Resources for English Teachers
Richard Mayer in his book, Multimedia Learning, explains the premise that multimedia learning maximizes learning and understanding and elaborates on the relationships between the brain and multimedia learning. For this purpose, he developed the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning to explain how it works and how we can best make use of it.
Richard Mayer defines multimedia learning as the presentation of materials using both words and pictures. In broader
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Many times in education we are told to differentiate instruction to both reach our struggling students and challenge their more advanced peers. Unfortunately, what usually happens is we are told to do this, but then not told how.
Over the past few years, instruction and technology have allowed us to move beyond a, ‘one size fits all,’ approach to teaching. Teachers have learned instructional strategies that help fit the needs of individual student abilities and tap into student passions. In
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It’s hard enough for teachers to stay current on instructional methodologies and practices, let alone keep up with the shift toward teaching with a growth mindset. Luckily, technology is the perfect vehicle for creating this opportunity! District administration, teachers, parents, and students should all have a voice in integrating technology into the classroom. Many are seeking out ways to support themselves with this shift in mindset.
There are many apps that will serve for them to transform teaching and
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‘Internet Generation’ calls for a more innovative and digital learning environment. Without considering this, designing a lesson evidently would not lead successful learning. This belief is getting more popular between educators as they realize the characteristics of 21st century learners. Most of them strive for integrating technology into classes and curriculum however, there is a need to measure and improve the quality of integration rather than using solely for “tech for tech’s sake”.
The SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition)
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The term ‘English as a lingua franca’ (ELF) is defined as “a way of referring to communication in English between speakers with different first languages” (Seidlhofer, p339, 2005).
ELF is often perceived as a ‘pidgin’ language with a simplified lexicon and grammar structures. The norms are not based on appropriateness of Standard British English or American English. Seidlhofer (2005) states that some errors made by non-native speakers did not affect on communication and therefore can be integrated into English
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These days, teachers around the world are being asked to teach online. I’m sure some of you are worried about how and what to teach online. You don’t have to create anything. Existing materials and resources can help you teach online. I’ve listed all the websites within key areas. You can use them to get going.
Teach from home All
Google in partnership with UNESCO
A temporary hub of information and
Teaching online became an essential part of today’s education. We’re experiencing somewhat peculiar times face to face education stopped due to the coronavirus outbreak. The institutions are closing down all over the world. That’s why, teachers are looking for a way to teach online and trying to find out how to do it. The trend in online teaching has been getting more popular for the last two decades however, people became more aware of the merits it offers with the
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Taylor (1980) suggested a framework to understand the roles of the computer in education. Even if it has been quite many years, it still sheds light on the issue. He stated that computers could be used as a tutor, tool or tutee.
In tutor mode. Computers teach learners. Computers should be programmed by others and then they can tutor students with installed programs tailored to learners’ needs. The computer presents materials chosen by learners and
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Netflix is one the most well-known and commonly used platforms which involves quite rich content with hundreds of movies/series in different languages. Language learners can benefit from this kind of platforms to improve their language skills. In addition it can be enhanced with a google chrome extension called “Language Learning with Netflix” which makes language learning with films and series more effective and fun. It lets you watch with two
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Benson (2001: 47) offers the following broad definition: “the capacity to take charge of, or responsibility for, one’s own learning”. While the idea of learner autonomy in education has a long history, it is generally recognised that interest emerged in our field in the 1970s with work by researchers at the Centre de Recherches et d’Applications Pédagogiques en Langues (CRAPEL), University of Nancy, France. Here the focus was on equipping language learners with the means to take control of their
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