Establishing Ground Rules when teaching Adult learners. The learner experience is not just an important component when dealing with adult learners but there are areas of legislation that apply. Equality‚ health & safety and data protection are just a brief example of legislation that must be considered when working with learners. “Rules” are an integral part in any society‚ adult learning not being exempt. It is important to establish ground rules so that there is a clear understanding between teacher
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coming up with an in-depth analysis of a teaching approach‚ a clear background of how it is operated is necessary. I have chosen to study further the approach that I have reported in my TESL class which is the Task-Based Language Teaching. This had sounded so interesting for me for in a first look of its title‚ this approach appeared to have surely integrated activities specifically‚ ‘tasks.’ A book of David Nunan‚ main proponent of Task-based language teaching‚ describes this approach by giving a basic
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[pic] Timing: 15 minutes Written by PHAM THI LE NA Copyrighted 2010 Teaching kids to become useful citizens is far from easy. Some people claim that the imposition of firm discipline in educating children proves essential while other see it as a counter-productive method. I am convinced by the latter view. It is first argued that with discipline‚ children are taught to be inculcated with decorous behavior. But can kids truly learn something under the control of a rod? So scarce are children
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where my aunt and grandma lives‚ they brought me to the local elementary school. My mom argued vehemently for me to be put in first grade‚ but the principal could only shake his head‚ since I already turned 7 years of age and had to be enrolled in second grade. So there I was: standing outside of room 2-227‚ looking as awkward and shy as a kid on his first day of school‚ but the feeling of butterflies in my stomach was intensified tenfold since I could not even introduce myself properly in English
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The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom Radical Pedagogy (2001) ISSN: 1524-6345 The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom Language And Culture: What IS Culture And Why Should IT BE Taught? In this section‚ we will briefly examine the relationship between language and culture and see why the teaching of culture should constitute an integral part of the English language curriculum. To begin with‚ language is a social institution‚ both shaping
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populations speaking in myriads of languages. Most countries today‚ because of increasing urbanization‚ international commerce‚ tourism‚ business travel‚ and modern technology have begun to embrace the concept of a society that is multicultural. And evidently‚ a globalized multicultural society would have to also be a society that is multilingual. Even though the US regards itself as the world’s melting pot‚ it has very low levels of proficiency in learning a second language. Most students usually study
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The Influence of Age Factors on Second Language Acquisition Xu Bailin Abstract: In second language acquisition‚ age factors has always been the study focus and one of the most controversial issues of linguistics. Based on the Brain Plasticity Theory and the Critical Period Hypothesis‚ the purpose is to prove such a hypothesis that the younger the leaner who begins to learn an second language‚the greater the probability that he or she will achieve a native-like command of it
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that matter. Whatever the case she addresses a sudden change in the way society thinks and how we should try to preserve it. She also talks about the loss of culture that comes with globalization and the loss of part of our history as we reject the teachings of the old culture and of our old heritage. It could be for this reason that she decided to name the poem A Different History. Significant poetic devices and their significance (eg: Metaphors‚ symbols‚ rhyme scheme‚ form‚ imagery‚ repetition…
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needs of English Language Learners will increasingly emerge as an area of concern for schools across the nation. Collier and Thomas (2009) in their book Educating English Learners for a Transformed World‚ state “students whose first language is not English are the fastest growing demographic group in public schools in all regions of the United States” (p. 3). The National Center for Education Statistics (2017) states that the number of students who are English Language Learners has increased by
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Learning and teaching a foreign language is quite an important factor in the modern society. Teaching the English language in Abha‚ in Saudi Arabia is highly important. Training English in Saudi Arabia would call for much attention than in any other subject. Introduction of this foreign language to the Arabs would be of importance in the next five years because; knowledge of the language has become a global requirement. English language is used‚ and will continue to be used in understanding numerous
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