PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE PROBLEMS FACED WITH TEACHING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE An analysis of the obstacles in the way of effective pupil-centred teaching and learning of the English language in Tanzanian government primary school with recommendations Katy Allen MBE Director‚ Village Education Project Kilimanjaro Presented at The Forum on Community of Practice of Learner Centred Learning in Tanzania held at the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference Centre‚ Kurasini 18th – 19th August 2008 PRIMARY
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Teaching Listening Listening is a critical element in the competent language performance of adult second language learners‚ whether they are communicating at school‚ at work‚ or in the community. Through the normal course of a day‚ listening is used nearly twice as much as speaking and four to five times as much as reading and writing . In a recent study of Fortune 500 Corporations‚ Wolvin and Coakley (1991) found that listening was perceived to be crucial for communication at work with regards
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physical needs. * Follow the information provided for the pupils with special educational needs. * Observe and record pupils abilities and behaviour to pass on to the teacher. Question 4 Think about your role and responsibilities as a teaching
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ethics to adopt at the school‚ I came to the conclusion that most had already been thought about before and many a theorist could be used as a reference‚ but that indeed I was exercising that very thing I am hoping to become a teacher- and teaching is what it is all about! For “education is inherently about values: it reflects a vision of the kind of world we want our children to inherit; a vision of the kinds of people we hope they will become” (Alexander‚ 1992‚ cited in Pollard‚
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geography‚ political systems‚ philosophies‚ and economic systems by which people organize their lives. 1.1.2 Know and appreciate the great creative works of world cultures. 1.2 Subject-area Content. Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty and the relevant applications of this content. 1.2.1 Know their subjects considerably beyond the content they are expected to teach‚ and know how professionals in their field think and analyze the world. 1.2.2 Have a strong background in
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Jesus’ Teaching Luke’s "Sermon on the Plain" is the Gospel equivalent of Paul’s chapter on love‚ 1 Corinthians 13. Here Jesus sets forth his ethic for daily life in detail. The sermon begins with a recognition of the disciples’ blessing as a result of God’s grace. The rest of the sermon gives the ethical response to being such a beneficiary. Disciples are to live and relate to others in a way that stands out from how people relate to one another in the world. They are to love and pray for their
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Meaningful Teaching in Special Education People have to choose which direction they want to take their life in‚ whether it is to become a professional athlete or a professional educator. Regardless of what choice is made‚ a commitment has to be made to strive to do the best of their ability. Many have made the choice to become a special education educator. Special education educators are people who work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities. The various types of disabilities
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The teaching-coaching function of the domains of nursing practice is a very important aspect that nurses must practice to be effective. We learn many things from textbooks‚ clinical environments and job placements; but I think some of the most valuable lessons and skills that I have learned were from my fellow nurses and other healthcare providers while on the job. I work with adolescents on a daily basis that are cognitively impaired that need to be taught many life skills. The competencies that
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The teaching plan will be for the proper use of condoms‚ for high school students ages‚ 13-19. Teenagers going through this stage of development would like to participate and feel some ownership of their lesson plan. Teenagers also have short attention spans‚ so things need to move quickly. (Piccolo 2010) The plan would be to set up a 45 minute class. A few days prior to the class I would introduce the topic and hand out a questionnaire/quiz‚ along with additional lines for comments and other
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Teaching can be a great job‚ and extremely beneficial and satisfying. The daily life of a teacher is not really all that hard to manage. One of the major daily routines that must be done is of course‚ teaching the daily objectives to the students so that they may understand them and learn. However‚ before they teach the day’s objective‚ they have to lay lesson plans out and figure out how they will teach that certain criteria‚ building the lesson around the text book and the knowledge that the
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