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ALL ABOUT TEACHER Chapter 2 - Coggle Diagram
ALL ABOUT TEACHER
Chapter 2
Learning about learners
Learners may see learning as an academic requirement, a social activity, a method of self-improvement or a necessity for work.
Why do people study English?
Learners have a personal reason for get another language, it is varied as the students, and discover those reasons is an important step in plaining the course.
Part of the teachers is helping the students to discover their interest to help improve motivation.
Systems on types of measures
Low intermediate:
Can handle most routine situations, though errors in grammar and pronunciation.
Intermediate:
Can speak and write well enough to communicate effectively.
High beginner:
Students can express basic needs and make simple or routine sentences.
High intermediate:
Speak and write about a wide variety of topics using complex grammar.
Beginner
: Copy basic text, use greetings, numbers, and simple words.
Advanced
: Use English to learn other subject material.
Low beginner:
Know little or nothing.
Very advanced:
Students use and understand at a lever higher that of many native speakers.
Problem with student levels
Through habit formation that is, by memorizing patterns of language until we can use them automatically.
Through intuitive acquisition or immersion that is, by being exploring -to and responding to significant amounts of authentic language, much like the way we learned our first language.
Through skill development- that is, by learning and practicing language skills until we become proficient.
How do students learn
Through a cognitive process that is, thoughtfully learning complex rules and then applying them to produce new utterances.
Through habit formation- that is, by memorizing patterns of language until we can use them automatically
Through skill development-that is, by learning and practicing language skills until we become proficient?
The teacher's job, then, is to prepare activities that facilitate practice, set them up in class, and manage them as necessary.
Intelligences
Verbal/linguistic intelligence: Words seem to flow more naturally from them, and their expressions are often more creative and effective.
Logical/mathematical intelligence: Appreciate explanations that are logical and sequential, and they are likely to enjoy challenges that employ reasoning.
Visual/spatial intelligence: Rather than merely listening to an explanation of a concept, visual learners prefer to see a diagram, chart, map, or picture as well.
Musical/rhythmic intelligence: They learn well by listening, and they may employ music or rhythm in their learning.
Interpersonal intelligence: They learn best by working with others and often enjoy discussion and interaction.