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Customized Pedagogical Approaches
Transcend Expression®’s mission is to assist English language learners in improving the language skills and academic performance. TE provides one-on-one and highly personalized English language tutoring services according to each student’s interests, needs, abilities and age. Whether the student wants to learn English for daily communications or for academic purposes, TE tutor designs personalized course/lessons to help the learner improve the integrated language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with an emphasis on the particular skill the student wishes to highlight. Our tutor is specialized in helping English language learners reach the next proficiency level. Our customized tutoring approaches are guided by the theories of the language instruction and educational experts. Students will enjoy dynamic, multimedia, and fun learning activities. TE tutoring services not only develop students’ language skills but build their confidence to succeed in academic studies and in life.
Krashen’s Language Acquisition Hypothesis
Dr. Stephen Krashen is a world renowned expert in language education and a professor at the University of Southern California. He developed five hypotheses that explain how language acquisition works: the acquisition-learning hypothesis, the monitor hypothesis, the input hypothesis, the affective filter hypothesis, and the natural order hypothesis. His theory is a blueprint for langauge teachers worldwide.
(Source: Krashen, Stephen D. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisitions, Pergamon Press Inc., July 2009. Retrieved from www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/principles_and_practice.pdf)
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom’s Taxonomy, developed by Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues, categorizes educational goals into six major levels of cognitive development – Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. His studies influence ideas about education and shape the ways how teachers teach to develop students’ higher-order skills.
(Source: Sanabria, Kim. Longman Academic Reading Series. 2: Reading Skills for College. Pearson Education, 2017.)
Gardner Multiple intelligences theory
Howard Gardner is a world renowned psychologist and research professor. His theory of Multiple Intelligences introduces nine distinct intelligences beyond the traditional scope of cognitive abilities, which are Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Spatial, Bodily-kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist, and Existential.
(Source: Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In Instructional guide for university faculty and assistants. Retrieved from https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences.shtml)
TE applies Dr. Krashen’s Input Hypothesis (i+1) and Affective Filter Hypothesis to language tutoring practice.
TE tutor supplies ample comprehensible input with multimedia content that is slightly more challenging than students’ current level, so students “get it” and reach the learning goals faster. Students learn English focusing on the contextualized meaning rather than forms and use the language in the real world communications.
According to Dr. Krashen, research has confirmed that a number of “affective variables” correlate with success in second language acquisition, which are categorized into motivation, self-confidence, and anxiety. TE tutor conducts lessons in ways to increase each student’s motivation, boost self-confidence, and lower anxiety. It’s challenging and sometimes even frustrating to learn a new language, but tutor puts language learning into fun practice and sometimes students learn like playing. (Source: Krashen, Stephen D. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisitions, Pergamon Press Inc., July 2009. Retrieved from www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/principles_and_practice.pdf)
TE applies Bloom’s Taxonomy framework to help each student take learning to the next level.
TE tutor uses Bloom’s Taxonomy to design lessons, courses and/or assessments that align with these levels. Tutor guides students to do tasks that encourage critical thinking and creativity. Students not only develop English language skills from lower to higher levels but higher-order cognitive abilities to achieve the learning objectives.
TE puts Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory into tutoring practice (9 intelligences).
One size does not fit all. Every student has the potential to learn a language with unique intellectual competencies. TE tutor presents learning materials in multiple ways to leverage each student’s strengths and talents to maximize the learning outcomes. Students experience personalized learning and creativity in multiple forms and are assigned projects and activities they desire to accomplish.
Linguistic (Word Smart), Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart), Spatial (Visual Smart), Bodily-kinesthetic (Body Smart), Musical (Music Smart), Interpersonal (People Smart), Intrapersonal (Self Smart), Naturalist (Nature Smart), and Existential (Thinking Smart).
