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UNIT 7. DIDACTIC APPROACHES

UNIT 7. DIDACTIC APPROACHES. www.clil-castello.wikispaces.com. AIMS OF TODAY. To show different aspects taking part in the didactic approaches to language teaching .

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UNIT 7. DIDACTIC APPROACHES

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  1. UNIT 7.DIDACTIC APPROACHES www.clil-castello.wikispaces.com JSP 2011-2012

  2. AIMS OF TODAY • To show differentaspectstakingpart in thedidacticapproachestolanguageteaching. • ToknowtheEuropean Council approachtowardslanguageteaching and learning and therepercussion in thedidacticapproach. • Tobecomeaware of thedifferentcompetencestakingpart in thecommunicativecompetence. • Toreflectaboutourowndidacticapproach. JSP 2011-2012

  3. METHODOLOGY • Initialquestionnaire: discussion. (15 min.) • Teacher’sspeechonthetopic (30 min.) • Task 1: Questionnaireforgroupwork (30 min.) • Task 2: Questionnaireforgroupwork (40 min.) • Task 3: Writing a composition at home. JSP 2011-2012

  4. INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE • Whichmethodological and organizationalmeasuresshouldbetaken in a schooltoputintopractice a multilingualprogramme? • One of themainobjectives of linguisticlearningisthatitshouldbeusefulforcommunication. What do youthink of thisstatement? Do youthinkit has alwaysbeen so? • “Whatweknow of a languageisdirectlyrelatedtothecontextwherewehavelearntit”. Do youagreewiththisstatement? Ifnot, accordingtoyou, whatconsequenceswillithave in theteaching of languages? JSP 2011-2012

  5. INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE • Whatdoesthestatement “Language has tobetheinstrument and theobject of learning” mean? • Do youagreewiththefollowingstatement: “Goodlevels of languagecannotbeachievedwithhours of language and thetextbook”? Ifthestatementis true, how can itbeachieved? Whatdoesthecurriculumsayaboutthis? JSP 2011-2012

  6. DIDACTIC APPROACHES AN ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH Welearnbydoing. Anyact of languagelearningorteachingisconcernedwiththefollowingdimensions: Individual’s general competences Communicativelanguagecompetence Languageactivities Domains Strategies, Tasks and Texts Languageprocesses Contexts JSP 2011-2012

  7. INDIVIDUAL’S GENERAL COMPETENCES • COMPETENCE: knowledge, skills and characteristicsthatallow a persontoperformactions. • KNOWLEDGE: Empiricalknowledge and Academicknowledge • SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW: abilitytocarryoutprocedures • EXISTENTIAL COMPETENCE: individual characteristics, personalitytraits and attitudes. • ABILITY TO LEARN: a mixture of thepreviousitems. JSP 2011-2012

  8. LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES • RECEPTIVE ACTIVITIES: • Listening • Reading • PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES: • Speaking • Writing • INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES: • Conversation • Mediation JSP 2011-2012

  9. STRATEGIES, TASKS, TEXTS • Strategy: organised, purposeful and regulated line of actiontocarryout a task. • Task: purposefulactiontoachieve a givenresult. • Text: anysequence of discourserelatedto a specificdomain. • Theaction-orientedapproachiscentredontherelationsbetween: • The use of strategieslinkedtoone’scompetences • Theperception of thesituationorcontext (domain) • Thetaskortaskstobeaccomplished • Therelationshipbetweenstrategies, tasks and textdependsonthenature of thetask. JSP 2011-2012

  10. DOMAINS • Broadsectors of social life in which social agentsoperate. • Publicdomain: ordinary social interaction • Personal domain: familyrelations and individual social practices. • Educationaldomain: learningcontext. • Occupationaldomain: activities and relations in theexercise of a job. JSP 2011-2012

  11. LANGUAGE PROCESSES • Acquisitionorlearning? • How do learnerslearn? • Sufficientmeaningful input exposure = acquisition. • Sufficientmeaningful input exposure + active participation in communicativeinteraction = acquisition. • Studyinglanguage rules and vocabulary = comprehesion and use (consciouslearning) • Learners do notnecessarilylearnwhatteachersteach. • Consciouslearning + sufficientpractice JSP 2011-2012

  12. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE JSP 2011-2012

  13. PLURILINGUAL COMPETENCE • Anuneven and changingcompetence. • Allowslanguageswitching. • Notthe simple addition of monolingualcompetences. • Promotesthedevelopment of linguistic and communicativeawareness and metacognitivestrategies. • Speeds up subsequentlearning. JSP 2011-2012

  14. DIDACTIC APPROACHES TO LEARN A LANGUAGE • DIRECT EXPOSURE TO AUTHENTIC L2 • DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SELECTED L2 • DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTION IN L2 • DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED TASKS IN L2 • AUTODIDACTICALLY • GRAMMAR-FOCUS LEARNING OF L2 USING L1 AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION • GRAMMAR-FOCUS LEARNING OF L2 USING L2 AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION • OTHERS. JSP 2011-2012

  15. TASK 1. QUESTIONNAIRE 1.- Do youthinkany of thisapproachesis more relevantthantheresttoteach a language? 2.- Itisthesame in L1, L2 or L3? 3.- Whichapproaches do younormallyfollow in youreverydaylessons? 4.- Douyou use thembecause of thelevel of thestudents, because of theaims of thecurriculum, because of thetype of textbooks? JSP 2011-2012

  16. TASK 2. DISCUSSION • 3 Groups of sixpersons • 1 secretary per group • 15 minutes discussion • 2 persons of eachgroupgotoanothergroup • 10 minutes discussion • 2 persons of eachgroupgotoanothergroup • 10 minutes discussion • Big groupdiscussion JSP 2011-2012

  17. TASK 2. DISCUSSION GROUP 1: METHODOLOGY 1.-The role of teachers, learners and media. 2.-Textual considerations 3.- Writtenconsiderations 4.- Tasks, activities and texts. 5.- Communicativestrategies. 6.- General competences. JSP 2011-2012

  18. TASK 2. DISCUSSION GROUP 2: LINGUISTIC COMPETENCES 7.- Vocabulary and lexical selection. 8.- Grammaticalcompetence. 9.- Formal exercises. 10.- Pronunciation. 11.- Orthography. JSP 2011-2012

  19. TASK 2. DISCUSSION • GROUP 3: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 12.- Thelearner’ssociolinguisticcompetence. 13.- Thelearner’spragmaticcompetence. 14.- Errors and mistakes. • BIG GROUP CONCLUSIONS: secretaries JSP 2011-2012

  20. TASK 3. HOMEWORK Writing: • Do youthinkthatworkingonthe curricular basicskillsmeans a significantchange in ournowadaysjob? • Fromyourviewpoint, which are themainchallengesoureducationalsystem has forthe 21st century? What do youthinkourpupilswillneedtobecomegoodcitizens, competent, …? JSP 2011-2012

  21. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK THANK YOU www.clil-castello.wikispaces.com JSP 2011-2012

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