Workshop 1

Watch the following video about Learning

theories https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gkzLAz25KPI
and:
1. write down your definitions and
conclusions about:
Behaviorism:

Cognitivism:

Social Constructivism:
2. Answer the following questions:

a. What is the focus of each theory?

b. What do educators and learners mean in
each theory?
c. What´s the conception of the “human
beings” in each theory?
d. What´s the definition of knowledge of each
theory?
e. What´s the conception of learning in each
theory?
f. If you were learning a foreign language,
would you expect the teacher to involve you
in conscious learning? If so, why?
g. In your opinion, is conditioning an important
part of learning either a first or a second
language?
h. Think about your experience as a school
language learner. Can you identify moments
when you were under the instruction of one of
these theories?
Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gkzLAz25KPI