teachers perceptions in different aspects of cooperative learning

... improvement of student learning and the enhancement of teaching As action research is a cycle of posing questions, gathering data, reflection and deciding on the course of actions, teaching and learning ... types including listing, ordering, and sorting, comparing, problem solving, sharing personal experience and creative tasks 2.3 Task – based framework In task – based learning and teaching, tasks ... “psycholinguistic guessing game”- a process of predicting, sampling, and confirming in which readers interact with texts by combining information they discover there with the knowledge they bring...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:01

... two in- depth interviews with the students for the insightful information about students’ judgments towards the teaching and learning of ESP before and after the trial lessons The results of the ... the teaching of English for Specific Purpose 15 Summary 16 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY Background of the study 17 1.1 Current learning and teaching of English in general ... 4.1 Defining texts in language teaching 12 4.2 Tasks based on texts 12 4.3 Designing text-based task 13 5 Considerations in task design 13 Using texts in the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 10:18

... some changes to his previous definition of task: A task is a piece of classroom work that involves learners in comprehending , manipulating, producing or interacting in the target language while ... the use of the Internet as a teaching tool and teaching source is no longer new to teachers Thanks to the variety of 39 information on the Internet, teachers can easily find a suitable input for ... Listening Speaking Reading Writing in their speaking skills Reading which used to None be very passive and uninteresting now becomes more motivating, thus 63 students confide that their reading...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 10:21

... comprehension of meaning 1.1.3 Sources of listening difficulty Unlike the case of investigating the definition of listening and listening comprehension, while searching theory for sources of listening ... that “listening is the activity of paying attention to and trying to get meaning from something we hear” 1.1.2 Definitions of listening comprehension Mentioning the definition of listening comprehension, ... “listening comprehension is an active process of constructing meaning and this is done by applying knowledge to the incoming sound” in which “number of different types of knowledge are involved:...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 09:05

... implementing task – based language teaching” Aims of the study The research is conducted to: • examine the impact of task-based language teaching and learning on reading comprehension of the first-year ... recalling a brief account of reading comprehension, task-based language learning and teaching such as the task definitions, task types, task-based framework and pointing out the key issues in designing ... Implications of reading models for instruction In B Wing (Ed.), Listening, reading and writing: Analysis and Application Middlebury, Vermont: Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages...

Ngày tải lên: 04/08/2015, 09:40

... way of thinking goes completely further from logical and intellectual thinking 1.3 Critical thinking in learning 1.3.1 Critical thinking in learning As a saying goes ‘To learn is to think To think ... developing critical thinking is both teachers and students’ responsibility at every stage of learning However, in initial learning stage, the role of teachers in cultivating critical thinking is ... reading, the relationship between critical thinking and critical reading and different aspects of teaching critical reading An overview of critical thinking 1.1 The definition of critical thinking...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:50

... theory of the University-Industry-GRI linkages in the Innovation Triangle (Figure I.2) including linkage type in terms of formal as well as informal Then, a few points toward facilitators and inhibitors ... allocated in the linkage, e.g joint research From GRI unit and University unit point of view, the trend of money as input in the linkage may considered as one of indicator strength of linkage Facilities ... / Maintenance • Sharing facilities • Equipment gifts Training activities • Practical training • Further training • Seminar / Workshop Missing Link GOAL, OBJECTIVES CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION Linkage...

Ngày tải lên: 23/04/2013, 10:29

... study It consists of two chapters − Chapter III aims at identifying and analyzing both strong points and weak points of the teaching and learning of reading ESP in Department of Linguistics and ... Chapter II introduces the advantages of skill-integration in teaching and learning reading and relationship between this skill and the other language skills Part C is the main part of the study ... 2.3.3 Reading and writing …………………………………………… 19 20 20 21 21 PART C: THE STUDY …………………………………………………………… 24 CHAPTER 3: INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT SITUATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING READING ESP IN DEPARTMENT...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:45

... a way of moving beyond independent to interdependent learning This idea of interdependence is important since the alternative is a more instrumental peer teaching approach which often involves ... types of peer teaching Teachers have several options for types of peer teaching to suit different course contexts and to foster different learning outcomes Trying new types of peer teaching may increase ... form of credit or payment for the person acting in a teaching capacity thus losing a sense of mutuality Peer teaching involves students learning from and with each other in both formal and informal...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 10:49

... a common standard in training programs, in administrating and especially in training quality and equivalent conditions to ensure that training quality so that the process of integration, globalization ... Teaching of English Improving the System of Testing and Examination Helping COT's Students to Reach the Level of Proficiency in English Expected by VNU Making Improvement to the Textbooks of English ... students of the highest scores being in group 1, and those of the lowest score being in group However, classes of 50 to 60 students will be divided into groups only in studying English At the beginning...

