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Haroon Baig
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Looking forward to learn from the experts
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I am very much interested in the course. I always wanted to know why don't students taken teacher's written feedback seriously. What is the best way to give constructive feedback to students?
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Finally I have done it .Thanks to the teams for sharing useful and valuable knowledge and practical suggestion along with informative articles.
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very informative and useful information added about assessments
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Interesting.....worth trying
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My students are teenagers 13 to 16 years old.They like group and pair work and prefer to do a task that is challenging and tasks that t usually involves critical thinking skills as well.
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Portfolio assessment gives a profile of a learner abilities in term of depth,breath and growth.Portfolio assessment enable the students to demonstrate quality work done without pressure and constraints
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Integrated approach helps to build new knowledge and skills on to what students already know and can do. So, if students are able to read a short story, this skill will help them to write their own story. ... Instead of just having listening, the students can have speaking, reading and writing practice.
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Another type of assessment we take is Criterion-referenced assessment
It measures student’s performances against a fixed set of predetermined criteria or learning standards. It checks what students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific stage of their education. Criterion-referenced tests are used to evaluate a specific body of knowledge or... -
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I think very informative and practically applicable opinions shared .I do believe that the opinions shared can bring big improvement in teachers pedagogical knowledge and contribute towards professional development.
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The English Profile is useful .It can, for example, be used to set ‘feasible and worthwhile’ learning objectives and ‘enhance the transparency of courses, syllabuses and qualifications.
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Matching questions have been a regular part of English language testing in our institution
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Although MCQ'S have many advantages but they also come with some disadvantages...
.Limited feedback to correct errors in student understanding.
.Tend to focus on low level learning objectives.
.Results may be biased by reading ability or test-wiseness.
.Development of good items is time consuming.
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I think we can make multiple questions even better by...
.By writing questions throughout the term. ...
. By instructing students to select the “best answer” rather than the “correct answer”. ...
. By using familiar language. ...
. By avoiding giving verbal association clues from the stem in the key. ...
.Avoiding trick questions. ...
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I think that Effective feedback is a combination of the positive and the negative.Although feedback is often seen first and foremost as the drawing of attention to errors, it has been found in general educational contexts that feedback on correct responses is more effective than feedback on incorrect
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Tests included form and usage basically
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Words need to be recalled from memory to be useful. By testing themselves on word lists, learners discover which items on the word list they need to study further. They can see how much progress they're making and spend valuable study time on the words that really need attention
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I include meanings, usage, pronunciation with syllable breakdown...primary and secondary stress , synonyms and collocations
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Informative and learning week. Hats off to you
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Spelling should come secondary unless the contextual meaning of the word has been changed
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3 is comprehend able for the students
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Task is not so clear.Students might face difficulties in understanding.
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There are number of questions to look at in order to develop listening tests
..How do we know if the listening task works?
...How do we report scores and set pass marks?
....What factors should be taken into consideration when trying to identify appropriate sound files.?
..How do we develop a listening task?
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Nowadays, authentic listening material can be easily found online. News websites including BBC, CNN many more , all contain video clips which are good resources to look at for -listening activities with your students. YouTube is also a treasure trove of authentic listening, including material like Ted Talks and Vox Pops, which are authentic interviews with...
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All of these tasks are appropriate.The thing with the listening is practice ,practice and practice.
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I think knowing the current level of students is absolutely necessary for the teachers as well as for the students.Teacher can plan future strategies,activities,tasks,practices and set the targets in order to reach the next stage they are aiming for. Students also know what their present level is and what stage or level they will have to acheive.
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i would prefer to go one sub skill at a time..step by step .
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Following Directions is good example of real life listening activity for students to practice.Whether is it how to get to the library or where a farewell party will be held, your students listen to and follow directions in English. You can give your students a town map (either real or one you design for classroom purposes) and give them directions to various...
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I observe during teaching that sometimes that sometimes the texts that students read are simply hard to grasp. That’s because their writers are dealing with difficult ideas, it’s not because the texts are poorly written.
so to me the most important thing is to choose interesting and well written topics /text for your students.Don’t let your students read... -
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I use Text Analyzer. The Text Analyzer can rate the difficulty level of a text according to the Common European Framework, or CEFR Levels.English language teachers can use this too to:
.determine the approximate level of proficiency that the text is suitable for
.generate a suggested vocabulary list
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The receptive skills are listening and reading, because learners do not need to produce language to do these, they receive and understand it.
