Lesson 1 What is Philosophy? Lesson Overview Welcome to this introductory course in philosophy. For our first lesson‚ we are going to examine the question: What is philosophy? There are 4 ways you can get to know what a discipline is: define it‚ describe it‚ contrast and compare it with other disciplines‚ and finally experience it. In this first lesson‚ we will aim to accomplish the first 3 of these activities. The rest of the course will be an exercise in experiencing philosophy. Tasks
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°°°°°°°°°°°°°°GTM grammar translation method GT appeared in the first half of the 19th century and was one of the nonscientific methods. Why is GT a classical method? GT was to help students appreciate L2 literature. L2 grammar helps them learn Ll grammar & grow mentally. Principles 1. Learning to read L2 literature – written language is superior to spoken language. L2 culture was literature and fine arts. 2. Translation from L2 to L1 and vise versa: a central goal 3. Communication:
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Models of Teaching Summary Information-processing models emphasize ways of enhancing the human being¡¦s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data‚ sensing problems‚ and generating solutions to them‚ and developing concepts and language for conveying them. The book discussed eight different information-processing models which include: Inductive thinking‚ Concept attainment‚ The Picture-Word Inductive Model‚ Scientific inquiry‚ Inquiry training‚ Mnemonics‚ Synectics
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General Introduction: The teaching of reading at secondary schools seems to be inadequate and not satisfying (Duffy and Rohehler 1981-82 Durkin 1978-1979). Many students have low motivation in learning English especially in the reading class. Many students say that English is not an interesting subject. For that reason‚ they take the English class because it is a compulsory subject for them to pass the three semesters. As a result the students turn to be less active readers and at the
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Unit 8 Teaching Vocabulary I) Understanding Vocabulary & vocabulary learning The acquisition of vocabulary at first sight seems straightforward; we all know you need a large number of words to speak a language. That is to say‚ the role of vocabulary seems to have received people’s consistent understanding in foreign language learning. However‚ people are still uncertain about which vocabulary items should be taught and learned‚ in what order and how they can be taught and learned most effectively
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Multimedia Teaching with Video Clips: TV‚ Movies‚ YouTube‚ and mtvU in the College Classroom Modernization: Video-brain conclusions. The value of a video clip as a teaching tool lies in its potential to do the following: (a) tap the core intelligences of verbal/linguistic‚ visual/spatial‚ musical/rhythmic‚ and emotional (interpersonal and intrapersonal)‚ (b) engage both the left and right hemispheres‚ (c) appeal to the reptilian‚ limbic‚ and neocortex layers of the brain to sense the nature of
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REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD STUDY PHILOSOPHY 1. Philosophy stimulates one’s abilities to think critically‚ creatively‚ and enhance analytical and interpretive capacities. 2. Students with an emphasis in Philosophy generally develop an interest in self-expression and reflection and enjoy debating ideas‚ skills which provide the ability to deal with the complex problems for which there are no easy answers. 3. Instead of one particular skill‚ philosophy prepares students for careers in a wide field
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Strategies for Effective Learning The variety of teaching and learning methods which is used within a course is an important factor in creating a course with interest to students. They range from teacher led‚ e.g. lectures‚ to being student led e.g. such as group discussions. As students have different learning styles they benefit most when taught in their preferred style‚ research shows that it is beneficial to all students to receive information in varying styles. Additionally‚ instruction
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environment where all students were learning and achieving. I know this because I was in her classroom where I learned to read‚ write‚ begin to explore numbers and create relationships. I struggled when it came to reading; but Mrs. Searson made it fun and interesting. The relationships she created with her students left them loving her as a teacher‚ friend and mentor. Teaching and learning are fundamentals of a school. An effective leader has a wealth of knowledge about teaching and learning. It’s
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In order for students to begin learning multiplication‚ they will need a strong foundational grasp of addition facts. It is this strong understanding and mastery of addition facts and concepts that multiplication will build upon. The three major steps for learning/teaching multiplication facts are developing an understanding of the operation and related number relationships‚ developing efficient strategies for fact retrieval‚ and drilling for rapid and accurate recall of facts. The strategies
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