breakers as a way of learners becoming more relaxed with each other and also as a way of beginning to interact with each other‚ ensuring that the topics are relevant to the learners and that they are not too controversial or likely to cause offence etc.‚ they also encourage team work and inclusion • They are also a way of establishing trust within a group and reducing nervousness (apprehension) • We looked at training cycles and the various aspects such as identifying needs‚ planning and designing
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went well. This was the first time we would review my performance on the crisis line. Personally‚ I was apprehensive about our meeting‚ I felt I was doing a good job; however the observation team may have felt diffident. Our meeting was casual yet formal. Camie is a great supervisor‚ she is easy to talk with and very supportive. What I found strange in our first meeting I was preoccupied with what I may have done wrong. I did not consider what I may have done alright. This spoke to my personal
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Community Meeting Review For my project I visited the City of Hesperia’s Official Website and reviewed the April 1‚ 2014 City Council Meeting which is available to the public on line. The beginning of the meeting started with a call of order then proceeded to the roll call of the board members. After these steps had taken place an invocation was performed followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. I have never heard of a prayer referred to as an invocation and it prompted me to review the words definition
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I found many of the topics discussed in Becoming a Learner useful‚ but the things I found most useful were how most college students go into college and how it is wrong. Sanders describes how many students go into college with the assumption that college will give them a good life. Talking about this he says‚ “The problem with this conversation is that it can turn education into an obligation instead of an opportunity” (Sanders 26). I can relate to this because many times I have thought that college
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“MEETING MY DAD” Since I was born‚ my mom has been there for me taking care of me when I’m sick and teaching me pretty much all I know. But while growing up‚ I reached a point where I started realizing that every kid in my school had a “mommy” and a “daddy” and I didn’t. I never really noticed that because my uncles and my grandpa were always around me‚ but when I started school I realized I didn’t have anybody to call “Dad”. I was five years old when I started noticing this entire dilemma
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This case study is based on Patricia‚ a Spanish national in her twenties who is in her last year studying an Economics degree course. She is also a student on the Elementary course at the British Language Centre. Patricia’s started learning English at the bi-lingual school she attended. She learnt English for 3 years but did not take any official examinations‚ but sees this as a possibility for the future. At school she learnt English because it was obligatory. The only other language she speaks
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principle based on the Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences states that "Learners learn in different ways‚ at different rates‚ for different reasons." Each pupil learns in a way different from the others. This may be resulted from their developmental differences‚ interests‚ predispositions in learning‚ and capabilities. This theory implies that teachers should be knowledgeable on handling different types of learners. The Law of Exercise of Edrward Thorndike‚ states that‚ the more frequently a
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speakers was limited. Her motivation to improve is initially based on her need to communicate better at work and in everyday life activities‚ such as shopping. She would also like to do some further study in England but realises that her level of English needs to improve before she would be accepted onto a course. She sees the benefits of her improvement and this motivates her to learn more. She is very much a concrete learner. She enjoys the oral interaction and believes this is how she learns most
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Q1. Explain the purpose of keeping minutes of a meeting. What goes into the contents of minutes of a meeting? Ans Meeting are never isolated incidents. They are part of an ongoing process of information-sharing‚ problem-solving‚ decision-making‚ and planning. Proper documentation can help ensure that decisions are not forgotten and that actions are followed up. Minutes can be defined as an official record of the proceedings of a meeting.” They are “official” because they are certified as a record
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career. Then it made since we really need to understand our clients mentally and somewhat physical in order to fully understand their needs. I decided to start with the AA meetings first. I thought these meetings would be a little better for starts. Once I started looking for meetings to attend I was truly overwhelmed by the number of meetings available in just my area along. I decided on the right time and date to attend. I was VERY scared at first going into a meeting with strangers who actually
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