“The Challenges of the Adult Learner” Today many adults face unique challenges as an adult leaner while attending college. For example‚ am I too old to go back to school‚ keeping up with younger students‚ and can I balance work and family while in school are some of the few questions that adults learners ask themselves. As an adult leaner the challenges I have faced are balancing parenthood‚ job security‚ and extra-curricular activities. Going back to school was a goal I always wanted to achieve
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her trips abroad. Knowledge of grammar without meaningful practice of the language is ineffective‚ as Jim Scrivener says: “There is no point knowing a lot about language if you can’t use it (which sadly‚ has been the experience of many language learners in the past – able to conjugate a verb‚ but unable to respond to a simple question)” (Scrivener‚ 2005; 146) As a result of the different frustrating situations she had to face when trying to make herself understand in foreign countries‚ and due
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I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. To consider yourself not to be a lifelong learner is almost like saying: “My body does not need water to life” Learning is part of our nature‚ culture‚ religion and everyday life and is one of the most unavoidable things in life. As we as humans grow older and leave school or a university we will soon “learn” that learning does not end at a diploma or degree‚ it is more than just books and text. Learning is about taking what has been learned by others
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I I’m an Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging Learner (INTJ) that is very self-confidence in the things I do as a human on this earth. I do also understand some of my weaknesses due to my knowledge of self-confidence is great in a lot of areas but can harm me in interpersonal situations. This is from me having little patience and less understanding on small talk. I’m a type of person that feels when I know something I stick to it‚ then that’s because I know it. Since many people don’t think as
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3048 and 6.3048 meters respectively. The average of the two depths resulted to 9.4953 and 6.6524 which represents the transparency reading or also known as the Secchi depth. Therefore‚ the clarity of water is concluded to be proportional to the depth of the water and amount of creatures dwelling in that certain area. Introduction The term water clarity refers to the transparency or clearness of water. The visibility of seawater depends primarily on the reflectance‚ contrast‚ color of water‚ sea
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Amelia Napier Year 12 PD/H/PE Mr. Grant • Design a suitable plan for teaching cognitive learners to acquire a skill through to autonomous: Skill is the ability to consistently perform movements with control and precision. The acquisition of new motor skills‚ however‚ includes a gradual developmental progression which requires an individual’s thinking processes to work efficiently with their physical abilities. Such a theory was put forward by Paul Fitts and Michael Posner in 1967‚ with the overarching
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Assessed Assignment 2: Focus on the learner Muftah‚ married with four children‚ is a pleasant student who is struggling in class. Muftah did not receive any English in secondary school or university. He worked as a Physical Education teacher for two years‚ and then was employed with the Ministry of Youth and Sports for twenty years. In his years of employment‚ Muftah never needed to speak or write in English until about two years ago‚ when he started attending International House. He says that
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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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Developing a Learner Profile For the purposes of this assignment I used the Bridge Mills Handout: An Extract by Ian Thompson entitled ‘Japanese speakers’- taken from the book ‘Learner English’ Swan and Smith Pages 296-309. This book is referred to in the following assignment as (Thompson: Followed by the page number). Part One Needs Analysis The student I interviewed was Japanese. Her name was Emiko. Emiko learned English in secondary school and she found it quite difficult. After leaving
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T1 supplement – L.O – 2.2‚ 2.3 As I have worked in my institution I have realised the different avenues for support to ensure learners get the help their required. Not only learning barriers can be overcome by referring others but there are also access‚ and funding barriers which students can access. Students may need to be referred to different people for barriers to be overcome. They should be able to approach their tutor who should be able to offer support and find the appropriate individual
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