ his pastimes‚ the company he kept‚ and anything else that is relevant. In everyday life Confucius was a relaxed and cheerful man who was constantly in search of new knowledge. He studied the Chinese Classics mainly focusing on the Books of Odes‚ History and Rites. In his spare time‚ however‚ he liked to relax in his manor. He was very picky with the people he chose to
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Ever since I was younger‚ I possessed unique individual qualities. I was always the girl in class who always reminded the teacher about homework‚ the one who never missed an assignment‚ and the one who always made the honor roll. In fact‚ I never settled for mediocre because I knew one day it will pay off. Throughout my educational career‚ I’ve learned that being yourself is the key to becoming successful. The world is filled with people attempting to duplicate someone which is why I’ve always pushed
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There are many teachers I’ve met in my life. Some of them are really meaningful to me‚ but others are not. When I work hard on my job and try to be a successful business man‚ I always remember the woman who impacts my whole life‚ she is my teacher‚ Ms. Lee. Ms. Lee‚ who was my middle school class teacher and geography teacher‚ had a kind heart but serious appearance. I have never thought that her behavior and educational teaching will implant in my heart so deeply. First time I saw her‚ I believe
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When I think back to my most memorable teacher I immediately am reminded of my third grade teacher Ms. Castaldi. Her classroom was set up in small groups of four around the room‚ her desk in the middle. I liked this classroom arrangement as a child because I felt like she was one of the students. Ms. Castadli treated all her students with respect and was extremely caring and understanding‚ like a mother. She had a true passion for what she did and it really showed because all of her students were
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role model‚ a good teacher I think‚ they are also the very big factor that’s why I’m in this profession today. Teaching requires a very big skills as you step your foot on it‚ there will come a time you need to be the patience‚ loving‚ caring‚ understandable‚ etc. NOT only that you have you there your knowledge to teach‚ but be sure that you love what you’re doing. It is not how much you earn‚ but it is that you see every student’s smiles‚ how they thank you as their teacher and the love that
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Wordsworth‚ every poet ought to be a teacher. Regarding himself‚ it was his opinion that he should be remembered merely as a teacher. But his concept of teaching was somewhat untraditional. It was his firm opinion that education should never be knowledge oriented‚ but life oriented. If an educated man is not able to solve human problems‚ his education is useless. In ’The Tables Turned’‚ he openly says: Come forth into the light of things‚ Let Nature be your Teacher. Education of Nature—Wordsworth
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