5 100 Common Phrases in English أشهر 100 عبارة في اللغة الإنجليزية
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English– and Arabic-Medium of Instruction and Second Language Acquisition of English Articles System by ESL Arab Sophomores in Sharjah
AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION This study investigates the acquisition of the English articles system by Arab sophomores in Sharjah in the UAE, one group being taught through the medium of English and the other through the medium of Arabic. The main focus of the study is the extent to which the medium of instruction affects the acquisition of the articles system. The role of mother tongue transfer in this process is also examined. Initially a quick placement test was applied to exclude low-achievers, and then two instruments were adopted. The first instrument is an English article forced-elicitation task which comprises thirty contexts; eighteen of them are adopted from Ionin, Ko and Wexler (2004), but with some modifications, the other twelve are generated by the researcher to meet the objectives of this study. The participants completed this task within a fifty-minute class period. The second instrument is a written argumentative essay, in which the participants are aske...
How to Compose a Lesson Plan Professionally
Table of Contents Cover Page: ……………………………………………………….…. Table of Contents: …………………………………………………..… 1 Lesson Plan Examination : ……….………………………...……….… 2 Theme of the Lesson Plan: …………….. …………………………….. 2 Lesson Plan Structure Review: ……...………... ….………….…….… 2 Preparation of the Lesson : ………………………………...……….… 3 Objectives of the Lesson: ……………………………………………... 3 Lesson Plan Procedures: ……………………………………………... 4 Assessment Procedures: …………………………………………..….. 4 Conclusion: ………………………………………………………..…4 References: …………………………………………………….....…. 6 Appendices Appendix A (Lesson Plan): ………………………………………....… 7 Appendix B (Worksheet A): …………………………………………... 7 Appendix C (Worksheet B): …………………………………………... 7 Lesson Plan Examination Theme of the Lesson Plan: The English lesson plan under scrutiny (Appendix A) and its related worksheets (Appendices B &C)...
Classroom Management & Motivation
How do orderly classrooms increase learners’ motivation or/and classroom management? Explain based on your understanding of factors that contribute to motivation and classroom management Management and Motivation: It is hypothesized that, the positive relationship between teachers and learners is the main pillar for a successful learning and teaching environment. Therefore, a relationship-based discipline which is a student-centered approach to classroom management depends on teacher-student collaboration to maintain a safe, positive learning environment. That is why it said that, the more well-built, mutually respectful, personal teacher-learners relationships, the better the classroom environment. Teachers help students meet academic and behavioral expectations by emphasizing teacher empathy, unconditional positive regard, genuineness, encouragement, and trust. In such an environment, students behave not because they are afraid of punishment or because they seek a reward, bu...
The Educational Process Movement Diagram
Post Activity: Who are they? A/ Assign a title/role for each of the individuals who are part of the educational process. Write your name (Post) and today’s date on the sheet. Submit the sheet in class . B/ WK5 Portfolio Task: Provide one-page description on your rationale for make the choices of the stakeholders This diagram, obviously, illustrates the educational process movement. All of the educational stakeholders are working harmoniously to push this process forward. The base of the process is the content standards that are the core of the process; what the learners should attain. The pillars of the process are instruction and assessment. They work side by side to keep the temple erected and their roles are interchangeable but crucial in supporting the student learning that is the ultimate goal on top of the entire educational process. The authentic force of the process has divergent resources, mainly fueled by the (1) learne...