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I have leaned a lot during the first week of the course.It added to my experience and pedagogical knowledge.
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Interesting and informative
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I use camera to make an activity interesting and challenging.
I put students into pairs and have them use the camera for a few moments to get a feel for their proposed writing object. Then I pass out a worksheet with some key areas for them to focus on. This is a great way to keep them organized. I usually have one area on the worksheet for adjectives,... -
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Consistency and standardization in marking has to be there to satisfy the students .
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To me it is easier to use the analytic rubric since it is made up of level of scales and descriptors which make it easier to rate/score performance
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The test relates to you understanding of the task and then expressing your yourself appropriately and accurately.
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We used to write short descriptive paragraphs on various topics and letters as well as part of our syllabus in preparation for exams basically.
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Role plays and Group assessment can work in large classes.
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Some of the reasons why the speaking test seems so challenging are ...
(1) the difficulty in defining the nature of speaking skill
(2) the difficulty in choosing the criteria in testing speaking ability
(3) the involvement of such other factors as listening ability, interpretation of tone, reasoning ability
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On top of good quality assurance processes, well-designed rating scales are essential and can help mitigate rater effects. A rating scale with a variety of interpretations will cause raters to interpret the criteria differently and reduce rater reliability. The rating scales can be analytical in that each feature of
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I prefer conversational exchanges and situational role plays for assessing speaking ability.Students are given particular situation and instructed to respond in a certain way.
Type 1. Students are asked to construct a sentence
following a certain pattern using the information that they are
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Audience: My family
Reason: to convince them not to attend the weeding of a relative
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Personally I have some reservations regarding teaching to the test approach . It causes students to turn off, tune out, and often drop out; induces schools to push students out; increases grade retention; propels teachers to leave; and inhibits needed improvements. In the end, high-stakes testing will hurt students—particularly those students who most...
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Hi I am Haroon Baig from Pakistan.I am an educator,teacher ,teacher trainer, administrator and a student.I am looking forward to this course as I want to upgrade my pedagogical knowledge.
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It has been a learning experience for me.Learned a lot of things .I would give this course 5 star rating .The quality of the content was amazing.I would like to appreciate course leaders ,modulators for making this course informative and learner oriented.Special thanks to all the participants for their valuable comments and discussions.I hope and expect that...
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Excellent . Beautifully summed up.
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Ali is a Year 10 student . He is friendly, easy-going and gets on well with his peers. Ali is extremely confident and competent with computers and is knowledgeable about anything to do with digital technology. Transition to a large secondary school was a difficult preposition for Ali. At first he did not enjoy subjects that required a lot of writing. He was...
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My students' learner profiles include information such as:
Educational and Cultural background
Parents' input
Skills, strengths, and interests.
Aspirations and passions.
Likes and dislikes.
Life experiences.
How the student likes to learn.
Struggles or potential barriers to learning.
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All most all four skills
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Make a Note. It can be discouraging and disruptive if you try and correct your students while they are speaking. ...
Don't Point It Out. ...
Just Wait. ...
Rubric It. ...
Give Them the Rules. ...
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I use visuals use to help students learn new concepts, remember and recollect new information.Visual imagery makes the lesson fun and interesting. Students find lessons more interesting and concepts fun to learn when you use pictures, animations or diagrams to explain it to them. It not only grabs their attention but keeps them focused on the topic. Visual...
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I incorporate visuals in my classroom everyday. Sometimes I will use my document camera, along with my digital project, to display a document, pages from a book, or an item.
There are lots of different ideas to integrate visuals into your instruction. Below are some of my favorite ways that I use visuals in my classroom:
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I use variety of activities to promote speaking in my classes
1.Discussions. After a content-based lesson, a discussion can be held for various reasons. ...
2.Role Play. One other way of getting students to speak is role-playing. ...
3.Simulations. ...
4.Information Gap. ...
5.Brainstorming. ...
6.Storytelling. ...
7.Interviews. ...
