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  Date:   Sunday   20 September 2020   My Reflection about Phonetics and its vital rule for pronunciation For our professor:    Alexander   Ramirez   Bijan   Nassiri   student in Master of English Language ICESI University   What I have already studied and learned about phonetics and pronunciation never can be forgotten, because it is not only essential for our career but also fundamental for us in order to teach our students and correct their pronunciations in an useful way. As a matter of fact, by studying phonetics and its important rules in pronunciation we as English teachers now are aware that we shouldn’t look at or pronounce the words as they are, but we must understand that misunderstanding the communication is because of mispronouncing the words that obviously affects our communication with others. “Until you didn’t say any word, nobody knows who you are” Fred Ashoury, 1999. On the whole, I can say that Acc...

 Bijan's ELT reflection blog                                                                     To be                                      To be a student, at any age, is a precious gift from God that                                       can never be forgotten. "Growth mindset"      Bijan Nassiri                                                                                     

Bijan's ELT reflection blog                                                  Use the power of "YET" For the first time, when I encountered the word " YET ", I really was surprised what this single word is going to tell us. Little by little I could understand that it is a fantastic word that can change our mind and life in different aspects. I would like to be a "Yet student". It means for me that nobody is perfect and we still at the beginning of the ocean of knowledge. Open-minded people should be falling in love with this word that can be a tremendous meaningful word for understanding knowledge and life. Growth mindset people are related to "YET". Indeed, life in general meaning is "YET".  Bijan Nassiri     

 Bijan's ELT reflection blog Bloom's Taxonomy before my comment, I'm going to present a very brief definition of Taxonomy. According to the Cambridge International Dictionary, Taxonomy is a system for naming and organizing things. Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives was published by Bejamin Bloom with his collaborators in 1956. There are six major categories such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in Bloom's Taxonomy,  Knowledge refers to pattern, structure, and setting   Comprehension refers to a type of understanding Application refers to the use of abstractions Analysis presents to make clear the ideas. Synthesis refers to parts that form a whole. Evaluation refers the values of material and methods for given purposes.  In 2001 Bloom's Taxonomy was revised by a group of cognitive Psychologists. The Taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessment which can be called as "Educational Objectives" Indeed ...

Growth mindset versus Fixed mindset "I'm going to try something new. If it doesn't work out, I will improve and try it again." Martha Ramirez,2020.    Growth mindset "We've always done it this way." Martha Ramirez, 2020   Fixed mindset As you have already observed in one hour Martha's presentation that was recomended by our professor "Caolina", the power of "Growth mindset" was really demonstrated clearly. As you noticed, there are useful examples of Growth and Fixed mindsets in different ways which are very interesting for education followers.  As you have already read the first example which I have selected to share with you, the Growth mindset can be understood perfectly. For me, it is fundamental to follow the way of teaching and learning in a useful manner. A growth mindset is not only a good strategy in order to increase the ability of the learners but also can be a very essential tool for educators in their private life. On...

 Bijan's ELT reflection blog As a matter of fact, education has been being changed  during recent years and nobody is able to deny the power of technology in the education field. Although it is believed that for most of young educators technology is not only a very essencial tool for teaching and learning, but also a very useful hobby for them in order to achieve their objectives by approching it in many situations of the life. On the other hand,there is no doubt that there are a group of educators who are not satisfied of what is happening around the education, because they are used to doing their job by the way they were accustomed to it. But believe it or not, technology now is a very unseperable vital tool in the education and everybody must be aware of its fundamental role in education in all over the world. As Carol Dweck said "Everyone can grow", growth mindset is obviously vital for teaching and learning in the all situation of the life. On the countrary, fixed mi...