The Characteristics of adults and young people as learners In this article we will consider the characteristics of young people and adults as learners. We will touch on the three main theories of teaching‚ identify and expand on three factors that have been identified as motivating adult learners and which the savvy teacher can use to increase the motivation of the learner. We will briefly consider five barriers that can affect a learner’s participation and or learning‚ looking at three of them
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facts‚ skills or heuristics. Thus‚ where these thoughts are based on truth or not we rely on them to make sense of the world around us. Most of the simple tasks and thoughts completed by individuals happen from their System 1. The book‚ Thinking Fast and Slow‚ highlights the issues that can arise when we rely on this part of our brain. Oversimplifications and cultural stereotypes occur from thinking and acting without conscious awareness. What we think and how we perceive things may be influenced by
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in which you can provide learning activities which will motivate your learners and analyse both the strengths and limitations of resources available‚ with particular reference to new and developing technologies. How can functional skills (literacy‚ numeracy‚ language and ICT) be improved by using these resources to carry out activities? Learning activities form an inherent part of the learning process without which learners rates wouldn’t be retained‚ performance would be fractured‚ and motivation
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Task 1 Describe different ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners‚ which would underpin behaviour and respect for others Before the course starts there is an interview/screening process so that the tutor gets to meet the potential learners before the course starts during this process all aspects of the course are discussed including a few ground rules. All learners require boundaries and rules within which to work (Gravells 2008). These will be made clear on the
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Week 6 Discussion December 5‚ 2012 Differentiating According to Learning Profile and Multiple Learner Variances At the beginning of the school year‚ I suggested to the grade 6 teachers that we do a learning style inventory of the students we teach. They jumped at the opportunity to get to know their students better and to be able to provide their students with the best learning experience and the opportunity to be successful. We discovered many types of learning styles among the students
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Misconceptions about Learners with Learning Disabilities There are many misconceptions associated with learners who have a learning disability. One common myth is that we know very little about the causes of learning disabilities. This is very untrue. Even though we don’t know all of the causes of learning disabilities‚ we know a great deal as to why they happen. In our book it discusses how they may be caused by genetic factors‚ teratogenic factors‚ such as alcohol during pregnancy‚ and medical
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to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic Seminar‚ often
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on the Learner Background: For the purpose of this assignment‚ I interviewed Cedrick a 23 year old French student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the intermediate class. Cedrick was born in Lubumbashi. He got his Matric in 2008 and attended university for 2 years before and he ’s learning English so that he can continue his studies in South Africa. “The reason I ’m learning English is that I am a french speaker and I wand to study in a english country‚” he writes. Learner style:
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WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS for the English Language Learner WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS and our uniquely engaging program are excellent developmental tools for English Language Learners. The number of English Language Learners in classrooms across the United States continues to grow‚ and we at WRiTE BRAiN are committed to giving each ELL student opportunities‚ not simply to acclimate and adapt‚ but to thrive. When WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS launched in 2014‚ we piloted our creative writing program in a California school district
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assignment on / Idiomatic expressions errors among Arab learners of English Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of the Error Recognition & Correction Course Prepared by/ Sara Salim Alhadhrami Submitted to / Mr. Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali 2012-2013 (Fall Semester) Word counts / 1650 words Introduction This paper sheds light on the Idiomatic errors of Arab learners. First‚ idioms are one of the most important aspects
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