...Practice Teaching English at High School Teaching a foreign language may be one of the most challenging jobs. Many teachers receive their B.Ed. from colleges, where they get the chance to practice their teaching while studying. In particular, EFL teachers get exposed to a variety of teaching techniques which make their teaching exciting and effective. At each stage, teachers need to adopt their teaching to meet the students' needs. However, it's the most challenging when they practice teaching EFL at high school. It is an enriching experience since student teachers are exposed to different settings, acquainted with new teaching styles, and deal with teenagers. Experiencing a variety of classroom settings is one of the advantages in practicing teaching English at a high school. For example, classes in a high school are divided according to students' levels: advanced, intermediate, and weak ones, in addition to their specializations. Whereby in each level, student teachers are required to choose the suitable material that meets the students' needs, the thing that differs from other stages, in which various levels of pupils learn in one class at the same time. Besides, weak classes are also divided into classes with special learning needs, in which teachers should be more careful about students' backgrounds. These weak classes are also divided into small groups, which help teachers to focus on students' weaknesses in order to develop their English. However, strong and intermediate...
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...选修6课文 1 A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people. Styles in Western art have changed many times. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD. The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD) During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way. The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) During the Renaissance, new ideas and values graduallv replaced those held in the Middle Ages.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as...
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...Research Synthesis Template Quotation 1: Cultural Influences |Part A: | |'In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Sebold said that writing The Lovely Bones "was a delight, because I loved my main | |character so much and I liked being with her. It was like having company. I was motivated to write about violence because I | |believe it's not unusual. I see it as just a part of life, and I think we get in trouble when we separate people who've | |experienced it from those who haven't. Though it's a horrible experience, it's not as if violence hasn't affected many of us."' | |Part B: | |I think this means that she is not afraid to express her thoughts and beliefs on violence, because she believes violence is now | |apart of everyone's life, and that it affects everyone in some way. | |Part C: | |This connects to the universal truth that no one lives in a perfect world because it shows how she believes no one is perfect | |for violence is within society. That through this violence, no one can be completely living within a perfect...
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...Absence of Affection Seen in “I Stand Here Ironing” Babies need love and affection and when they get older they need a proper support system and a stable foundation to help them in becoming a suitable adult. In the text “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen tones of sympathy, honesty, and guilt are shown through the narrator as she recollects the events in raising her daughter Emily. This text shows how neglect in a child’s raising can alter the personality and how they express themselves over time. Tillie Olsen does a respectable job of presenting an unhealthy relationship between mother and daughter. In “I Stand Here Ironing” daughter Emily has a rough life full of mental issues due to her mother’s neglect and lack of affection given. The narrator living in a time of depression, is enable to contribute into the life that Emily would need, and being a single mother she sent her daughter away to be cared for by others avoiding the nurture that is needed by a child. “I used to try to hold and love her after she came back…. after a while she’d push away,” indicates discomfort between the two. After having so much distance between the two there was not a love and connection that a mother would usually obtain with their child, which doesn’t allow a family relationship. The narrator remarries and has another child, at the time Emily is sick and they send her away once more to protect the newborn. At the convalescent center Emily tries to reach out about the mistreatment that...
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...Broward Virtual School / Florida Virtual School -High School 2010-2011 Course Offerings 2010-2011 Online High School Courses Broward Virtual School Broward County students have the opportunity to take courses for middle and high school credit taught online by Broward County teachers. Florida Legislators have made virtual education a component of parent/student choice. Broward Virtual School (BVS) has franchised the award-winning program for online learning from the Florida Virtual School, sponsored by the State of Florida. All courses are based on the Sunshine State Standards and the curriculum is directly linked to the benchmarks established by the Florida Department of School. Students may learn wherever they are, whenever they choose, maintaining a specified course pace. Students will use the Internet to participate in a learning experience quite different from the traditional school classroom. BVS serves full-time students as well as students who take courses at traditional high and middle schools. Broward County Schools will offer courses not otherwise available to students at their schools, such as select Advanced Placement classes. Any student eligible to enroll in a Broward County middle or high school may select the online environment. Successful online students are self-disciplined, motivated to learn, possess time management skills, and 21st century technology skills. Course Offerings Students may register for any BVS course offering (contingent...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH OF SENIOR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL PROGRAM IN SPORTS CURRICULUM OF TAGUM CITY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of University of Southeastern Philippines Tagum - Mabini Campus In Fulfillment of the Requirements in Education 11 (Practice Teaching) Baghucan, Fernalyn M. Ebarle, Bernadeth B. Lambojon, Carol J. March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researchers would like to acknowledge the following persons who have helped in one way or another in making this study possible: To Prof. Maricel A. Palomata, their adviser for her constant encouragement, professional guidance and constructive criticism for the enrichment of this study; To Mrs. Melquiades H. Astorga, principal of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School and Mr. Ruditho R. Mello, English teacher of the section where the researchers administered the test, for their approval, kind cooperation and support, without whom this research study would not have push through; To the selected students of SPS IV-Bonifacio of Tagum City National Comprehensive High School, for their active participation and cooperation, without whom this research study would not have been realized; To Dr. Roque Langcoy II, Prof. Jocelyn Matildo, Prof. Donna Magallanes, Prof. Unique Sajol, Prof. Kaye Pond and Prof. Richel Albite, for the time, patience, knowledge and enlightenment that they...
