An Approach to Life

well it depends if i care about the subject i’m learning.

I would like to learn but have a busy life and probably can’t do eveing classes. Are there any good web services or dvd /cd book packages people can recommend? Any advice appreciated.

I think that just about anything that you do that step towards learning Japanese is better than not. So, if you find a book and it is cheap – I always buy it and usually I learn something. I have a group site where you can share and pick up tips and things on learning Japanese. You are welcome to join if you like. Not very busy now only four members. If you have specific question I can help to answer… this question is very general, you know. What have you done so far? What words do you know can you write any Japanese? and so on. My advice on that is as you begin to learn at the same time to learn hiragana … do you know what that is?

I have just taken my first lesson of Psychology IGCSE level and I am confused about what a social approach is?

Apparently there is the
– Cognitive Approach
– Social Approach
– The Cognitive Developmental Approach
– The Physiological Approach
– The Psychodynamic Approach
– The Learning Approach

Please may some one explain and fast!

Hi! I have written a hub on the contemporary approaches to psychology and I made quite a simple and straightforward discussion on the socio-cultural approach. You can read about the socio-cultural approach here:

Sociocultural Approach
http://hubpages.com/hub/Contemporary-Approaches-to-Psychology#mod_3975676

1. Lick Library?
2. eMedia Guitar Method?
3. Learning and Mastering Guitars?
4. The Rock House Method?
5. your favorite one? please post.

Note: Almost all of these packages are well publicized on the web in the form of "unbiased" reviews.

If you want to learn guitar at home than 3. It comes with 20 sessions and each one takes about 2-3 weeks depending on if you practice. You can even go on to there website and ask any question concerning you.

If you can go do lessons than I say that is better. That way you know that you are doing well. When you take lessons your questions can be easily answered and you will have a better understanding of what you have just learned.

it all depends if you want to take lessons at home or take lessons with an actual person

I start a BA Hons in Primary Education in a few weeks and i have been advised to read a few books. One book is about psychological management in the classroom. i have not studied psychology before so i wondered if anyone could breifly explain cognitive and social learning approach? Also if you know of any people that worked these theories? It would be much appriciated. thanks x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_theory_(education)

i would like to train in different arts– i.e. jujitsu and a stand-up hard style, to be well rounded..
but i’ve heard it’s good to have one primary art that you train intensely in for several years, and then add on others (so as not to be so-so in many, not great at any). with this reasoning, i’d want to train 5 years a striking style (or what’s fun to me), and later supplement with jujitsu for groundwork. do you agree? or is it okay to start several at once?

i’ve also heard that those who train primarily in styles like kickboxing, who later add in wing chun or taichi, find their skills in their original art improves dramatically.
..for me, something like taichi would be great spiritually and as a supplement, but not primary given my love for high intensity
my motivation — spirituality, as an art, as a sport, some practicality
my natural ability- striking, agility, flexibility.. i’m 5′4" light and quick
past experience – tkd, no ground fighting at all

any ideas?

If you are learning a martial art in two different areas that don’t overlap you should have no problem learning both at the same time.

In other words you can learn a striking art like Kickboxing or Karate and a grappling art like BJJ at the same time because they don’t overlap. But when you try to learn more than one MA in the same area you could run into problems. For example, if you learn TKD and JKD at the same time, you will have some conflicts in techniques. I would not recommend doing two striking arts at the same time.

This is a big question! I’ve been studying this question as a graduate student now for about four years, and I’m not done yet!

