Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. This book is written for teachers by teachers. Our teacher-contributors teach in seven different countries and are both native-speakers and nonnative speakers of English. Activities reflect ESL and EFL classroom settings. The chapters included here allow teachers to see how other teachers approach the teaching of pragmatics and to appreciate the diversity
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"All professions have an identifiable knowledge base. Teaching has no such knowledge base‚ therefore‚ it is not a profession" Discuss this statement. There are different characteristics of what a profession entails of. Some characteristics‚ such as full graduate training are based on the more known professional modes such as law‚ medicine and engineering. The majority of critics have agreed on the similar aspects of an occupational group acquiring: a knowledge base‚ expertise in their field‚ a sense
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para. 19) What this chapter is about . . . . . . . Reflective practice ± what is it? Why and how should we do it? Reflection `in’ and `on’ action Some models of reflective practice Using reflection as a basis for improving learning and teaching Writing your personal development journal (PDJ) Your individual learning plan (ILP) What makes a good teacher in lifelong learning? LLUK standards This chapter covers‚ at least‚ the following standards: AS 4; AK 4.2; AP 4.2; AK 4.3; AP 4
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51 ¡πÿ…¬»“ µ√åª√‘∑√√»πå Teaching English in Thailand: An Uphill Battle Tipa Thep-Ackrapong The main purpose of this article is to give an overview of English language teaching in Thailand. Firstly‚ some problems involved in the teaching of English to Thais are discussed‚ and this is followed by an examination of some of the approaches used here for the teaching of English. Finally‚ attempts to tackle problems are presented. Problems In the first regard‚ it will be shown that
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Running Head: Teaching as a Profession Teaching as a Profession Bennetta Trotter Grand Canyon University Edu 215 August 15‚ 2010 Teaching as a Profession I believe that teaching is one of the most demanding careers one might choose from. Teaching is a one of a kind profession; this career choice can be frustrating‚ exciting‚ and also very fulfilling‚ for those who are really dedicated to choose teaching as their long life career. Deciding to become a teacher means a lot of time and
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Special Education Foundations and Framework September 29‚ 2013 Investigating Meaningful Teaching I have heard many times “It takes a special person to work with special children.” I find it more of a calling. Working with special children is a gift that we receive from God. 1 Corinthians 12:7 says‚ “The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others.” I consider serving the special needs community my gift. Over the years‚ the only difficult issue I have had is working with
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Teaching Listening Listening is the language modality that is used most frequently. It has been estimated that adults spend almost half their communication time listening‚ and students may receive as much as 90% of their in-school information through listening to instructors and to one another. Often‚ however‚ language learners do not recognize the level of effort that goes into developing listening ability. Far from passively receiving and recording aural input‚ listeners actively involve themselves
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INTRODUCTION According to the new school Curriculum and the European Council of Education the problem of teaching pronunciation in TEFL is a very actual one and it had been studied and analyzed by many great teachers. I tried also to do a research and I dedicated it to this topic :” WAYS OF TEACHING PRONUNCIATION IN TEFL “.I did it because I feel it important and necessary to be taught in schools lyceums or even individually. My research comprises four chapters .The first one is a practical one
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WHAT IS TEACHING? "I believe that the teacher ’s place and work in the school is to be interpreted from this same basis. The teacher is not in the school to impose certain ideas or to form certain habits in the child‚ but is there as a member of the community to select the influences which shall affect the child and to assist him in properly responding to these influences." (Dewey‚ 1897) "Dogma is actually the only thing that cannot be separated from education. It IS education. A teacher who is not
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Principled Eclecticism Method Fitting the method to the learner‚ not vice versa Today the professional language teacher has a good grounding in the various techniques and new approaches‚ and they know and understand the history and evolution of teaching methodologies. The modern teacher will in fact use a variety of methodologies and approaches‚ choosing techniques from each method that they consider effective and applying them according to the learning context and objectives. They prepare their
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