Listening Skills to Young Learners through “Listen and Do” Songs I f it’s true that listening skills are the most important outcomes of early language teaching (Demirel 2004)‚ that explains the constant demand for methods that successfully improve listening skills of learners. Songs can be one of the most enjoyable ways to practice and develop listening skills. Any syllabus designed for teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) to young learners (YLs) typically contains
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ASSIGNMENT ONE FOCUS ON THE LEARNER 750-1000 words For this assignment you are going to write a report on a student in the TP class you are teaching now. As a practicing teacher‚ you will at times have to write reports on students for various reasons‚ e.g. passing on information to a colleague‚ providing information for a student’s employer‚ etc. The report should be based on the following: 1. Refer to the observation tasks which have helped you focus on various concrete
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2. Introduction Today‚ computerized mechanism and ICT (information and communication technology) have a significant impact on human life process. What was on the top of the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is now performing a vital role in each human life. Due to the swift growth in the technology industry and hardware and software development computerized systems and machines are used on an everyday basis by almost everyone‚ even people from different fields which are not related to computing. Major
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Case Study of a Learner The learner’s feelings towards group work‚ need for cognition‚ self efficacy‚ metacognitive awareness and the study process questionnaires show a strong link to the learner’s childhood and how they learn today. The learner had medium to high scores in their feelings towards group work and the need for cognition questionnaire which relates directly to the learner’s family situation. This is also evident in the self efficacy and metacognitive awareness questionnaires‚ where
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Alessandro generally likes the use of visual aids in the lessons‚ when images were used it helped him understand and remember the context more easily‚ as well as making lessons more interesting. In order to accurately assess the areas where Alessandro may need assistance both his oral and written levels were tested‚ using an interview I was able to note problems in his speaking. I also asked him to write me a short letter which included similar questions to the ones he had answered during the interview.
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CELTA ASSIGNMENT 1 – FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Part One Background The first part of the assignment focuses on the general overview of Entry 1 group who are majority females of South-Asian origin; also a Chinese‚ African & Arab learners are also enrolled in class. Learners of this group are housewives with little or no previous education background. They would have learnt Urdu or Gujarati in their country. The ages range between 24 and 45. The majority of learner’s first language speaks
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Human interactions are important because we are social animals; we depend on each other for our own survival and we live together for the benefit of the whole group. The assignment of this lab‚ was to observe two people interacting with one another in a public space. Two people were observed during a dinner without being noticed. Person #1 was a male around 18-20 years old. Person #2 was a female around 20-22 years old. Let’s called person #1 John and person #2 Aline. The place of observation was
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and weaknesses of communication and interpersonal interactions within Health and Social Care Communication can be defined as: The exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. Within communication there can be certain barriers or issues that can cause misunderstanding‚ offence to be taken and tension between those directly involved and those not directly involved with a certain conversation or other alternative method of communication. Interpersonal
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ASSIGNMENT 2 - FOCUS ON THE LEARNER. Background The learner is a 35 year old female from France. She is married with two children‚ and has lived in Oman for five years. The learner ’s first language is French. It is also the language that is spoken at home. Learner ’s profile The learner ’s level of English is between pre-intermediate to intermediate. She did not finish high school‚ and after grade 10‚ at the age of 16‚ she completed a certificate in disability studies. The learner studied English three
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Discuss the challenges that are faced by HCI/professionals. Many examples are expected. 2. What kind of conflicts might designers face when designing computer systems? 3. Compare and contrast HCI‚ human factors‚ user interface‚ usability‚ user needs and user oriented design. 4. Describe how various disciplines contribute to HCI. 5. “Too many developers think that they are artistic geniuses – they do not bother to follow user interface design standards or invest the effort to make their applications
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