T25 Flashcards
Student centred approach
Definition of Student-centred approach
The pupil is the focus of the process. Their interests and needs are taking into account.
The curriculum, the contents, topics, tasks, etc. are designed bearing in mind the student as the most important element of the process.
Role of the teacher on student centred approach
Facilitator and guide
Where did student centred approach emerged?
From the cognitive paradigm
Piaget
Human learn through the construction of one logical structure after another
Ausubel
Focused on meaningful learning which consists of incorporating new knowledge to the previous ones.
Lev Vigotsky
Introduced the social aspect defining the zone of proximal learning like knowledge the students can learn with some help
Jean Dewey
Promotion of experiential learning based on daily activities in which children satisfy their psychological needs of conversation, curiosity, construction and artistic expression.
Second language theories close to constructivism and student centred approach
Humanistic Approach
Comprehension based approach
Communicative approach
Language action perspective
Characteristics of SCA
Active Responsibility Roles of the teacher Meaningful and functional Experiences Participation Diversity
Theories linked to sca authors:
Jean Piaget
David Ausubel
Lev Vigotsky
Jean Dewey
Teacher planning following SCA
- Initial evaluation
- Proposal with objectives
- Select and organize topics and contents
- Decide methodology
- Decide evaluation: evaluate students, planning and teacher.
Brown (1994)
There are multiple differences between learning process of adults and children.
These differences are logic since there are multiple differences at a neurological level, at cognitive development, affective factors and linguistic skills.
Aspects which make easier the learning of a language
Phonemic ability
Grammatical ability to recognise functions of words
Inductive learning ability, to generalise structures
Memory, to retain vocabulary and structures
Kinsella (1995)
Individual’s natural, habitual, preferred ways of absorbing, processing and retaining information and skills which persist regardless of teaching methods or content area.
External sources of motivation
Goal
Society
Curiosity