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I use circle-writing activities from time to time for a quick, fun and non-threatening creative writing exercise. To start with I place P students in groups of four to six .
Each group needs one pencil and one piece of paper. I give students a strange topic or story starter such as "Yesterday, on the way home from school I saw the strangest creature. It... -
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I prefer detailed written feedback followed by face to face meeting with the students.The reason for having to meeting with the students is that students don't take teachers written feedback seriously or they don't bother to read it and implement it , more they need teacher to go through the feedback with them and guide them individually.For me it has...
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It could be effective as it gives students a road map to the destination
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Teacher's instructions and teacher talk time play an important role.
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Connect new information to prior experiences and learning.
Pre teach academic vocabulary.
Use graphic organizers to make lessons more visual.
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Provide more frequent exposure to domain-specific vocabulary
Post visual word banks to give students words to use in answers.
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Students use L1 to facilitate their process of comprehension and to reduce any insecurities that may arise from their limited language proficiency. I think teachers use L1 to consolidate knowledge that students have learned about the foreign language, such as its vocabulary, sentence structures, and cultural aspects. L1 may also be used for the explanation of...
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In my view visual as well as audio clues are equally important backed by encouragement in form of praise and appreciation motivated the students in asking questions and clarifying any ambiguities they might be having in their minds.Teachers must keep in mind how to accommodate students with different learning styles and preferences.
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Modelling and Scaffolding
To me Modelling is one of the most important factors in ensuring student learning of a particular topic, but it is most impactful when it can introduce new concepts without increasing pupils’ cognitive load – hence the ‘I, We You’ approach.
By building from teacher-led, to joint construction, to independent working, we create a... -
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I have tried a number of approaches at our educational institution , but the one that has had the most traction with teachers and students has been the simple I-We-You approach:
I do it first.
We do it together.
You do it on your own.
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there are few question that have always pop up whenever teachers like me introduce new concepts to the students
1.How do I introduce new terms and concepts to my students?
Am I aware of using any phrases which alert the students to understand that they are about to hear a new term?
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Challenges are always there but best thing is how to you adopt ,innovate and make changes to your teaching methods to facilitate learners having different educational,/cultural backgrounds ,different learning styles and preferences.
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Thanks a lot.It was informative and learning week.Looking forward to week 2
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Second language learners (SSL)
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When learners use their home language to learn another language, their understanding and performance is likely to improve. Being able to move between two languages lessens the cognitive load (the brain having to do too many tasks at once) and lets learners explain what they know and can do.
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In my opinion providing models and scaffolding are two basic of principles of Instruction. Without modelling, students will struggle to understand what excellence looks like and how to try and achieve it. Without scaffolding, for difficult and challenging tasks, students may struggle to attempt the learning, in a high challenge, low support environment....
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Pair work has been a popular choice .It gives more students the opportunity to speak about ideas, share ideas and develop their understanding.
It also helps students students to learn from each other at the same time
giving students a degree of privacy and allowing them to try ideas in a less public forum.
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The use of seating plans in the classroom supports teachers in their overall management of the classroom and further supports students’ learning. A well thought out and considered seating arrangement should take into consideration the layout of the classroom, groupings of students and their inclusion data to create the optimum learning environment.
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English language learning is an uphill task for students in our country.English is perceived as a passport to better employment and upward social mobility in Pakistan. In a society characterized by acute class division and intense class consciousness, parents from the lower, lower middle or working strata of society aspire to enroll their children in the...
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Informative and useful in teaching and learning context.
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Hi,I am Haroon Baig. I an English language teacher,trainer,and a student as well.At present I am working as a Branch Head in an educational institute .It's my passion to learn about strategies ,techniques and methods regarding language teaching from experts and professionals mentors who have been involved in teaching and learning process over the years.It...
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I use polite language with my students. They do understand and follow.
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@LicibethBetancourth Thanks for sharing .It means a lot
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My students are mostly teenagers .They feel shy speaking a language in which they know they are making mistakes.
It is artificial to communicate with their classmates in a foreign language.
*When they want to say something important to each other, they do so spontaneously in their mother tongue.
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I do teach large classes of 30 to 40 students
The problem.I face is
How to accommodate students having different learning styles, different learning preferences with different learning and cultural backgrounds in class of 30.students?
