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Martinez Margarita073116 Amy-Sent
Martinez Margarita073116 Amy-Sent
If you want to build a ship, dont drum up people together to collect wood and dont assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea
Antoine de Saint-Exupry
Pedagogy is a set of approaches that teachers put into practice when they teach and it is based on objectives, goals and
planning. Also, we can say that culture is a collection of teachers beliefs to enhance students learning through motivation,
exposition, direction of activities and feedback. Moreover, pedagogy is about education so, the main actors for success on the
teaching learning process are teachers. Teachers should make a self - reflection in order to monitor their weaknesses and
strengths and as a result, achieve better outcomes from their practice; furthermore, teachers are responsible for management and
monitoring students learning.
This week, we have used instructional strategies that have helped me in many important aspects, such as re assess my
pedagogical beliefs and my theories, approaches and techniques I have applied during my teaching practice in my context. For
instance, I would reflect I have worked with Blooms Taxonomy before but, the particular style we reviewed this week aided me to be
more specific when setting the objectives and to adapt goals into my students needs and background in order to they can construct
language throughout prior knowledge plus the guide and tools I give them to build this language and to produce it.
Here we can see a wide range of verbs that lead both parts of the
teaching and learning process into metacognition.
Revised version of Blooms Taxonomy
Similarly, we analyzed in class Vygotsky and Piagets
theories making comparisons and sharing points of
view among peers. This deep
analysis made me ponder some aspects
about
my
own
teaching
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Then, about Vygotskys theory I have performed an intense insight exploration where according to the hypothesis that children learn
best in a social context through scaffolding; therefore, teachers need to reduce their control over the learning when the child is being
successful or increase control when the errors are made; peer tutoring can occur, where advanced students help and teach less
advanced learners. Also, collaboration happens between them which may probably result in a successful outcome. Through this
reflection I have made, I can identify exactly which groups of students belong to Vygotskys theory and this will help me to select
appropriately activities for students to develop during class time, also it will make easier that learners assist each other amongst the
learning process.
Here we can see an accurate summary of main differences of these theories.
On the other hand, we explored the Prism Model which is about the
development of the second language around four major components:
academic, socio cultural, linguistic and cognitive. Each of these aspects create solid foundations on the learners learning process,
which lead them to metacognition and into a successful production of the language. This model combined with Mexicans model
about competencies will help me to link the dimensions of the Prism Model and the competencies to guide my students to a real
development
on
the
four
skills:
reading,
writing,
listening
and
speaking.
According
to
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http://www.thomasandcollier.com/assets/predicting-l2-academic-success.pdf all these dimensions of the Prism Model are
interdependent, so we need to work every dimension to make it a successful model into the classroom. It is another similarity with the
Mexican Educational System, in which every competence needs to be linked in order to function correctly and achieve a meaningful
understanding to learners.
In conclusion, often teachers are pushed, into schooling trying to produce learning into people according to some plan
often set down by others. Paulo Freire (1972) famously called this banking making deposits of knowledge. It can quickly originate
into treating learners like objects. In contrast, to call ourselves educators we need to look to acting with people rather on them. So,
educators should combine and make a good, productive balance of theories which they can apply into their teaching practice. My
pedagogy has been always humanistic, and with these past two weeks I have reassured my philosophy and see the human before
the learner. As much as I can get to know about my students, the more we will succeed into a meaningful teaching learning
process.
development
proposed the Prism Model of Language Acquisition for School. This model includes first and second language cognitive development, academic development,
as well as social and cultural processes.
The challenge that I will face is the lack of time to make my lesson plans according
to
this new point of view of the theories we have covered during classes. Also, I will need
time to apply the different techniques during my practice. Moreover, the lack of motivation in my learners, due to the low social level
and background of my learners which is that they think studying a second language is not necessary. All of the challenges I see them
as dares and I feel able to face them and overcome through them successfully.
References.
CIMA notes
http://www.google.com/search?Piagget.%Vygotskyhoddereducation.co.uk/
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http://www.thomasandcollier.com/assets/predicting-l2-academic-success.pdf
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