IELTS Listening Practice Stay Focused IELTS Listening Practice Stay Focused About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on…
English Presentation Self-Awareness English Presentation Self-Awareness Watch this video on YouTube LELB Society’s Lecturer: Sasan Handout Provided by the Lecturer Is it important to be aware of your strengths and weaknesses? Why? Do you think limiting children’s freedom can damage their abilities to know themselves? How time-consuming is it to know yourself?
Attention Attention is viewed as a mainly conscious process involving working memory (Ellis, 2008). Attention is defined as a process in which biological mechanisms interact when goal-directed behaviours and stimulus-driven responses converge in action. Schmidt (1990) has argued that attention is essential to learning; that is, there is no learning without attention. While this strong…
Consciousness and Mindfulness As humans, we have this potential to practice consciousness and alertness in our tasks to reap the numerous benefits attributed to this unique trait. Techniques for Enhancing Consciousness Imagine that you have reached the summit of a mountain, and from that altitude, you are watching or observing the other parts of the…
Sixth Sense – IELTS Speaking practice Sixth Sense – IELTS Speaking Practice Please note that the necessity of completing your 2 assignments lies in the fact that our conversation in the class is on the basis of your questions and replies. Argue for/against Please take an either positive or negative position to the statement below.…
Noticing Hypothesis in second language learning Noticing Hypothesis Schmidt (1990) claimed that attention to input is a conscious process. He viewed noticing (i.e. registering formal features in the input) and noticing the gap (i.e. identifying how the input to which the learner is expected differs from the output the learner is able to generate) as…
What is learner-centered method in second language learning and teaching Learner-centered Method Learner-centered method is principally concerned with learner needs, wants, and situations. These methods such as Communicative Language Teaching seek to provide opportunities for learners to practice preselected, presequenced linguistic structures and communicative notions/functions through meaning-focused activities, assuming that a preoccupation with form and…