Teaching a new language is not easy and there are many methods we as teachers can use to help our students to acquire new knowledge.
One of the newest model is student-centered in which according to the reading “Language learning is a process of discovery. Learner develops ability to use the language for specific communication purposes. Teacher models language use and facilitates students’ development of language skills”. I really like this method because I have experienced boring methods from which I didn’t learn anything, for example I had a teacher that made us memorize all the theory and if you ask me if I remember a concept I would say no because I only studied for the exam, I never relate the topic with specific situations.
So the idea to let students discover new concepts and ideas by themselves and then practice activities that simulate real communication situations will make the class more interesting and enjoyable.
Since this is a new method some teachers are afraid to use it but they can find tips and books that can help them implementing this method, of course at the beginning all changes are like experiments that we don’t know if they are going to work but if we don’t try we will never know if they work or not.
Paola ,
ResponderEliminarAre your classes student-centered and teacher?
I think part of my classes are student- centered because we always try to let them come up with questions, ideas, to correct themselves. but I also think that since the owners of intensa changed some parts of the procedures the students don't have the freedom to put into practice what they are learning. For example in the dialogues they had the opportunity to change them but now the teacher is in charge of making the new dialogue for the whole class.
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