Introduction For years now I have taught context/gist/specific info/post activity type listening lessons‚ but my reading on authentic materials and helping students with compensatory strategies alerted me to the fact that I have been testing rather than teaching listening in the classroom. My learners‚ who are living and studying in Australia‚ often view understanding the news as a major achievement in their listening development. It is an authentic text that they have free‚ repeated access to on
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“It is important that you are able to accept the areas you have strengths and those where you have weaknesses” (citation 1) Even more so‚ it is important for educators to leverage students’ strengths in their classroom. There are three main ways that a person can learn‚ some through a combination of multiple. There are auditory learners‚ there are visual learners‚ and lastly there are kinesthetic learners. An auditory learner is one who “has a preference for the transfer of information through listening:
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perceived as a positive influence‚ this has been true for decades from the FIFA World Cup win in 1966 to the recent success of the London 2012 Olympics. The importance of the subject is clear to see with the amount of governing bodies and funding that is put into sport‚ for example‚ Youth Sport Trust and Sport England. Using Sport England as an example‚ the organisation currently focuses on encouraging a sporting habit for life. From 2012 they will be investing over £1 billion of National Lottery and
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Social Media May Have Detrimental Effects on the Self Esteem Comparing one’s life to others via Social Media We know that many people on social media sites often present idealized versions of their lives‚ leading others to make upward social comparisons‚ which can lead to negative emotions. Social interaction on social media sites‚ specifically Facebook and Instagram‚ may have a negative impact on face-to-face encounters for individuals who already have high levels of anxiety. Another concern regarding
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unemployment is an issue which sociologists delve. Unemployment has far reaching affects in all areas of society. Stratification in the areas of age‚ race‚ class‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ sex and disability is rife amongst the employed and unemployed alike‚ unemployment creates further segregation amongst these already stratified people. This essay will look at unemployment from the functional and conflict theory perspective‚ as well how four main institutions (family‚ education‚ government and health) are affected
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evaluate an event you have attended 2. Introduction The sea sessions is a three day festival located in Bundoran Co. Donegal in the beautiful north west of Ireland that has been described as being one of the best surf‚ skate and music festivals in Europe. Now in it’s second year (2009) and continuing into it’s third in 2010 offers a weekend of over forty live music acts‚ surfing‚ skating‚ arts‚ food and bars along with the natural charm of Bundoran town for young and old all for a price
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desire to overshadow the fact that he was from the darkness‚ where only destitute and impoverished people come from. In the novel The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga‚ Balram’s origin and culture drove him to take drastic measures to remove the label of The Darkness‚ that said‚”You’re only a stupid servant.” According to Balram’s culture‚ his destiny was to be a sweet-maker.. Nobody expected more than that from him. Also‚ Balram received relentless taunting from some of his employers due to them believing
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Interaction from a Psychology Perspective Do we act the same within social interactions as we do when we feel that no one else is looking? Do we conform to society’s standards of what is considered normal behavior? Does our behavior in social interactions depend on a variety of factors ranging from brain chemistry‚ individual belief’s‚ cultural influence? We are all influenced by a variety of factors in our social interactions with others. Does the interaction offer us some type of recognition
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The 14th Century: From Chaucer’s Perspective Often times‚ spoofs or satires of certain events or eras‚ however funny they may be‚ might be the most accurate depictions of that specific event. It is a way to over exaggerate details to make the reader very aware of them. In that same way‚ it also becomes memorable and not easy to forget whatever event or era the satire or spoof is presented. This is held true for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer paints an accurate picture of what it was to live in the
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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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