Construction

From the 6 Language Teaching Principles

 JERCINE
Presented by MAE DU.
BALAJADIA
What is construction?
Making meaning is the heart of language learning and use.
Learning tasks and activities will be designed for learners in such
a way that they will have time to reflect on and respond to ideas
and information. Learners will be provided with sufficient
scaffolding so that they will be able to reach their full cognitive,
affective, and psychomotor potentials and become independent
learners who are good consumers and constructors of meaning.
What do students
learn from
construction
learning?
Discussion
Students discover that observable qualities exist for
both structures and objects, and that forces act both
on and within these mechanisms and structures in
our world.

Construction or constructive play-based learning is

the process of building an end product from a range
of materials. The actual process of constructing is
far more important than the end result. It is during
the making of the item that students develop
language skills as they articulate what they are
doing, identify problems and find solutions, and
develop manipulative skills. When students work
together on construction activities, the process is
enhanced as children share thoughts and build upon
each other’s ideas.
Discussion
Young children do not easily develop ideas about shapes just from looking at them. They learn as they manipulate,
draw or represent the shapes in a variety of ways. So too must older children continue to manipulate materials to
understand more advanced mathematics and physics concepts. They require opportunities to raise and lower
materials, to push and pull, and to build taller, with various shapes and in ways that require wide spans.

Visualization and spatial reasoning can also be improved through the use of carefully selected computer
animations and games. Through play, students are able to work at their own level of ability (their zone of proximal
development) and advance as quickly or as slowly as they need.

As children get older, it is important to introduce them to more advanced materials that will challenge their
thinking and provide diverse opportunities to work with others to solve problems. Constructive play-based
learning allows children to experiment with objects and discover which combinations do and don’t work. When
children are constructing, there are no right or wrong answers but instead a myriad of problem-solving
possibilities. Children who become comfortable manipulating objects and materials also become good at
manipulating words, ideas and concepts. They develop flexibility in their thinking.
 thank you

References Second language acquisition – Glottopedia

Construction Learning :: ETFO Learn