Focus on the learner 1. The learner’s background 1.1. The learner (will be also referred to as “the student”) comes from Paris‚ France. He is a twenty-five year old male and he came to Australia two weeks ago. Back in France the learner worked as a children’s educator‚ and his current aspirations are to learn English well enough to find a job in education sector in Australia. 1.2. The student learned English at school‚ where the approach was teacher-centered with a lot of grammar and few opportunities
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UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Today’s learners appear smarter‚ yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the Internet. Even in classes‚ their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They become alive again through video presentations‚ group activities and computer classes. Teachers/Educators generally use the traditional education program which is applicable to the learners in the past. They fail to realize that the new learners are information
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Century Teacher and Learner Duration : 1.5 hours Resources Needed: Video presentation: “Teaching in the 21st Century” Manila paper Pentel pens Crayons Readings : 21st Century Teaching and Learning Qualities of the 21st Century Teacher Philippine Qualifications Framework Objectives: In this learning session‚ the participants should be able to: 1. Describe the 21st century teacher and learner; 2. Identify ways to develop the skills of a 21st century teacher and learner 3. Develop personal
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Running head: ADULT LEARNER ASSESSMENT Adult Learner Assessment Enter Student Name Here Capella University August 26‚ 2012 ED7712 Classroom Assessment in Education All students are familiar with assessments. They have been assessed on various levels all through primary and secondary school‚ and if they attended school afterward they ’ve experienced assessments in postsecondary school as well. Why do we do assessments? Assessments are necessary - they not
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Adult Learner Assessment Theresa Ann Hayden‚ M.A.‚ Ed.S. Classroom Assessment in Education Dr. Kelli Ligeikis Capella University June 15‚ 2011 Adult Learner Assessment Classroom assessment is critical to the measurement of student achievement. As stated in Angelo and Cross‚ (1993): Classroom assessment helps individual college teachers obtain useful feedback on what‚ how much‚ and how well their students are learning… [the purpose] is to produce the highest possible quality of student
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ELL 240 Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Learners Instructor: Jerrica Mesquita Antoinette Richardson September 30‚ 2013 In this paper we will explain the theory behind English language learners‚ and give the benefits Of the program. One will show how important it is to practice and or adopt this program as a teacher. In the scenario the teacher was caught off guard he know nothing about using‚ programs to help him teach the
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LEL Task 1 – Learner Profile LEARNER IDENTIFICATION: Information about Faisa was gathered through a recorded interview‚ informal conversations in class‚ class assessments and a learning styles test (VAX). INTRODUCTION Faisa is a 21-year-old Somali woman. She moved to the UK in 2006 as a refugee. She lives in a council flat with her brother‚ his wife and her baby nephew. She worked in a mobile-phone shop for five months in 2008‚ but has been unemployed for the past eighteen months and
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A Tale of Four Learners Summary Bernice McCarthys’ essay‚ “A Tale of Four Learners‚” is about her classifications of the different types of learners based on the system she created‚ THE 4MAT. The four types of learners are: Type 1 learners‚ Type 2 learners‚ Type 3 learners‚ and Type 4 learners. The names of the people she uses in the essay are Lisa‚ Marcus‚ Jimmy‚ and Leah. Linda was a highly imaginative student who favored feelings and reflecting. She was a Type 1 learner‚ who struggled with
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different than it did when those teaching methods were created. Education should be restructured to reflect the 21st century learners‚ to enhance the intellectual capital of Canada through adapting teaching styles to the modern mindset ‚ logical incorporation of technology‚ and increased variety of courses to reflect today’s job markets. Students of the 21st century are accustomed to fast paced information intake through technology and media‚ creating a distance between the student and the teachings. This
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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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