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...WINNEBA DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION NAME: AGYENIM-BOATENG FOSTER INDEX NUMBER: 7110060007 PROGRAMME: M. A. ENGLISH COURSE TITLE: STUDIES IN WRITING AND RESEARCH COURSE CODE: ENG 503 PROPOSAL TOPIC TEACHING POETRY APPRECIATION IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE TECHIMAN MUNICIPALITY INTRODUCTION Very few people are gifted with talents to understand or write poetry. The taste of poetry has to be cultivated with a careful handling of the subject failing which the poetry can results into irritating sign of neurosis on the students. Hence, there is great need of suitable curriculum as well as careful handling of the subject. Despite the fact that, poetry is one of the highly specialized forms of language, its status is diminished. It is partly because of the curriculum and partly because of the English teachers who execute the curriculum of poetry [Robert Scholes, 2001]. Most teachers of literature in general and poetry to be specific have the tendency of rather relying too heavily on critical commentaries of literary works (Yenkson 1987). Yenkson further asserts that “these notes are written by Secondary School teachers with the sole purpose of helping students to pass their exams”. Many of these teachers think that the use of those notes will spare them and their students the agony of having to study their recommended text. Apart from this, Senior High School English and Literature in English lessons are dominated...
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...Science High School Students 1 Academic performance and Self-efficacy of Filipino Science High School Students on Mathematics and English subjects Angelo R. Dullas Central Luzon State University Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2152791 Academic Performance and Self-efficacy of Science High School Students Abstract 2 Primarily, the study was conducted to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performances on Math and English subject of science high school students. The objectives are (a) to find what level of self-efficacy do High school students have and (b) to explore if there is gender difference among high school students in terms of their self-efficacy and academic performance. The data are gathered using survey type questionnaire which is composed of two domains, English efficacy and Math efficacy to find if there is significant relationship between academic performance and their self-efficacy. Data was analyzed using mean and test of difference (t-test). Result showed that students‟s performance on Math subject posed a high significant relationship with their self-efficacy beliefs with statistical interpretation as positive substantial relationship (p=.615**, a=.000). On the other hand, students registered a significant relationship and a moderate relationship (p=.401*; a=.015) on their self-efficacy and academic performance on English subject. The researcher also found out that Filipino science high school students...
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...AND ITS SETTING Introduction Unsurprisingly, English is the second most spoken language after Mandarin. To add on to this fact, more people can easily communicate in English compared to any other language. Undoubtedly, the popularity of the language has termed English as the international language of diplomacy, business, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, engineering, tourism, and even the UN & NATO armed forces, Hollywood films and the best pop and rock music of the world. Apart from these unfamiliar and strange facts, there are still several other reasons that state the importance of learning the universal language, English. To cite some of them, they are as follows: After graduating high school, if a student is seeking admission in a reputable college or university, one must be very knowledgeable in English, otherwise he/she won’t be admitted. And if after finishing college he would then apply for a job but most companies welcome those candidates who are fluent in English and have the relevant qualification and skill set. However, candidates with the relevant qualification without having proper knowledge of English language are being rejected after some sort of personal interviews. Also, most of the businesses engaged in dealing with international clients and suppliers prefer using English as the primary source of communication. While people have their own native languages, English serves as the most common and user-friendly language...
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...Secondary Schools. As a previous high school immigrant when I first arrived in United States, I have experience numerous difficulties in school that I would never forget. In addition, I believe immigrant students of secondary school can face major difficulties in learning English and succeeding in school. Since these students do not have a lot of time than elementary students to learn English, and they have to pass several test that require English skill such as the ACT and SAT. Above all, most secondary school texts and materials require a sufficient English reading ability to understand, which will even make learning experience becoming even tougher for high school immigrant. Before going into detail, lets take a look at the statistics of the United States’ immigration in the past few decades. According to U.S Bureau of the Census 1997a statistic, over a million immigrants, legal and illegal, entering the United States each year. And since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, which eliminated national origin quotas. Europe is no longer the main sources of newcomers to the United States but instead of Asia and Latin America. The largest groups come from Mexico, China, Cuba, and Vietnam. In the fall of 1997, 9 million (about one in five) elementary and secondary school students had a foreign born parents. With over 90% of recent immigrants coming from non English speaking countries, schools are increasingly receiving students who do not speak English at home and...
