The selected topic is ‘should students with learning difficulties be allowed to participate in the mainstream classrooms?’ This essay discusses two possible solutions for the issue and explicitly presents my personal statement and philosophy in regards to it. This topic is a controversial issue because it considers many conflicting advantages and disadvantages. The ethical principles involved in the topic include caring‚ respect and inclusivity which can be drawn from the Early Childhood Australia
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A critical look at the Communicative Approach (1) Michael Swan This (the first of two articles) examines some of the more theoretical ideas underlying the ‘Communicative Approach‘. These include the belief that we should teach ‘use’ as well as ‘meaning; and some attitudes regarding the teaching of ‘skills’ and ‘strategies’. A second article will deal with more pedagogical aspects of the approach‚ especially the idea of a ‘semantic syllabus’ and the question of ‘authenticity’ in materials and methodology
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Learning approach for first year students in university The essay examines the comparison of surface approach and deep approach used in university students. As a fact‚ many first year students‚ regardless of majors‚ adopt surface approaches to learning. However‚ universities encourage students to accept a deep approach to learn rather than surface approach. Therefore‚ many first year students face a challenge to use which approach to achieve high academic grades. The essay presents the two opposite
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perception on service quality in retail banking in Middle East: the case of Qatar Mohammed Hossain and Shirley Leo Department of Accounting and Information Systems‚ College of Business and Economics‚ Qatar University‚ Doha‚ Qatar Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the service quality in retail banking in the Middle East in general‚ and Qatar in particular‚ based on different levels of customers’ perception regarding service quality. Design/methodology/approach – This is an analytical
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of language teaching which [he] called the Natural Approach" (Terrell 1977; 1982: 121). This was an attempt to develop a language teaching proposal that incorporated the "naturalistic" principles researchers had identified in studies of second language acquisition. At the same time he has joined forces with Stephen Krashen‚ an applied linguist at the University of Southern California‚ in elaborating a theoretical rationale for the Natural Approach‚ drawing on Krashen’s influential theory of second
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Multicultural Approach Doris McMillan ECE 405: Children & Families in a Diverse Society August 29‚ 2010 Definitions of multicultural education vary. Some place emphasizes on the cultural characteristics of diverse groups‚ some emphasize social problems such as those associated with oppression‚ some place emphasize on political power‚ while others on the reallocation of economic resources. Some restrict their focus to people of color‚ while others include all major groups that are different
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TEACHING ENGLISH Background The origins of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) are to be found in the changes in the British language teaching tradition dating late 1960s. Until then‚ situation of Language Teaching represented the major British approach to teaching English as foreign language. In situational language teaching‚ language was taught by practicing basic structure in meaningful situation-based activities. But just as the linguistics theory underlying audio-Lingualism was rejected in
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COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH The communicative approach was developed by Robert Langs‚ a revolutionary psychoanalyst who is the author of 47 hands-on books on emotional life‚ the human condition‚ dreams‚ and the evolved design and operations of the emotion-processing mind. His books are written for both the general public and mental health professionals. They are distinguished by his highly original approach to the human mind and by the recognition of its extremely influential unconscious activities
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the relationship behveen approach and method and present a model for the description‚ arialysis‚ and comparison of methods. Approach and method When linguists and language specialists sought to improve the quality of language teaching in the late nineteenth century‚ they often did so by referring to general
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the communicative approach 1. The definition of communicative approach 2. Two principles of communicative approach • Create a realistic situation • The class should be students-centered III. Adopt communicative approach to improve students ability to listen and speak‚ and achieve the goal of English teaching 1. Three stages in communicative teaching 2. Communicative activities in class 3. Achieve the goal of English teaching through communicative approach IV. Conclusion
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