A Teaching Portfolio Records Your Mistakes and Your Achievements

question 18

True/False

A teaching portfolio records your mistakes and your achievements.

Differentiate between the symbolic and functional aspects of language.

Appreciate the variation in phoneme usage across languages and its implications for language learning.

Understand the basic concepts of denotation and connotation in the context of word meanings.

Recognize the stages and characteristics of language acquisition in infants and toddlers.

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Definitions:

Altruism

Altruism is the selfless concern for the well-being of others, often manifested through acts of kindness or charity without the expectation of personal gain.

Social Exchange

A theory that suggests human relationships are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.

Reciprocity Norm

A social norm suggesting that people should return the help they have received to others in kind.

Kitty Genovese

Refers to a case from the 1960s that became a symbol of urban apathy, wrongly cited for years as evidence that numerous neighbors heard her cries for help but did nothing.