Mind-Body Connection IELTS Listening Reading Practice Watch this video on YouTube Mind-Body Connection IELTS Listening Reading Practice Lecturer, author or publisher: Maryam Alimardani on TED-Ed Mind-Body Connection IELTS Reading Practice The Rubber Hand Illusion Look at your hand. How do you know it’s really yours? It seems obvious unless you’ve experienced the rubber hand illusion. In this experiment, a…
IELTS Listening Practice Evolving Brain IELTS Listening Practice Evolving Brain 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?
Output Hypothesis Output Hypothesis Swain’s Comprehensible Output Hypothesis emphasises the importance of consciousness, both in terms of learners’ noticing gaps in their interlanguage and developing metalinguistic awareness. The comprehensible output hypothesis constitutes an important addition to work on the role of interaction in L2 acquisition. In other words, output contributes to acquisition. It is in…
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…
Language Learning Strategies Language Learning Strategies They are mental and communicative procedures learners use in order to learn and use language. Strategies can help the students to increase their level of consciousness and awareness over their learning process. Learning strategies are perhaps best defined in terms of a set of characteristics that figure in most…
Cortex Cortex or cerebral cortex covers the surface of the brain and is only 2-4 mm (0.08-0.16 inches) thick. It plays a central role in such functions as memory, attention, perceptual awareness, language, and consciousness. The outermost part of the cortex is grey in color, hence the common term ‘grey matter’. The inner layers are…
Meditation Techniques Meditation can revitalize your mind, keep it calm and help you to control your mind, thoughts and life. Alpha waves that are activated during meditation can make your brain become more relaxed. Get into a comfortable place and relax your body. You should not be disturbed at all. Take some deep breaths. Close…
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…
Subconscious Mind – IELTS Speaking practice Subconscious Mind – IELTS Speaking Practice Argue for/against Please take an either positive or negative position to the statement below. You cannot be neutral. If all students have the same idea, the teacher will play devil’s advocate to have a heated argument. There are many successful and happy people…