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II.

CHILD-CENTERED APPROACHES

2.1 Humanistic approaches

2.2 Constructivist approaches


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I. INFLUENTIAL APPROACHES
1. Behaviorist approaches
How to motivate
2.   Input approaches young learners
3.   Multiple intelligences
II. CHILD-CENTERED APPROACHES
1. Humanistic approaches Developmental
milestones of a child
2. Constructivist approaches
 
A child-
CHAPTER 11 centered
Asia
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approach
2.1 Humanistic approaches

An acceptance of self
and others

A tolerance of
ambiguity

Having “peak experiences” that


lead to personal transformation
through new personal insights.
2.1 Humanistic approaches
Q & A summary

Short-term Freedom Emotionally


to choose Rewards
results immersed:
We need to
make sure the
It is important Each child’s
children motivation should
to focus on the
encounter come from the
process of
English words satisfaction of
learning
and patterns that overcoming difficulty
instead of and being successful
are at their level
short-term in learning.
or just beyond it
results.
Q & A summary 2.1 Humanistic approaches

We need to break up We need to help the children We actively help children


words into phonic develop the ability to speak learn for themselves
sounds, and break up out with confidence in front of
text into patterns others.
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Natural context Children’s anxiety Helping children learn

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2.2 Constructivist approaches

George Kelly
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget

1 2 3
2.2 Constructivist approaches

Individual mental model Active learners


Each child is definitely constructing
All children are active learners, but,
her own mental of English, so we consciously or subconsciously they
should not “teach”, but help
choose which directions it is
children learn.
worthwhile to learn in

Q&A SUMMARY

The personal mental


Making guesses model of English
We can encourage children to Children learn English most effectively
make more guesses by helping by first trying to communicate and
them notice patterns for then discovering the words and
themselves. patterns they need to do so
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