Assignment 2: focus on the learner 1- Background to the learner: My student is called Samir Salem Abdullah Al-Ahsani. He is an Omani student working as an employee in the Bouhelba Company. He speaks Arabic which is his mother tongue and a little English. He’s at the elementary level at Polyglot Institute. He first studied English in the Omani public schools where he didn’t learn much according to him. He felt he couldn’t respond ‚when talked to in English‚ and needs to improve his speaking
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Respect matters When I was young‚ I really didn’t respect authority unless it were my parents‚ and that didn’t get me far when I got to high school. I had a bad start to that day because school got under my skin. One day‚ everything changed when I moved up to varsity football and got into a horrible argument with the running backs coach which is also my positions coach. It was a real eye opener for me‚ and I had a new perspective on respect. After‚ that my life wasn’t the same when it came to showing
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Negotiating with Learners It is important at the start of any learning experience for learners to have a clear understanding of their prior knowledge‚ skills and current learning needs. To assist learners in taking ownership of their learning experiences‚ teachers can initiate negotiations with learners through the prior use of discussions and assessments to enable negotiations to take place through reflective discussions‚ resulting in establishing personalised learning agreements. As highlighted
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Time Management for the Adult Learner Robert Jacobs Foundations of Online Learning American Military University Maureen Horowitz Time management is one of the most important skills an adult learner needs to have. Even as an adult that is not a student or as child student we all need to have good time management skills in order to make sure that we are able to progress through life and be able to finish all of the tasks that are presented before us. Without good
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Developing a Learner Profile For the purposes of this assignment I used the Bridge Mills Handout: An Extract by Ian Thompson entitled ‘Japanese speakers’- taken from the book ‘Learner English’ Swan and Smith Pages 296-309. This book is referred to in the following assignment as (Thompson: Followed by the page number). Part One Needs Analysis The student I interviewed was Japanese. Her name was Emiko. Emiko learned English in secondary school and she found it quite difficult. After leaving
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book and then ace a test on it the next day‚ others may not be able to do the same without hearing a lecture on the subject. Individuals perceive and process information in different ways; while some people are visual learners‚ others may retain information better through auditory or tactile means. And a large percentage are a combination of one or more of the aforementioned categories. Those who learn best by seeing are more visual learners. Visual learners like to take notes and they tend to sit in
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of all language skills — speaking‚ listening‚ writing‚ and reading‚ however there was relatively little focus on speaking and listening. As reported by Virginia‚ she was exposed to explicit information about the structure of the language and to rules that she had to internalize through repetitions and direct translation with little or no opportunity of participating in activities that encourage meaningful communication. This situation hindered the development of her speaking skills‚ and made her
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1.1 Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education Since 2004 all children in the UK aged three and four years old have been entitled to free places at nursery or another preschool setting including childminders. From 1st September 2010 the government extended these hours from 12.5 hours to 15 hours for up to 38 weeks of the year. The free entitlement provides universal access to early childhood education and care‚ ensuring that all children have the opportunity to benefit from early
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motivated‚ active learner? A self-directed learner is someone who is very independent in learning and does not fear to be self-disciplined in learning. He or she takes responsibility for their own learning. An intrinsically motivated learner is someone who participates in learning activities because of an inward satisfaction of contentment rather than the outward rewards. An intrinsic learner derives inner pleasure from learning. He or she is motivated internally. An active learner consciously engages
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I‚ have always respected authority‚ I believe it is always imperative to respect authority‚ as shortly after I entered the Marine Corps I heard a story about a NCO that told a LCPL to get over here now and he did and right after he moved the berm where he had been standing was shot right where his head would have been. I remember that story from when my gunny told it to me when I first got to the fleet it’s something I don’t think I will ever forget it is one of the things that reminds me every day
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