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The Benefits of Self-Evaluation

One of the goals of many teacher support and inservice programs is to provide teachers with instruments that direct and facilitate reflection. It is through such processes that teachers grow,that that teaching moves from being pursued as a trade to become a profession.Teachers who are already “converted” do not need to be convinced of this; they know that self-evaluation is highly beneficial. As for skeptics, we hope that this list of the benefits of self-evaluation will persuade them to join the army of teachers who now engage in this process:

• Self-evaluation facilitates learning and development of self-knowledge.
• It directs professional development and career planning,with resulting increases in professional satisfaction.
• It enhances feelings of job security and opens the door to growth and promotion opportunities.
• It arms teachers with tools for raising their awareness about their teaching and identifying problem areas.
• It ensures systematic and ongoing work on improving teaching patterns.
• It helps teachers better comprehend and articulate the rationales behind classroom behaviours, activities, and events. Read the rest of this entry »
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Languages, the Way to Find Ways (By Sarfaraz Ali )
It is the most effective type of communication and is conveyed via set of image, aural or physical signs. It refers to their usage as a common occurrence. Although it is normally considered as a mode of communication amongst the human beings, animals are not exclusive to its practice either. But owing to their complicated mode of communication they are not known to fulfill the criteria of the formal definition of the languages as given by the linguistics.

Every country has its own national language. It has various dialects of the same verbal communication prevalent in the various areas of that particular country. It is flexible and prone to change, in contrast a language that does not change is labeled as dead. Whereas a language that continues to change continuously is categorized as a modern language. Further distinguishing between two languages is near to impossible as a particular language has several dialects and the dialect of one language may resemble the dialect of another language.
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What the Good Language Learner can Teach Us?

What makes a language learner an effective acquirer of a foreign language? What methods and approaches do they use that enables them to become fluent more quickly than the average language learner? What can we learn from their techniques that we can pass on to other language learners?

They take and create opportunities to use the language
Many language learners avoid using the language in the early stages for fear of a breakdown in communication. The good language learner, on the other hand, uses the language at every available opportunity. They are forever seeking out opportunities both to use and to hear the language, e.g. chatting with storekeepers (rather than just purchasing the goods they have gone there to buy); asking people at the bus stop how to get to where they want to go (even though they are clear on this already!) instead of just getting on the bus; asking someone in the street to explain some unusual object or event (rather than just passing it by); asking someone on the bus or train to explain something in their Chinese textbook, etc.. All the while, therefore, they are taking and creating opportunities to use the language.

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Even if you know some of the basics of English, you might find it helpful to review some materials on phonics. Basically, phonics is a method that teaches reading based on taking the audible building blocks of words and assigning meaning to them – similar to working with syllables. However, when you’re learning with phonics, there’s more of an emphasis on verbally sounding out each segment of a word. As you learn to recognize meanings associated certain groups of letters, you’ll have an easier time comprehending sentences – as well as speaking and writing them.

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