Moroccan English Learner

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Feelings_Emotions_Worksheet_Various_Activities

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions_of_Place_PPT_Free_Download

A nice PPT that teachers can use to teach the most common prepositions of place.

English learners can also use this PPT to learn these prepositions.

Thursday, 12 January 2017

Models of Language Teaching and Learning

The teacher-centered model views the teacher as active and the student as fundamentally passive. The teacher is responsible for transmitting all of the information to the students. The teacher talks; the students listen and absorb (or take a nap).

The teacher-centered model may be attractive to new language instructors for several reasons:

It is the method by which they were taught
It makes sense: The teacher should be the focus of the classroom, since the teacher knows the language and the students do not
It requires relatively little preparation: All the teacher needs to do is present the material outlined in the appropriate chapter of the book
It requires relatively little thought about student or student activities: All student listen to the same (teacher) presentation, then do related exercises

In the learner-centered model, both student and teacher are active participants who share responsibility for the student's learning. Instructor and students work together to identify how students expect to use the language. The instructor models correct and appropriate language use, and students then use the language themselves in practice activities that simulate real communication situations. The active, joint engagement of students and teacher leads to a dynamic classroom environment in which teaching and learning become rewarding and enjoyable.

Language instructors who have never experienced learner-centered instruction can find it daunting in several ways.

It requires more preparation time: Instructors must consider students' language learning goals, identify classroom activities that will connect those with the material presented in the textbook, and find appropriate real-world materials to accompany them
It is mysterious: It's not clear what, exactly, an instructor does to make a classroom learner centered
It feels like it isn't going to work: When students first are invited to participate actively, they may be slow to get started as they assess the tasks and figure out classroom dynamics
It feels chaotic: Once student start working in small groups, the classroom becomes noisy and the instructor must be comfortable with the idea that students may make mistakes that are not heard and corrected
It sounds like a bad idea: The phrase "learner centered" makes it sound as though the instructor is not in control of the classroom