Methods and Approaches

Multicultural Education in the Classroom

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It is my firm conviction that all or most of the ideals and goals of multicultural education should be met if we are to reap to fruits of education on a global scale. However, that every student must have an equal opportunity to achieve her or his potential,

Student Motivation and Coursebook Irrelevance

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Nobody would controvert the fact that students work harder and learn better when the topic is interesting and relevant to their needs. Indeed, relevance can help create conditions and motivation necessary for students to invest more of

Using Videos and Sound Effects to Teach English

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Creating specific lessons for different language skills is challenging and time consuming for English teachers, but it is definitely worth the effort. In my experience, teaching language skills through mechanical exercises and traditional fill-in-the-

 

Strategies to Motivate Students

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Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning, but many need-or expect-their instructors to inspire, challenge, and stimulate them: "Effective learning in the classroom depends on the teacher's ability to maintain the interest that brought students

Competency-based Approach

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Prior to any attempt to put competency-based appraoch into practice, a particular procedure should be followed. First of all, the term "competence" should be clearly defined according to the related literature. Next, competencies should be identified

 

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