Teaching Speaking Many language learners regard speaking ability as the measure of knowing a language. These learners define fluency as the ability to converse with others, much more than the ability to read, write, or comprehend oral language. They regard speaking as the most important skill they can acquire, and they assess their progress in terms of their accomplishments in spoken communication. Language learners need to recognize that speaking involves three areas of knowledge: In the communicative model of language teaching, instructors help their students develop this body of knowledge by providing authentic practice that prepares students for real-life communication situations. Section Contents Goals and Techniques for Teaching Speaking Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills Developing Speaking Activities Using Textbook Speaking Activities Assessing Speaking Proficiency Resources
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center Library Genesis Project : Welcome A List Of 75 MOOCs For Teachers & Students A List Of 75 MOOCs For Teachers & Students by Mike Acedo In today’s world, society has placed its highest value ever on upper education and its requirement in the work force. Unfortunately, the price tag for such an education has simultaneously risen exponentially, limiting millions of potential students from attaining the fundamental human right of a quality education. With the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), students from anywhere with an Internet connection, can access free courses facilitated by some of the top educators and experts in every subject area. Though some have criticized the real value of MOOCs, it is undeniable that these courses give students the capacity to learn at a level never before made available to them. Below is a list of courses from various MOOC providers, separated by subject areas that are increasingly valuable in today’s society. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for Students Social Science Personal and Professional Development Mathematics
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Classroom Management and Managing Student Conduct Some degree of decoration will help add to the attractiveness of the room. *Teachers should identify expectations for student behavior and communicate those expectations to students periodically. * Rules and procedures are the most common explicit expectations. * Do not develop classroom rules you are unwilling to enforce. * School-Wide Regulations...particularly safety procedures...should be explained carefully. * Because desirable student behavior may vary depending on the activity, explicit expectations for the following procedures are helpful in creating a smoothly functioning classroom: Remember, good discipline is much more likely to occur if the classroom setting and activities are structured or arranged to enhance cooperative behavior. * Effective teacher-led instruction is free of: - Ambiguous and vague terms- Unclear sequencing- Interruptions * Students must be held accountable for their work. * Effective classroom managers practice skills that minimize misbehavior.
ESL Reading--Resources and Exercises ESL/EFL Teaching/Learning ResourcesReading See also links for Concordancing and Vocabulary Text-to-Speech Programs See also Hypertext Builders < -- Tom Cobb/Chris Greaves show how to link your own text to the 1-million-word Brown corpus and the online WordNet dictionary using sound. TextAloud MP3 < Reads text from email, web pages, reports and more, aloud on your PC. NaturalReader < -- reads (text-to-speech) in different accents and male or female (Text files, MS Word files, MS Internet Explorer Webpages, Adobe PDF files, Emails ReadPlease Plus 2003 < -- a fully-featured, easy-to-use, and natural sounding text-to-speech program that can read anything on your screen (as long as it can be copied onto the clipboard). Speedreading Eyercize< -- for speedreading of Extensive Reading ESOL eBooks (include 3 classic Ghost Stories) News:
Waldorf education Educational philosophy Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School, Ghent, NY Michael Hall School, Forest Row, Sussex, UK Waldorf school in Ismaning, Bavaria Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical skills, with focus on imagination and creativity. Critics of Waldorf education (e.g. Growth in the number of accredited Waldorf schools from 1919 to 2020[13] Origins and history[edit] The first school based upon the ideas of Rudolf Steiner was opened in 1919 in response to a request from Emil Molt, owner and managing director of the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Company in Stuttgart, Germany. As the co-educational school also served children from outside the factory, it included children from a diverse social spectrum. Developmental approach[edit] Early childhood[edit] Elementary education[edit] Four temperaments[edit]
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