As such, students find it quite hard to sit through a formal lesson when the theory teaching of media studies comes into place. ... I would chose to practice according to William Glasser's Choice Theory which explains that one always has the choice of how to behave. ... As most of these students may have come from various countries and backgrounds where English is not their first language, it is of upmost importance to ensure that my lesson is planned and suitable according to their needs. ... The idea that students have of media studies being a subject that does not need formal teachi...

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Latinos have the language barrier, which is often mocked because of the heavy ethnic accent that is characteristic of a foreigner. ... The few that can comprehend the severity of the situation who speak out and tell their parents are then classified as the problem child who is imagining things or who may not have understood what was said because of the language differences. ... I was trying to match the actions with the words and looking for sound similarities in languages. ... I never quite understood the theory of keeping someone out of school. ... Anyon does have a solid theory on the myth...

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Public schools also have difficulty in catering to the specific needs of Pacific nations students, there do not appear to be the facilities to have classes taught in their native languages or in a style more suited to their culture. ...

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Most English teachers consider drama to not be within their English Language Arts curriculum, drama is used more often as a teaching method in other disciplines. Dramatic techniques such as role playing and simulations are well documented in social studies and history, business and vocational, foreign language, counseling, and even science classes; but according to recent reports dramatic techniques are rarely used to teach language arts classes in the U.S., especially at the secondary level (Goodlad, 1984). ... Informal drama's goals are based in pedagogical, developmental and learn...

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These trends seem to be the result of changes in the students population rather than teachers' profissional characteristics (patient, good listener to students, well-qualified and have good command of four language skills, etc), that are required in the classroom culture. ... Analysis of the interview data shows that the teacher articulated a cohesive, coherent practical theory. ... Assumptions A well-constructed textbook should present not only language content that is communicable and interactive to the student, but also form a framework from which adequate teacher improvisation and t...

• Word Count: 1475
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Since I have not encountered a student with this disorder before; I believe it would be a beneficial area for me to explore in depth and observe the relationship between theory and practice. ... An understanding of the diagnostic methods and the relevant theory relating to Asperger's Syndrome would give a teacher these tools. ... It can be seen from the above reference that a diagnosis of a child with Asperger's Syndrome would need to examine specific aspects of social, language, cognitive and movement skills as well as the quality of the child's individual interests. ......

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The 1870s ushered an era of bunmei kaika, or "Civilization and Enlightenment," into Japan.2 During this decade the works of great philosophers such as the de Tocqueville and Rousseau found their way into Japanese translation to the profound interest of the Japanese population, especially the youth.3 Students in Japan learned of the theories regarding civil liberties and natural rights, and began to claim that such rights were not only fundamental to Western societies, but to Japan as well. ... An entire generation grew up on Smiles and Masanao's key theme: every person has the d...

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Other academics argue the case of a vulgar pragmatic approach that relies on structure and 'the notions of theory and practice' (Williams: 1983). ... Is it not the goal of EAP programs to develop in a student their proficiency and articulation of the academic English language, including skills in research that will aid their participation at a tertiary level? ... True critical pedagogy thus begins to take on a 'political agenda' (Weimer: 2009), rendering EAP instruction far too complicated and too far fetched from its actual purpose; giving students the skills to develop ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Therefore, pragmatism is a reasonable and logical way of doing things and thinking about the problem that is based on dealing with specific situations instead of on ideas and theories. ... The also determine the language to be used in the classroom. ... Chung and Ngara (1985), note that theory divorced from practice is barren. ...

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O'Hanlon and Holmes (2004) raise the issue that language can be a barrier for GRT children. ... Padfield (2005) agrees with this theory and Warrington (2007) implies that if children have experienced negative interactions with tutors this would affect their opinion of education. ...

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I will use the book Flatland along with other Multicultural and ESL resources to cover the dimensions of Multicultural Education: Content Integration: Content integration deals with the extent to which teachers use examples and content from a variety of cultures and groups to illustrate key concepts, principles, generalizations, and theories in their subject area or discipline. ... There are translations of Flatland in languages other than English, and you can order copies from the publisher. ...

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Education can take action by looking at Bourdieu's work because he spoke about things such as identity politics and critical race theory (DeVitis 2009), which may be key to developing much more positive, and equal education. ... The National Curriculum included ten core subjects, which were; English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Technology, Physical Education, Art & Design, Music and Modern Foreign Languages in secondary Schools (Ward & Eden, 2009) which meant that since the development of the National Curriculum, all pupils were being taught a wide range of different subjects whic...

• Word Count: 2366
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The controversy over school vouchers covers a wide array of arguments, from constitutional freedom to economic theories. ... In public education, we know ample areas of sciences, histories, mathematics, and language arts have been provided for the whole learning of the student. ...

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During language development, learners can access knowledge that others already possess. ... Information processing theory explains development in terms of increasingly sophisticated strategies that learners use to complete tasks (43). ...

• Word Count: 2071
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• Grade Level: High School