LEL Task 1 – Learner Profile LEARNER IDENTIFICATION: Information about Faisa was gathered through a recorded interview‚ informal conversations in class‚ class assessments and a learning styles test (VAX). INTRODUCTION Faisa is a 21-year-old Somali woman. She moved to the UK in 2006 as a refugee. She lives in a council flat with her brother‚ his wife and her baby nephew. She worked in a mobile-phone shop for five months in 2008‚ but has been unemployed for the past eighteen months and
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Punishments vary in so many ways. Every country‚ every leader‚ and every military‚ all have their own forms of ratifying situations. Civilian or military‚ man or woman‚ young or old‚ all seem to make a difference as to how a person is punished for the things they do wrong. Fairness is only determined by background and upbringing. In the United States Navy‚ punishments are usually dealt out to reinforce values and morale when unacceptable behavior has been displayed. As a member of the United
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Is the Internet Really Bad for Today’s Generation’s Literacy Skills? A POSITION PAPER BY: Philline Lopez April 8‚ 2013 The internet has been one of the – if not the most - major advancements in technology that this century had to offer. It has opened us to countless possibilities and it paved way for an easier means of communication and information-access. The internet is considered the largest information base. Because
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Focus on the Learners A. The Intermediate level students have different backgrounds‚ learning experiences‚ and learning styles‚ but they find some common ground in the learning styles preferred‚ the parts of speech to be corrected‚ and the skills to be developed. The class is composed of 11 students who fall within the age range of 17 to 43 years. The group diversity also extends to their nationalities: five Thais‚ two Sri Lankans‚ two Pakistanis‚ one Japanese‚ and one Korean. The students with
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Sample Numeracy Test - Nursing 1. 949 + 786 = 2. 71 – 58 = 3. 16.66 – 7.87 = 4. 4.78+ 5.84 = 5. 7 ¼ - 3 ¾ = 6. 479 x 9 = 7. 126 sweets are shared equally among 7 children. How many sweets does each child receive? 8. An 83 cm piece is cut from a length of ribbon measuring 1.3 metres. What length is left? 9. What is the total cost of 8 loaves of bread at £1.38 each? 10. Jane drinks 85ml of juice out of a half a litre carton. How much juice is left? 11. What is the total
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Standard One: Knowledge of Literacy I used formative assessments on a daily basis to determine my planning of literacy instruction each week. My school used “Word Wall Words” which are words that students should know at each grade level. I tested my class on five “word wall words” each week. I gave specific spelling instruction to students to help them learn these sight words. I also developed reading comprehension and content area literacy by having students read a book about weather and answer
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What is Learner Autonomy and How Can It Be Fostered? Dimitrios Thanasoulas The Internet TESL Journal 2. What is Autonomy? For a definition of autonomy‚ we might quote Holec (1981: 3‚ cited in Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 1) who describes it as ’the ability to take charge of one’s learning’. On a general note‚ the term autonomy has come to be used in at least five ways (see Benson & Voller‚ 1997: 2): • for situations in which learners study entirely on their own; • for a set of skills
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ways that a person can learn‚ some through a combination of multiple. There are auditory learners‚ there are visual learners‚ and lastly there are kinesthetic learners. An auditory learner is one who “has a preference for the transfer of information through listening: to the spoken word‚ of self or others‚ of sounds and noises. These people will use phrases such as ‘tell me’…” (citation 2). A visual learner is one who “has a preference for seen or observed things… These people will use phrases such
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First Assignment (6 Characteristics of Adult Learners) Mark McDonald II 08/23/2013 Six Characteristics In my research‚ I have found that preparing for the adult learner is much different than one might think. In this first assignment‚ I explore six characteristics of adult learners‚ identify training that we currently offer that honors one of the six characteristics‚ and identify a possible improvement that will honor this characteristic. I have learned as adult educators in the blood banking
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IMPORTANT SOFT SKILL IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Mrs. N. Mahalakshmi D.T.Ed.‚ M.A.‚ M.Ed.‚ NET.‚ PGDACE. Research Scholar Department of Education Annamalai University ------------------------------------------------- prusothmaha@gmail.com Abstract ------------------------------------------------- English is being taught as a second language in our Indian schools. As it is our national language‚ much importance is given to this language in our education system. The language teachers are expected
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