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Instead of asking prototype question..
Do you understand? I always ask ss what do you understand?
Ask.me three questions?
What questions do you have ?
What, exactly do you mean?"
"Will you please rephrase your statement?"
"Could you elaborate on that point?"
"What did you mean by the term. . .?" Are there any questions?
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I think the second one is easier.The introduction reveals it all.what the text.is about.Language is simple, short sentences and comprehendable sentences.
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Ppt's can be very effective if use wisely. Can be used for...
1. Gaining Attention
2. Informing Learner of the Objective
3. Stimulating Recall of Prior Learning
4. Presenting the Stimulus
5. Providing Learning Guidance
6. Eliciting Performance
7. Providing Feedback
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http://www.slideshare.net/HaroonBaig/comman-erros-in-english-by-haroon?from_m_app=android
This is ppt made.by me .It is for high secondary students.It is on common English errors.what I have done I have includes.samples.of students.own.writing to show them what errors they made and what were the reasons for these errors.and also.included the...
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I agree with Mary's viewpoint.I do believe that PowerPoint slides do have an important role to play. Ppt's can help to.facilitate learners having different learning styles and preferences. Personally I always prefer to include.all.possible.ways to accomodate mixed ability group by ...visual presentation (pictures) ...written text (instructions) verbal (...
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The questions to be answered are...
Could students assess themselves and one another to provide an insight to
another's performance and contribution in group-work effectively?
Peer formative assessment can be an effective means of providing timely
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I have observed that students become more motivated to learn _ when they are treated like unique individuals with goals, interests, and lives of their own. Once they realize that you’re on their side –in the role of coach, facilitator , well wisher, or.suppoerter they’ll feel more comfortable contributing to class discussions and relating the subject matter...
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Building a rapport with students can make the difference when teaching, especially in a second language. Developing rapport- including building trust, using humour and getting to know the students outside of the classroom- can not only help to better understand the background of students but can also help with classroom management and instruction.
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Veet Useful
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One of the most appealing aspects of online learning that students enjoy is the flexibility it offers.
When does your school day start? Whenever you want! While your teachers will set specific times for live lessons, you decide what you work on each day and for how long. Do you prefer to work in the morning or in the afternoon? Do you like to work on one... -
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Hi, I am Haroon Haroon Baig .I am English teacher.I join the course because I think it is an opportunity to develop and learn new strategies and approaches to English teaching at various levels.At the same time it would give me a chance to reflect on my teaching with the aim to improve and update myself with new methods and research in this field
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When planning my , I consider :
1.Couurse outline
2.Syllabu breakdown
3.Learning aims and Objectives
4. Effective strategies/methodology to teach the lesson
5.The learners(age, number in class, educational.and cultural backgrounds learning styles/ learning preferences , interests, motivations)
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Haroon Baig replied to Maria Elvira Biavatti
What I think instructions do matter a lot .Research tells us what can be expected from a teacher employing instructional strategies and practices that are proven to lead to increased mastery of lessons. Better learning happens in a dynamic setting in which teachers offer explicit active instructions.
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Language learning is an active process that begins at birth and
continues throughout life. Students learn language as they use it to
communicate their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, establish
relationships with family members and friends, and strive to make
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Students.are encouraged to use English in the class.but they always find it difficult. There is always mother tongue inference
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What I think is that English has become indispensable today.In countries where English is not native language , the community specially the parents want their children to be educated in English medium school .In countries like.Pakistan it is believed that English speaker is like a magician in current era.Englaish language plays an important role in the...
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Looking forward to.another learning course
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Keeping in view the importance of English language in pedagogical context, I am looking forward to this course to improve my skills as an English teacher.Areas lik...how to.give effective instructions in English ...how to improve communication skills in Engliah and how.tomuse English profciwntly as a language of communication and medium of instructions.
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Useful and informative
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English is the language of global communication at medical , tourism , trade and other elements of language use , So English is so important in our various lives aspects.
On the other hand there are some disadvantages. One of the biggest disadvantages of adopting English language as the primary language is loss of cultural diversity.It is a threat to any... -
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Fingers crossed. Expecting another week full of learning .
