Эссе по английскому языку "On teaching"

Костина Анастасия Андреевна, 3 курс

ГБОУ РМ СПО (ССУЗ) «Саранский медицинский колледж»

On teaching

And I would like to say some words on teaching. In its broadest sense, teaching can be defined as a process of progressive change from ignorance to knowledge, from inability to competence, and from indifference to understanding. In much the same manner, instruction – or education – can be defined as the means by which we systematize the situations, conditions, tasks materials, and opportunities by which learners acquire new or different ways of thinking, feeling, and doing.

Most models of teaching assume that the purpose of learning is to incorporate new information or skills into the learner's existing knowledge structure and to make that know ledge accessible. Teaching begins with the need for some motivation, an intention to learn. The learner must then concentrate attention on the important aspects of what is to be learned and differentiate them from so called “noise” in the environment. While those important aspects are being identified, the learner accesses the prior knowledge that already exists in memory, because a key to learning is connecting what is known to what is being learned. Since there is no single set of abilities running throughout human nature, there is no single curriculum which all should undergo. Rather, the educational institutions should teach everything that anyone is interested in. Teaching is a social process that occurs through interpersonal interaction within a cooperative context. Individuals, working together, construct shared understandings and knowledge.

The most important knowledge teachers need to do good work is  knowledge of how students experience learning and perceive their teacher's actions. The lasting measure of good teaching is what the individual student learns and carries away.

It’s my personal point of view. You may agree or disagree with it. Tastes differ!