Characteristics of English Language Teaching Methods: COMPARISON Adapted from Richards and Rodgers (2001) and Gültekin Boran‚ http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/gboran/eltmethodstogether.doc T: teacher‚ S: Student; SS: students Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method |METHOD |Grammar Translation Method |Direct Method | |Proponents/Advocates
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Educational Psychology Alternative Teaching Methods Professor Josephine Hauer Abstract The following is an in depth overview of various teaching methods. Throughout time there have been different perspectives on what the best method of teaching might be. Many different extraordinary educators have created what they believe to be the best method of teaching. Some of those methods include Waldorf‚ Montessori‚ and Sudbury education systems‚ as well as the education system
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LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TRANSLATION The use of translation as an inherent part of FLT was prevalent until early in the present century. The Grammar-Translation method‚ dominant during the first half of the century‚ stressed translation and grammatical analysis‚ and put greater emphasis on accuracy than on fluency‚ preferring academic erudition to communicative competence (Titone& Danesi 1985). At the turn of the century‚ the Grammar-Translation method gradually gave way to the Direct Method
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observed grades ten to twelve (10-12‚ Girls College) by Mr Salie and grades ten to eleven (10-11‚ Boys College). In the Life Sciences classroom Mr Salie would ask me to read a passage or ask my opinion on the topic occasionally. I liked his style of teaching. He was fun‚ productive and calm. He had a smart board and white board which was very effective in terms of visual aid and increased concentration levels. Mr Harris at the boys college was a strict‚ no-nonsense teacher‚ but highly productive and
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Learning and Collaborative Teaching Ashley M. Quinton Dr. James W. Dodson II EDUC 503 September 17‚ 2014 Cooperative learning exists in a wide variety of facets by which teachers and students work together in order to solve problems and reach a common goal. The main goal is that the students attain mastery of the subject matter being taught. In order for mastery to occur‚ several factors must be examined and presented in ways that make the goal attainable. Cooperative teaching and collaboration between
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occurring on opposite sides of a great divide. However‚ in recent years teachers have realised the importance of talk across the curriculum including mathematics. This is supported by the DfEE (1999a‚ p11) who state that ‘high quality interactive teaching is oral‚ interactive and lively. It is a two way process in which pupils are expected to play an interactive role by answering questions‚ contributing points to discussions‚ and explaining and demonstrating their methods to the class.’ The
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11. | Assess Leslie’s teaching using the effective teaching characteristics outlined in Figure 11.1. Your Answer: | Ms. Nelson began the class by explaining to the class what was going to happen in the class that day which showed language clarity. Then after that she went on to give the class positive feedback on how they have been doing. After that she had the students to partner up and she displayed another good teaching characteristic; equitable distribution‚ she shows this by calling on both
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I am currently in a teaching role in various disciplines and with different groups of Learners. For this assignment I will be describing my role‚ responsibilities and boundaries with a group of learners who are employed at a factory in Gateshead‚ these learners are working towards a qualification in Fabrication and Welding‚ 1. Identify Needs At first contact with the learners I introduced myself and briefly explained why I was there and then asked them each in turn to introduce themselves
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a few people will do it. I start to think‚ most people in Hong Kong are knowledgeable‚ but we see people who seldom show respect to one another‚ especially the elderly. Is there anything missing in our education? Schools focus too much on teaching skills and examinations. Students live in a world full of competitions; they have to work harder in order to strive for a place in university. They surely know they cannot lose. But they neglect the most important things in the world. That is‚ the
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The Teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Japan I first came to Japan in mid July 1999. I was selected‚ in Ireland‚ to be an instructor on the Japan English Teaching (JET) Programme. The JET Programme is a Japanese government scheme to promote the teaching of English in schools all over the country. How? Invite 3‚000 foreigners every year to help teach the language‚ about 50 of whom come from Ireland. Japan is a country where the same political party (the LDP) was in power for
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