Archive for the ‘Adult Learning’ Category
Communicative Language Teaching
Communicative language teaching is an interaction-based method of teaching a foreign language to someone. It is often referred to as the communicative approach to teaching a language. In CLT, the method and goal in the teaching of a foreign language is interaction.
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The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related DisordersThe Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and wo... Read More >
Communicative Language Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to WorkCommunicative Language Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to Work is designed as a basic text that intends to demonstrate principles and practices... Read More >
Making Communicative Language Teaching HappenPraised for its fresh and informed discussion of language instruction and language acquisition, the first edition of Making Communicative Language Tea... Read More >
Task-Based Language TeachingThe field of task-based language teaching has developed considerably since the publication of Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom (Nunan, ... Read More >
Keep Talking: Communicative Fluency Activities for Language Teaching (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Par... Read More >
Principles of Learning and Teaching
In order to be an effective teacher, one needs to understand the principles of teaching and learning. The effectiveness and the success of teachers with students depend a lot on this. However, even with the understanding of this principle, there will be failures with some students due to a lack of motivation on the part of the student.
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Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (5th Edition)Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Fifth Edition, by H. Douglas Brown, is the classic second language acquisition text used by teacher educ... Read More >
CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: Principles of Learning and TeachingYour guide to a higher score on the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching TestsWhy CliffsTestPrep Guides?
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What Every Teacher Should Know About Pass the Praxis II Test: Principles of Learning and Teaching (3rd Edition)This brief booklet provides an overview of the topics that are covered on the Praxis II (Principles of Learning and Teaching) e... Read More >
Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice prepares nurse educators, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practit... Read More >
Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform EducationMake learning more meaningful by teaching the "whole game"David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and codirector of Harvard's Pro... Read More >
Teaching Adult Learners
Adult learners, sometimes referred to as non-traditional students, are different than the average age college student. Therefore when designing and teaching a course or workshop for adult learners, instructors need to understand the general characteristics that define this population. Typically adult learners are problem-centered in their thinking. They seek educational solutions to reach specific goals. They look at where they are compared to where they want to be in their life, career, etc. They are results-oriented as they have specific goals in mind and if they do not think they will be able to achieve those goals, they will seek them elsewhere. Adult learners are self-directed, as they are not dependent on others for direction. Their lives have given them much experience in responsibility and independence.
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Differentiation in Action: A Complete Resource With Research-Supported Strategies to Help You Plan and Organize Differentiated Instruction and Achieve ... Learners (Scholastic Teaching Strategies)Judith Dodge effectively blends her years of experience and the latest research on differentiated instruction to provide teachers with innovative tool... Read More >
Time Timer Watch Plus: Adult SizeNo other tool communicates the concept of elapsed time as well as the Time Timer, and now it's available as a discreet personal watch! The Watch Plus ... Read More >
Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide for Educators, Trainers, and Staff Developers, 2nd EditionThe ongoing education and training of adults has become a necessity in many professional areas. Yet the staff who set up and administer these programs... Read More >
ADULT LEARNING METHODS
Adult learning is related to something that is different from early childhood development and overall approaches to learning. It is the belief of different authors that methods of learning are applicable to both early childhood and adult learning, only with some differences in presentation based on learning environment.
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Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective InstructionThe third edition of Adult Learning Methods, with revisions, updates, and six new chapters, provides the educator of adults with ways to understand ... Read More >
Adult Learning BasicsFor anyone who teaches, trains, coaches, or mentors others, the adult learning process is a crucial element of success—of both individuals and their... Read More >
Making Sense of Adult LearningLearning is an inseparable part of human experience. Understanding how adults learn and applying that expertise to practical everyday situations an... Read More >
Poetry Lessons - Everything You Need: A Mentor Teacher's Lessons and Select Poems That Help You Meet the Standards Across the Curriculum--and Teach Poetry With Confidence and JoyLessons, activities, poems, and book lists along with helpful hints and how-to's that make teaching poetry a joy. Help students develop fluency, enhan... Read More >
Dimensions of Adult LearningThis broad introduction to adult and post-compulsory education offers an overview of the field for students, adult educators and workplace trainers. T... Read More >
Benefits of Higher Education
Education is a major part of most people’s lives. From a very early age most people are in a learning environment and that is their life right up until they are about 18 years old. Now, that is a very long time, and some people might have had enough by then, but there is still a lot to learn after school.
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What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate QuestionIn What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great q... Read More >
What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life?: True Stories of Finding Success, Passion, and New Meaning in the Second Half of LifeAn award-winning journalist offers exhilarating tales of "late bloomers" who prove that it's never too late to sign a new lease on life In to... Read More >
