Understanding Language Variation: Diatopic and Diastratic Variants
Understanding Language Variation
Diatopic and Diastratic Variants
Diatopic variants, often referred to as dialects or geographic variants, arise from the spatial distribution of language across different territories. These variations are fundamentally categorized into two types: local dialects and regional speech patterns.
Diastratic variants, on the other hand, are determined by the distribution of speakers across various social groups. These are influenced by social factors such as class, education,
Read MoreAdult Learning: Key Concepts and Theories
Week 1: Introduction to Adult Learning
The Social Context of Adult Learning
- Globalization
- The Knowledge Society
- Technology
- Changing Demographics
Six Assumptions of Andragogy (Adult Learning)
- Adult learners are more independent.
- Adult learners are more experienced.
- Adult learners are ready to learn what is needed (for their development/social role).
- Adult learners are more problem-oriented and have a greater need to apply learning.
- Adult learners are more driven by internal motivation.
- Adult learners need to
Early English Learning: Benefits & Pedagogy
Advantages of Early English Language Learning
Starting English language learning early offers several benefits:
- Leveraging Innate Abilities: Young children still use innate language-learning strategies to acquire their native language. They can apply these same strategies to learning English.
- Lifelong Learning: While innate language-learning strategies are strongest in early childhood, learners retain some of these abilities throughout life.
- Improved Pronunciation and Cultural Sensitivity: Early exposure
Howard Gardner’s 8 Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Multiple Intelligence refers to the ability to solve problems or create products that are valued in one or more cultural contexts. Howard Gardner proposed that everything can be taught in more than one way and identified eight distinct intelligences.
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
It is the ability to manage and structure the meanings and functions of words and language. It encompasses not only communication but also the ability to learn to recognize
Read MoreUnderstanding Key Competences and Educational Tasks
Exercises, Activities, and Social Tasks in Education
Exercises
Exercises are actions oriented to check the management of a particular knowledge:
- They don’t contribute to the acquisition of the Key Competences.
- Although they can be boring, they are necessary.
Example (First and Second Year): Order the letters and write (eggs, chips, fish, meat, chicken). [Image] – Disordered word and gap.
Activities
Activities are actions oriented to gain new knowledge or to use existing knowledge in a different way:
- They
Developing Key Competences Through Social Tasks
Social Task: Social tasks are didactic proposals designed to develop key competences. These tasks are experience-based, allowing pupils to learn through experience. We will evaluate the social task with rubrics. The social task is based on a project comprising the following sections: Introduction, Description of the task, Objectives, Content, Context, Key competences, Resources, and Products.
Key Competences
Linguistic Communication
It deals with the functional control of a foreign language.
- Awareness: