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1、byAdrianUnderhillIamalwaysinterestedtoreadpeople'sviewsonthecurrenttrendstakingplaceinEnglishLanguageTeaching.ItgivesmenewperspectivesonwhatIdo,andmakesmefeeluptodate.SowhenMEDMagazineaskedmetoputmyownthoughtsaboutkeytrendsinELTintoashortarticle,Iwaspleased
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5、hepublishedbook'・Weareallabletoparticipateinthegenerationofknowledgeandknowledgeitselfbecomesaprocessratherthanfinishedproduct・2LearnercentrednessandlearnerneedsInterestin1earnercentredapproachesishighonmanyagendas・Thisincludesattentiontolearnerstyles,selfd
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7、C,orso-calledlearnertrainingthathasbeenhierarchicallydetermined・Butthegrowingintcrestinlearnercentrednessindicatesanewandemergingvaluingofdiversityanddifference,whichalsolinkswiththepointsImadeaboutnetworking・3Reflectivepracticeandteacherlearning奇速英语Thisisa
8、boutteachersquestioningandexploringtheirownpracticeofteaching・Itisasortofsystematiccuriosityaboutgoingbeyondtheedgesofwhatweknowanddo,tofindouthowwecoulddothingsdifferentlyorbetter.Ofparticularinterest