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...PC versus Studying in high schoo Studying in PC versus Studying in high school. Thesis There are 3 interesting points that some people think that studying in PC is better than studying in high school. * Harder unpredictable * Meet more foreign -> Practice your English skill * Good at English or be more responsible The best way to improve your English skill is try to use it everyday. In your high school even in international high school, it is not guarantee that you are the professional English person because in high school everything depends on yourself and some high school teachers are not good at English; even they are English teachers. Conversely, all teachers in PC class are expert at English because English is their native language. They are always take care their student closely and students in PC class have to speak English all the time with their teachers. Therefore, Studying in PC can help you a lot in English skill better than studying in high school. In Pc section, it likes a pre-university that helps students become more responsible. In high school, when the deadline comes, our teachers always warn us all the time to send our assignments on time. On the other hand, Teachers in PC class just give assignment and warn students a few times. The rest depends on students’s responsibilities. Consequently, this action prepares the students to become more responsible for entering university. When you study in high school, everything seems stable...
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...Factors That Affect English Academic Performance of Grade 9 Students of Rosario National High School S.Y. 2015-2016 August 2015 Chapter 1: Introduction Academic performance is the outcome of student educational goals. It is hard to indicate or measure academic performance of such an individual. Specially, there are socio-economic, psychological and environmental factors. For the last three years, the Philippine government started to fallow K-12 standards. The research focuses only on two groups of students who are divided into two; the one who improve and the one who does not. According to Hansen, Joe (2000) student performance must not depend on socio-economic, psychological, environmental factors because of the new paradigm that considering oder factors, like race, gender, and sex. Mcdill (1989) tried to explain the link between students achievement between economic circumstances as a reason of becoming a out of school youth or drop-out. Effects of age, qualification, qualification distance from learning place was pursued by B>A Chemsaken and A. Mishaelaudis (2001). YB Walters (1998) stated that: “high school student’s level of performance is with statistically significant different, linked to their gender, grade level, school location, school type, student type and socio-economic backgrounds. Students capability about patience was Kirby, Winston et. al (2002). Zajimes (1976) added that students stand outs if he gets along with his strata. However...
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...Staying on Course High School Curriculum Requirements for the University System of Georgia www.usg.edu/student_affairs The Office of Student Affairs student-affairs@usg.edu The high school curriculum is the cornerstone of the University System of Georgia (USG) admissions policy. This document reflects the sdfdsfdsfsdfds unit requirements in each of the academic subject areas. Students should pursue a challenging and rigorous high school minimum USG curriculum to be best prepared for a successful college experience and should consult with their high school counselor to determine appropriate coursework. The following high school requirements must be met by all freshmen applicants and transfer applicants with less than 30 transferable semester hours. Students should contact their college or university of interest to learn about any additional institution-specific admission requirements that may apply. Carnegie Unit Requirements 16 Carnegie Units should be completed by students graduating high school prior to 2012. 17 Carnegie Units should be completed by students graduating high school in 2012 or later. Carnegie Unit Requirement In Specific Subject Areas 4 Carnegie units of college preparatory English Literature (American, English, World) integrated with grammar, usage and advanced composition skills 4 Carnegie units of college preparatory mathematics Mathematics I, II, III and a fourth unit of mathematics from the approved list, or equivalent...
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...Caldwell County School requires its students to take five English courses before graduation. Four of the five courses are selected and mandated by the state (English I-IV). The fifth English is mandated by our county and they created a course called Communication Skills. The course originally was sequenced to occur at the beginning of a student’s freshmen year during the fall semester. Students were then scheduled to take English I in the spring. English I, at that time, had an End-of-Course test, so it gave students county-wide a year to prep for the state exam. In recent years, the End-of-Course exam has been removed from English I and replaced with the English II exam. However, Communication Skills has never changed sequence. Now, years later, the curriculum now mandates that every junior take the ACT. Since Communication Skills is designed primarily to teach grammar and mechanics, there has been a suggestion to move this course to the fall of a student’s junior year to help them be successful on the grammar and writing portion of the ACT. 4....
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...the thesis sample chapter 1, 2 , 3 CHAPTER I The Problem Introduction Tertiary education or post-secondary schooling is referred to in Education Act of 1982 as “higher education leading to a degree in a specific profession or discipline.” This is to provide a general education program that will promote national identity, cultural consciousness, moral integrity and spiritual vigor, train the nation’s manpower in the skills required for national development, to develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation; and to advance knowledge through research work and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life and responding effectively to changing societal needs and conditions. (Aquino, 2003) According to Aquino (2003), a careful scrutiny of the aforementioned objectives will suffice to impress in the people’s minds the crucial importance of tertiary or college education. There are numerous reasons that college education is important. Among these reasons are gaining advantage over competition, demonstrating aptitude in a specific area and the fact that many job opening require a college degree are few of the top reasons. (http://www.degreedirectory.com). Moreover, college education many more opportunities in working life, especially for higher paid jobs and the chance to work with and be taught by some of the finest and most knowledgeable people. (http://www.importanceofcollege.com). McGuire (2010) stressed that getting a college education is...
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