Tired of straining your eyes while reading long articles online? Text-to-speech programs, or page readers, offer a convenient solution by converting written text into spoken words. These tools can be invaluable for those with visual impairments, dyslexia, or simply those who prefer to listen rather than read because auditory learning is a key aspect of…
The Tortoise and the Eagle by Aesop for ESL students with a video, list of new vocabulary in real context, and questions for discussion The Tortoise and the Eagle is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Video of the Tortoise and the Eagle The Tortoise and the Eagle A tortoise, discontented with…
Tyler’s Ends-Means Model in curriculum design and development written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video tutorial narrated by the author. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Watch this video on YouTube. Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Ends-means model has been widely adopted in language teaching from the…
The role of imitation in language acquisition and why it is so crucial. This article was written and narrated by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on the role of imitation in language acquisition Watch this video on YouTube. What is imitation? Vygotsky (1987, as cited in…
Declarative vs procedural knowledge written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video or podcast in the category of TESOL or TESL issues Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Video of declarative vs procedural knowledge Watch this video on YouTube. Background Following a brief history of the emergence of the declarative / procedural distinction…
English Presentation on Learning Styles English Presentation on Learning Styles Watch this video on YouTube. LELB Society’s Lecturer: Mohsen Handout Provided by the Lecturer What are the three main learning styles? How do you define learning styles? What is your dominant learning style? How differently visual and auditory learners try to learn new things? How should…
Emergentism Emergentism is the name that has recently been given to a general approach to cognition that stresses the interaction between organism and environment and that denies the existence of pre-determined, domain specific faculties or capacities. Emergentism thus offers itself as an alternative to modular, ‘special nativist’ theories of the mind, such as theories of…
Formative Assessment | An IELTS Essay Sample Formative Assessment | An IELTS Essay Sample Topic Nowadays, scholars in the field of education contend that formative assessment (as opposed to summative assessment), in which more consideration is given to the lengthy process of learning rather than final examinations, should be applied to academic education. What is…
Input Hypothesis Input Hypothesis Krashen’s Input Hypothesis explicitly rejects a role for consciousness, claiming that “acquisition” is a subconscious process. Krashen assumed a ‘language acquisition device’, that is, an innate mental structure capable of handling both first and second language acquisition. The input activates this innate structure. But only input of a very specific kind…
E-learning | A Listening Practice Course E-learning | A Listening Practice Course Listen to this audio file. Questions about the Listening Track Discuss some of the prerequisites for any successful distance learning program. Could you compare and contrast traditional learning and online learning? Itemize some of the numerous advantages of distance learning. How can you…