Ngày tải lên: 05/02/2014, 21:52

... Deans of Facuties Chief Training inspection Dept Chief Science management-Staff fostering Chief OrganizationAdministration Chief Training Dept Dean Basic Science Dept Director Learning by doing ... identified a list of environmental aspects (Table 3) corresponding to the training activities of HUTECH From that point, five significant environmental aspects of HUTECH are determined by risk assessment ... domestic garbage as follows: + To use two types of dustbin in labs: - The first is to contain domestic garbage, including food scraps, packaging of all kinds, etc (waste classification at source on...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... for surviving and developing Indeed, hearing customer voice and pay enough attention to their demands and expectations are one of decisive principles of measuring customer satisfaction In educational ... made up of three dimensions "the technical quality of the outcome", "the functional quality of the encounter" and “the company corporate image” He argued that in examining the determinants of quality, ... basically two different issues but can be highly interrelated • According to Gao & Wei,2004,the key to sustainable competitive advantage lays in delivering high quality of service that in turn result...

Ngày tải lên: 18/04/2014, 16:25

Ngày tải lên: 24/11/2014, 02:37

... According to them, basically, there are three main kinds of group work: informal learning groups, formal learning groups, and study teams First, informal learning groups are a form of grouping ... waste of time and effort Therefore, students' participation is indispensable in this kind of activity It is part of the learning process, which generates interaction and initiates the use of the ... 2001) Instead of participating actively, they opt for listening or note-taking Still, when attempting to speak up at times, they are often confident since it is the outcome of careful thinking...

Ngày tải lên: 27/03/2015, 11:51

... of a number of factors relating to their self-awareness, teachers support, learning environment, etc Finally, the study recommends that in order to maintain students’ interest in learning, teachers ... commonly thought of as “the process of arousing, directing, and maintaining behavior” (Burden 1994:261) Roles of motivation in language learning Motivation and learning is the study of how to harness ... findings show, students’ levels of motivation have changed after they have learned at IS for a certain time, many students, from being unmotivated, have found interest and goals in learning in...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 13:57

... commonly thought of as “the process of arousing, directing, and maintaining behavior” (Burden 1994:261) Roles of motivation in language learning Motivation and learning is the study of how to harness ... findings in her study of Chinese students at a Southern University in China Also, in Vietnam, it is obvious that a majority of students are learning English with a view to passing exams, having ... Get the students involved in class activities One of the major keys to motivation is the active involvement of students in their own learning Standing in front of them and lecturing to them is...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 13:57

... The effects of cooperative learning on junior high school students during small group learning Learning and Instruction,14, 197-213 Gillies, R (2008) Cooperative learning: Integrating theory and ... Slavin, R E (1983a) Cooperative learning New York: Longman Slavin, R E (1987) Cooperative learning and individualized instruction Arithmetic Teacher Slavin, R E (1996) Research on cooperative learning ... language learning, conditions, processes, outcomes? Language Learning, 44, 493-527 Practices in Co-Operative Learning In R Gillies, and Ashman A (Ed.) CoOperative Learning: The Social and Intellectual...

Ngày tải lên: 04/08/2015, 09:40

... surface 1.3.2 Benefits of pictures Concerning the benefits of using pictures in teaching vocabulary, it is said that pictures are of great help in stimulating the learning of a foreign language” ... Scope of the study The study is restricted to the area of investigating in the uses of pictures-one type of visual aids in teaching vocabulary not a wide range of visual aids The samples of the ... University of Economics and Business? What are the advantages of pictures in teaching vocabulary as perceived by teachers and students? What are the main difficulties in exploiting pictures in teaching...

Ngày tải lên: 04/08/2015, 09:41