people can read lips, and all Deaf individuals benefit from hearing devices. A myth and misconception that is believed by many hearing individuals which can negatively impact a Deaf individual is that “Sign Language is bad for Deaf people”. Hearing individuals believe that learning Sign Language can confuse Deaf children as well as make them unable to communicate with hearing individuals. Learning Sign Language is not bad for a Deaf individual, not learning Sign Language or not being exposed…
1. Introduction The course ‘Classroom Learning and Student Development’ involves various important concepts that are closely related to the roles of teachers in facilitating students learning and guiding student development. One of the most important and inspiring topics is catering for student differences, especially students with special educational needs (SEN). My teaching philosophy emphasizes on meeting student differences and learning difficulties. I believe it is essential to provide…
Khadiza Adnin ID 2954219 ENGL-1302-81008 Prompt: When you began at Richland College, you used to think a certain way about learning and about your own ability to learn and change over time. Richland College: The World of Transformation. When I join at Richland College, I use to think that I can get a certificate and I will get a job based on that certificate. At first time when I start my class I was not comfortable in the new environment, but day by day I start feeling comfortable and my…
The permeation of English language, not only in term of geographical extent but also the domains it covers, has sparked controversy about its potentially imperialist quality. Modiano (2001) refers to linguistic imperialism as a process in which prescriptive norms of English language serve to undermine cultural and linguistic diversity of non-native English language speakers (NNES). However, recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in the concept of English language as a Lingua…
become productive citizens in Americans. Education is primarily the number one reason these immigrants find themselves in poverty; in addition, having little understanding of English often creates a barrier in the working force. Nearly 43% of immigrants live on less than seven dollars an hour. Because they cannot speak English well, immigrants are often paid much lower wages for jobs that would…
some of the students understand only a little bit of English and it was difficult to communicate with them. When they have questions about something, it takes a while to finally understand what they are saying. Sometimes pronouncing word is difficult and other times they cannot communicate what they need. If this were to happen again, my response would be different because I would get a translator to translate his need. I learned that English is very hard language to learn and it will take time…
subgroups of students in year round schools compare to the same sub group of students at traditional schools? According to Lyttle (2011) year rounds schools are better than traditional schools because the students have better test scores and better learning habits of those at traditional schools. Traditional schools that have switched to year round schools typically have done so to avoid the burnout that is common with students and teachers during long semesters. (Wu and Stone) Researchers show…
being silent, so he was forced to learn English…
2.4. Improvisation and creativity According to Lin (2011, as cited in Lehtonen et al., 2016) creative teaching is a creative, innovative and imaginative approach to teaching English. Creative pedagogy involving creative teaching, teaching for creativity and creative learning. Sawyer (2004, 2006, as cited in Lehtonen, et al. 2016) stressed the creative teacher’s ability to use improvisational principles directly. In teaching creatively, a teacher should employ the rules of improvisation…
The use of e-learning is becoming increasingly common on a range of courses in universities. To what extent is this beneficial for your chosen field of study? During the last decade, the applications of e-learning in the educational institutions have tremendously increased, as a result of developments in the field of information communication technologies (ICT) and the telecommunication. According to Markovic (2010), almost 90% faculties in the USA and Europe are applying the e-learning…