Teaching English as a foreign language

how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence. This model is established by Kieran Egan on the basis of Vygotsky’s work. This model refines the teaching of literacy. This model is mainly designed for the mother tongue literacy development but is also useful for the foreign language classroom. Some factors related to this model are mentioned below: Imaginative thinking: Introducing learners to new ways of learning such as puppet shows, role plays and…

The Annie Russell Theatre’s presentation of Foreigner was an enjoyable and captivating experience, in which I commend. The play exhibits the story of an English visitor to a small town in Georgia and the ways in which he becomes integrated into their culture, while pretending to be a foreigner who cannot speak english. Conflict occurs when Charlie, the “foreigner,” upsets the cultural uniformity in the town as anti-immigrant tensions rise. The story contains the main themes of cultural…

thinking you were wrong. In my opinion, good movies were those with my favorite actors, interesting covers, and spoken in simplistic English language. They had predictable endings that didn’t make me cry. I watched a good movie in class today that taught me my preconceived notions of a good movie were wrong and proved you right. The movie Of Gods and Men was in a foreign language, had no famous actors, made me cry, was thought provoking, and a good movie. More importantly, it gave me a deeper…

consist of seven characteristics. The first aspect is that reflective teaching…

traveling Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Left in a foreign country with no understanding of the language, culture, or the people, Charging Elk suffers disassociation from his normalcy and place of belonging. This situation alienates Charging…

machines also don’t make up for those creative students who shed new light upon an answer that is just as brilliant and goes beyond what is even being asked on the test. With high test scores being a high priority of NCLB, valuable teaching time was spent “teaching the test” (Armstrong). The most troubling aspect of standardized testing under NCLB law is that it creates “winning” and “losing” students. Those who score low on tests are labeled as “low students”, “learning disabled”, or…

living at home with my extended Italian family. After extensive research, I learned a hefty amount of information on Italian culture. For the course, I was required to download two language applications that would help me learn the differences and similarities between my native language, English, and my targeted language, Italian. At first, I thought that there was no possible way that I would be able to learn even the slightest bit…

With every language that dies we lose the appreciation for history and diversity which vital to individual and society; the understanding of human’s identity, the expression of communities’ humor, love and life; and most importantly, an enormous cultural heritage that men are responsible for. Saving a language from dying out is saving the knowledge of history and language appreciation and essential to individuals and society. Through understanding the values and benefits of language, people is…

be founded. "For decades, arts education has been treated as though it was a novice teacher at school, the last hired and first fired when times get tough. But President Obama, the first lady, and I reject the notion that the arts, history, foreign languages, geography, and civics are ornamental offerings that can or should be cut from schools during a fiscal crunch," he says. The arts have always been a last priority to the schools and when they run low on money…

in 1983, a great majority of educators have been applying it in education. They have considered the idea of multiple intelligences as a ‘powerful medicine’ for the shortcomings that are existent in the educational system. Whether they used it as a teaching approach, method or strategy or as an assessment tool, they agreed on that instruction should be tailored according to the multiple intelligences of the students. They called for considering the strengths of the students that may exist in…