Teachers are often blamed for the lack of student creativity. Some teachers still insist on using traditional methods in the classroom. Others are not adopters of innovation or aware of what to do in the classroom to boost student creativity. Thus, I see it’s important to train the...
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07/10/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
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There are different kinds of tests in schools but there are eight main types vs. other eight ones. Recognize them and the main differences among them and utilize this information so that you can create the right test in the right situation. 1- Objective Test vs. Subjective Test:...
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27/09/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Guest Post If you have faced the ordeal of dealing with a persuasive essay, you know better than anyone that it will require quite an effort. A persuasive essay is a typical academic assignment; every college student will have to deal with at some point. That is why...
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23/09/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Guest Posts
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Learning Styles VS. Learning Strategies Broadly speaking, learning styles can be defined as general approaches to language learning, while learning strategies are specific ways learners choose to cope with language tasks in particular contexts. Learning strategies are the ways in which students learn, remember information, and study for...
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31/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
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There are eight kinds of testing. They are as follow: 1. Direct Testing: Testing is said to be direct when the student is required to perform directly the skill which we wish to measure, e.g. we ask students to write compositions if we want to know how well...
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26/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Assessment Of, For & As Learning – What are the Main Differences? 1. Assessment Of Learning It involves looking at assessment information at the end of the teaching and learning process to rank students’ achievement levels against a standard. It is summative in nature and typically involves standardized tests. Assessment OF learning scores are...
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21/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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A story is something that everybody is familiar with. The majority of people used to listen to stories and like them very much. Children also enjoy stories and like to listen to them. Advantages of Using Stories Stories give many opportunities for children to practice everything they have...
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16/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
TEFL to Young Learners
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Learning to be an EFL teacher is “a life-long experience” and if you pursue to be an experienced and effective EFL teacher, you must take charge of training yourself to be: Aware of the philosophy of language teaching and learning, Efficient in drawing on and adapting content knowledge,...
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05/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Professional Development
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Correcting errors and giving feedback on writing can be tricky. If you correct everything, there is a danger of covering the work in comments and ‘red ink’. This can be both demotivating and unhelpful because the students either give up or they just write out the piece again...
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23/06/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
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Language functions define what the person should say or write in communicative situations. The best way to present and practice these functions is in context by using real-life conversations. Typical Language Functions Inviting Suggesting Promising Apologizing Requesting information Agreeing Disagreeing Offering How to Teach a Conversation Start with...
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04/05/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Teach Language Functions
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