Didactics: Teaching, Learning, and Methods

Didactics: The Art and Science of Teaching

Didactics is a discipline concerned with the description of teaching and learning processes, and their relation to different elements in the classroom.

Didactics can be defined in two ways:

  • The art of teaching.
  • The discipline about teaching.

It explains the process as the “practical cognitive quality, the inner skill to produce specific tasks” (Gutiérrez, 2001:14).

It is the ability teachers show to communicate knowledge to others, making it easier for students

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Lesson Planning in English Language Teaching

Unit 21: Programming in the English Language Area: Lesson Plans

0. Introduction. Our current educational system is based on an open and flexible conception of the curriculum. Teachers will have to establish the most suitable curricular elements for each cycle and level, adjusting the content of the Autonomous Communities Decrees to the educative context, which leads us to the Educational Project of the School. The teachers of each cycle will design the planning units of each class for the school

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CLIL: Integrating Content and Language Learning in Education

CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning

CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning. This essay deals with CLIL methodology and how it can be implemented and supported in my plurilingual school. Before explaining how CLIL can be implemented in my school and particularly in my class, I will present the relation of this topic with the current legislation. After that, I will present a definition of the methodology and some theoretical ideas we have to take into account to know what it means.

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Language Teaching Methods: A Comparative Analysis

Grammar Translation Method (16th Century) (Classical Method): This method emphasizes imitation and copying the teacher. Instruction is structured in the mother tongue, focusing on grammar rules and vocabulary. Students memorize grammar and practice reading and writing by translating sentences.

  • Pros: Develops general mental discipline (mechanical method). Easy to teach, requiring no high level of foreign language proficiency.
  • Cons: Speaking and listening are overlooked.

Direct Method (1900s) (Natural

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Communicative Competence in English Language Learning

Introduction

My name is Paula Cantón Prieto. This document develops a unit focused on language as the primary means of human communication. Learning a foreign language is essential in a society that fosters international relationships at social, cultural, professional, and political levels. It promotes mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect for others’ cultural values, broadening one’s perspective. Spain’s integration into the European community creates new linguistic needs, establishing a

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Needs Analysis and Course Design in ESP

Unit 2: Needs Analysis

The goal of ESP courses is to teach the language and communication skills that specific groups of language learners need or will need to function effectively in their disciplines of study, professions, or workplaces.

ESP course design includes a stage in which the teachers identify what specific language and skills the group of learners will need.

The identification of language and skills is used in determining and refining the contents, objectives, approaches, and materials

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