Focus on the Learner Learner Characteristics Learner characteristics are difference between learners which influence their attitude to learning a language and how they learn it. These differences influence how they respond to different teaching styles and approaches in the classroom and how successful they are at learning a language. The differences include the learner’s motivation‚ personality‚ language level‚ learning style‚ learning strategies‚ age and past language learning experience. Learning
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Chapter Focus Questions Directions: Answer the questions below and turn in by each due date. They should be written in ink (not typed). Chapter One: New World Beginnings 1. What was Native American society like before European contact? What similarities and differences existed? 2. What factors led to Europe’s increased exploration and to the discovery of the New World? 3. What was the role of conquistadores and encomienda in establishing a Spanish Empire in the New World? 4. What was the geographic
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Assignment 1: Focus on the learner 1. Profile My student´s name is Francisco Morales‚ he is 30 years old and of Chilean nationality. Francisco is in an Elementary English class and has only been studying English for 2 months. He had English lessons at University but these were mainly focused on reading. Francisco said he did not learn a lot through these and therefore had to take another course now‚ mainly for work purposes. Francisco works in the Pharmaceutical industry‚ specifically in
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and of the proper use of the English language. Some of his accomplishments include a devotion of 40-years as a theater critic at New York Magazine‚ as well as a regular author of several essays for a language column in Esquire (Simon 547). Simon asserts in his essay‚ ‘Why Good English Is Good for You‚’ that one must use good English to succeed. According to Simon‚ what constitutes as ‘good English’ today has been derived from “ tradition‚ usage‚ the best speakers and writers‚ the grammar books and
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I would be too; I haven’t tasted the sweetness of a doughy goodness in so long. I quickly pass the appeal to the get keeper‚ he looks it up and down‚ annoyed that I interrupted his conference with the donut. He is a judge about to determine my future. I look at him full of hope and optimism‚ the gate keeper returns my appeal with one of the biggest grins I’ve ever seen‚ I look at the appeal ready to see Approved written across the page in big‚ franklin font. At first I think my eyes deceive me
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“The Catcher in the Rye” There are a few things that define one as an adult: maturity‚ responsibility‚ and integrity. Does Holden Caulfield have any of these? J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye‚” follows the life of Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen-year-old protagonist‚ who is on the road to becoming an adult and is trying to find all of the three terms above. Holden is living in a world with people that he classifies as morons or phonies. The self realization that he cannot save children
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Achieving Goals - The Power Of Focus By Trevor Emdon Mar 6‚ 2009 We all love to achieve our goals‚ and I suppose most of us experience some twinge of envy when someone gets something that we want too. What have they done that we didn’t? Why should they have all the luck? It’s lovely to blame luck because then we can absolve ourselves of responsibility for not achieving our goals. Unfortunately‚ "responsibility" has become synonymous with "blame" and they are not the same at all! "Response-ability"
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binti Ishak ‚ I/C Number: ‚ was an SPM leaver and had applied to enter into Center for Foundation Studies (CFS) IIUM through UPU application for June 2014/2015 intake. For your information‚ I applied for five different art programs under CFS IIUM and unfortunately‚ all of my application was unaccepted. 2.I am writing this letter of appeal to have my admission application reconsidered so I can hopefully be a new student at this university for this new intake. CFS IIUM was my first choice out of those
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The Problem Inner Child in Holden Caulfield 1. Introduction 1.1 J.D. Salinger and His Works J.D. Salinger is a contemporary American novelist who rose to prominence with the publication of his sole full-length novel The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. Born in New York City in 1919‚ Salinger spent his youth as an introverted boy. At the age of 13 he enrolled in a decent prep school in Manhattan but was expelled from it one year later due to his poor academic performance. At age 15 he continued
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Focus Groups Focus groups are one of many methods utilized by researchers to gather qualitative data. This method consists in simultaneously interviewing a group of people‚ usually 6-8‚ in the same location with a shared factor (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000). They are also a powerful tool to assess services or examine new ideas (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000; McNamara‚ n.d.). Focus groups are an ideal data gathering method for researchers because they allow them to learn the social norms of the community or subgroup
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