There are many theories today in applied linguistics about how people learn new languages and what is the best way to learn and teach them. I will give you some that, in my opinion, are the keys to language-learning success. Most of these are uncontroversial in my field.
1. Make sure that you get as much exposure as possible to the language, and it must be exposure that you understand. That is, make sure that you are getting some kind of meaning out of whatever you are reading, watching, or listening to in the language. In other words, when you watch a movie, don’t use the subtitles, for example, because if you use subtitles your brain won’t have to pay attention to the target language. Even if you understand very little you will learn from the experience. As you continue to do this, you will be able to understand more and more, and your growing knowledge of the new language will have more material to work with. In fact, if I had a choice between giving my students input like this in the language and having them practice something new about the language, I would go with the input, because you can’t practice something that’s not already in your brain. Find material that you are already interested in, and learn something new in the target language. Much of this can be done on your own if you are disciplined enough, but if not, take a class. (If possible, I’d recommend a class at a community college or two-year college over other kinds of classes, followed by classes at unversities and then other kinds of classes. You get what you pay for, to some extent, so choose wisely. Look for a teacher who actually is a professional langauge teacher and not just doing this until something else comes along.)

2. Although we haven’t figured out the perfect formula that will help people to learn languages, we definitely know some things that do not work. Here are some activities that you should avoid:
- translating sentences back and forth between your native language and the target language
- memorizing dialogues
- memorizing long lists of grammar rules, at least at first. Just knowing about how the grammar works does not mean that you can speak the language. There is nothing wrong with studying grammar, but it should not be your only type of knowledge of that language. The exposure to the language that I talked about earlier will be more helpful.
- memorizing vocabulary by glossing it with the native language. In other words, if you’re learning German and you want to learn the word "Tisch", which is the equivalent of the English "table", don’t memorize it by associating it with the English word "table". Instead, associate the word "Tisch" with the concept of a table. Sometimes this is unavoidable, but try to associate new vocabulary items with their meanings instead of their English equivalents whenever possible.

3. Finally, make sure that your personal goals for learning the language are clear. It is not a realistic goal to try to know everything about the target language, since even native speakers of a language don’t know that. For example, I am a native speaker of English, but there are many fields that I don’t have the language to speak about properly, like hang gliding, rock climing, nuclear physics, and so on. Learn things that will truly be useful to you. That means you might not need to know how to say "coffee table" in Italian, but who cares? How often do I talk about coffee tables in any language? When your goals are realistic, you’ll be able to focus on learning the aspects of the language that you’ll immediately find useful, and you’ll sense your progress more quickly.

Remember: if the old way of doing something doesn’t seem to work for you, try a new way. I often have students who have been studying English grammar by trying to memorize rules for 10 or 12 years, but still haven’t got it. I am sometimes surprised that these people are unwilling to try another method of language learning, even though the one they have used for a dozen years hasn’t worked yet. Don’t make that mistake.

And enjoy language learning! It’s great, isn’t it!

Hosted by Jonathan Dale NCSL’s Operational Director for E learning school leader practitioners tell of their journey to successful leadership through use of the NCSL’s blended learning approach. They will explore how the e learning elements of their programmes have impacted on their own professional development and how this has helped improve the outcomes for the children in their schools. Programmes discussed will include the dynamic Leadership Pathways and a special opportunity to come right up-to-date reflecting on the impact of the new personalised version of the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) with its use of mobile technologies. www.bettshow.com

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The best approach is always to start with basic principles of reading music.

1. Get a good reference book for basic music reading
2. Apply what you have read or learned on a piano
3. Accept the fact that practice makes perfect.

Hope this helps, cheers!

Creating Natural Critical Learning Environments

Dr. Kenneth Bain’s keynote address at Simon Fraser University’s “First Year in Focus: Engaging Students in their First Year and Beyond” conference on Thursday May 14, 2009.

How can we foster deep learning among our students, learning that will have a sustained, substantial, and positive influence on the way students subsequently think, act, and feel?

How can we motivate them to take a deep approach to their learning, rather than a surface or strategic approach?

In this highly interactive talk, Ken Bain draws on his award-winning fifteen-year study of highly effective college and university teachers to help participants explore how they can create powerful learning environments for their students.

We explore what it means to learn deeply and the elements of what Bain calls a Natural Critical Learning Environment.

Duration : 1:15:25

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