Eight Components of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)

1. Preparation  English Language Learners need to be prepared for learning by being able to communicate about the learning experience. They need to be able to ask for help when they need it. They should know the following basic learning phrases or sentences:•    “I don’t understand.”•   ...

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Article Review

Each article review should have a minimum of four paragraphs.  The formats for each paragraph are as follows: 1st Paragraph In this paragraph you should state which article you are summarizing and the author of the article.  Next, read the summary for the article on the main article page. (The page...

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Cross-linguistic Influence in SLA

Here is the general content of my presentation on "Cross-linguistic Influence in SLA". You can find the presentation at the bottom of the page. All L2 acquirers, by definition, possess complete knowledge of an L1, and often knowledge of other languages, when they begin learning an additional one. The Question: If...

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THE ROLE OF DREAMING AND SLEEPING IN THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

This is my article for "The Rise and Development of English Novel" course. I publish just the abstract part. If you need any help about the same topic just send me an e-mail. THE ROLE OF DREAMING AND SLEEPING IN THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS Ugur Ger International Burch University ABSTRACT The Pilgrim’s Progress,...

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A Chirstmas Carol

 A mean-spirited, miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his counting-house on a frigid Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, pays his uncle a visit and invites him to his annual...

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Elaboration of Western Anatolian Turkish Dialect and a comparison with Standard Turkey Turkish

Abstract Since the very beginning of their appearance in history, the Turks have spread to a vast geographical area from central Asia to the centre of Europe and from Arctic Sea to Tibet. Spreading in such a huge geographical area caused Turkish Language to interact with many other languages, nations and cultures. Turkish language both affected the neighboring countries  and was affected...

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Comparison of Three Schools of Thought

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Education Psychology Additional Notes

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Authentic learning says that...we should learn what happens in the "real world", and become "cognitive apprentices" to the experts.  When we learn about math, we learn to think like mathematicians.  When...

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Chapter 6 Final Notes

HOW DO METACOGNITIVE SKILLS HELP STUDENTS LEARN Metacognition is Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn (thinking about thinking) Thinking skills and study skills are examples of metacognitive skills. Ss can be taught assessing their own understanding, figuring out how much time they will need to study something. Self-questioning strategies are learning strategies that call on...

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WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO REMEMBER OR FORGET?

Most forgetting occurs because information in working memory was never transferred to long-term memory. However, it can also occur because we have lost our access to information that is in long-term memory. Interference: Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory. Interference happens when information gets mixed up with, or pushed aside by, other...

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