Effective teaching is based on principles of learning which have been discussed in some detail in Chapter 1. The learning process is not easily separated into a definite number of steps. Sometimes‚ learning occurs almost instantaneously‚ and other times it is acquired only through long‚ patient study and diligent practice. The teaching process‚ on the other hand‚ can be divided into steps. Although there is disagreement as to the number of steps‚ examination of the various lists of steps in the teaching
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blogging‚ I used to keep my storytelling skills confined to the ’creative writing’ label and I used nothing but cold‚ objective‚ descriptive words in my first articles. The mere thought of writing for a niche gave me shivers. It made me anxious. I didn’t like that ice-cold sensation writing descriptive paragraphs gave me. The storyteller in me itched to take the lead and turn that boring piece of copy into joyful writing that would make my readers smile‚ laugh‚ frown and cry. You know‚ move from
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learning. Both of my parents had known that the problems I faced with reading and writing were only because I was so young. they would make me read a ton of books in order to catch up with the other students. It took me a little while to get a hang of reading and being able to write at the same rate as my fellow elementary class but this was
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My Philosophy of Teaching As I begin these reflections about teaching‚ I am reminded of one of Mark Twain’s dictums‚ "Don’t let schooling get in the way of education." I think that the goal of educating university-level students can only be achieved by presenting them with more than lectures‚ rote memorization tasks‚ and straightforward projects (i.e.‚ traditional schooling). In other words‚ an educator must move beyond the traditional model of schooling to a point at which students can learn effectively
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Principles 1. Learning to read L2 literature – written language is superior to spoken language. L2 culture was literature and fine arts. 2. Translation from L2 to L1 and vise versa: a central goal 3. Communication: not emphasized 4. Reading and writing: superior 5. Authority and fussy corrections 6. L1 equivalents for L2 words 7. L1/ L2 similarities: emphasized 8. Form superior to content 9. Deduction over Induction 10. L2 learning: a mental exercise 11. Explicit and conscious knowledge
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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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Team teaching‚ also known as collaborative teaching‚ is where two or more teachers take responsibility for the planning‚ teaching‚ and/or monitoring of the success of a particular group of students (Flanagan‚ 2001; Main and Bryer‚ 2005). Team teaching can and does have many forms. It may be as simple as two teachers sharing the same physical space‚ working on and from the same curriculum‚ collaborative teaching with the whole class or teaching where teachers take different combinations of students
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Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. This book is written for teachers by teachers. Our teacher-contributors teach in seven different countries and are both native-speakers and nonnative speakers of English. Activities reflect ESL and EFL classroom settings. The chapters included here allow teachers to see how other teachers approach the teaching of pragmatics and to appreciate the diversity
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Teacher Inquiry Paper Through experiences this class has given me the opportunity to endure‚ I have learned many things that significant to becoming a teacher. Prior to this class I hadn’t thought much about the things that are important and the work it takes to become a teacher. One thing that really came to surface for me was that patience is absolutely key in teaching to special education students. Patience is important because all students learn at different paces. Other important virtues
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PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TEACHING MATH Students learn mathematics through the experiences that teachers provide. Teachers must know and understand deeply the mathematics they are teaching and understand and be committed to their students as learners of mathematics and as human beings. There is no one "right way" to teach. Nevertheless‚ much is known about effective mathematics teaching. Selecting and using suitable curricular materials‚ using appropriate instructional tools and techniques
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