Learning by teaching

opportunities. As a developing country, many members of our society struggle with the disability to read fluently. This may be attributed to the inability to decode, comprehend text and read at an appropriate rate that can be generalized to improper teaching and learning techniques. A series of tests on dual coding hypothesis by Sadoski, Goetz and Paivio (2001) have suggested that it could be applied to reading comprehension, written composition and a combination of both reading and writing. As…

The different parts of a direct teaching plan are: state the learning objectives and orient students to the lesson; review prerequisites; present new material, conduct learning probes; provide independent practices; assess performance and provide feedback; and provide distributed practice and review. Each aspect can be incorporated into different areas of a lesson plan and some are already present. In the first aspect, learning objectives, each lesson is started out with an introduction that…

students is monumental, a key to his success. After teaching in South Carolina, Clark went to New York in hopes of educating disadvantaged students where good teachers was scarce. Throughout Clark’s teaching career he accounted his lessons, failures, and triumphs while trying to motivate and educate his students. Throughout Clark’s novels, The Excellent 11, and The Essential 55 he displays a social cognitive learning theory. This teaching style encompasses an educators emphasis on modeling,…

implement a professional learning community at the Austin Road Middle School. One may ask a question: What is a professional learning community and how does it assist in making a school effective? According to Webster’s New Dictionary (2003), a Professional Learning Community is referred to as “A group of educators that meets frequently, shares expertise, and works collaboratively to improve teaching skills and the academic performance of students.” Professional Learning Communities play a very…

The ICT industry is one such area where as experience as shown that all facets (methods, language and resources) have to be clearly explained and reinforced to ensure learning has taken place. Due to the nature of ICT, on most occasions it is akin to teaching learners another language due to the fact the learners are coming across new terms such as “motherboard”, “CPU”, “ATX”, “RAM” and “Router”. Another part of this statement that stands out is “ensuring all learners contribute”. In theory,…

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 INTRODUCTION There exists many definitions for what distance learning or distance education Teaster and Blieszner (1999) say “the term distance learning has been applied to many instructional methods: however, its primary distinction is that the teacher and the learner are separate in space and possibly time”. The most thorough definition was proposed by Desmond Keegan (1995) a leading expert in distance education. Keegan espouses that “Distance education and…

Bibliography Spithill, A. (1980). Motivation and Language Teaching. Hispania, 63(1), 72-72. doi:10.2307/340815 This article focuses on the motivation and psychology required for language teaching. “In order to learn, one must want something, notice something, do something” (Spithill 1980) is the main idea of the article. Her research shows that foreign language classes have the highest attrition rates because of the tedious nature of language learning and the boredom that comes with it. She…

the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). While theories and approaches are put forward to understand the nature and applicability of certain phenomenon related to ELT, different points of view arise. Grammar perhaps is one of which. With the current changes and circumstances of the world, the paper will examine how grammar should be taught. This paper will explain how there is a need to create a balance and build on circumstances and needs of learners when teaching grammar in ELT…

The main argument in the article “What, When, How And Why? Theory And Foreign Language Teaching” by Shirley Lawes is theory vs. practice in teacher education. I, as a teacher, find this article very interesting because the gap between theory and practice is an important issue for teaching and teacher education. Shirley says, in this article, that sound theoretical knowledge is crucial for foreign language teachers, it must be in the center from the beginning of initial training and emphasized…

the level each student is at and to adapt their teaching approach (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 2005, p. 1). There are numerous assessment concepts that can be utilized by educators that provide various approaches. Formative assessments are a key contributing aspect to the effectiveness of assessments. Formative assessments focus on providing learners with feedback throughout a course or module to allow for further learning to improve future performance “teachers make…