Student-Centered Learning in Foreign Language Education
Student-Centered Teaching and Learning in Foreign Language Education
Foundation
The focus on student-centered teaching and learning is a relatively recent development, stemming from the cognitive paradigm, a reaction to the behaviorist approach.
- Behaviorist Paradigm: Also known as the behaviorist paradigm, it understands learning as a process of acquiring and modifying habits. Its object of study is conduct or behavior, observed and verified independently of the subject’s internal processes. In foreign
Intercultural Education: Supporting Immigrant Children
Understanding Intercultural Education
Intercultural education aims to foster respect, understanding, and integration among diverse cultures. It achieves this through activities that explore traditions, languages, and more. Key aspects include:
- Individualized Work: Personalized plans with measurable goals for immigrant children, developed by a professional team in collaboration with parents. This supports linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional development.
- Strengthening Relationships: Overcoming
Effective Teaching: Strategies, Lesson Planning, and Skills
What Makes a Good Teacher?
What makes a good teacher? What would a classroom with a positive environment look like? A good teacher is effective, doesn’t stigmatize students, and is open to learning from their environment. They facilitate knowledge, create opportunities, spaces, and relationships. A good teacher is empathetic, understanding, organized, dynamic, accessible, creative, and patient.
This type of teacher creates a positive classroom atmosphere, enabling students to work well. Dynamic and
Read MoreLanguage Acquisition, Multilingualism, and the European Portfolio
Language Acquisition vs. Learning
The difference between acquisition and learning is that acquisition generally refers to how infants naturally acquire their first language, developing the ability to perceive, understand, and produce language for communication, similar to how children learn their mother tongue. Learning, on the other hand, is the acquisition of knowledge through study, practice, or experience, especially the knowledge necessary to learn a subject.
Total Physical Response (TPR) Method
The
Read MoreCEFRL Structure, Levels, and Language Learning
Structure of the CEFRL
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) is divided into nine chapters and four annexes:
- Chapter 1: Aims and Objectives – According to the Council of Europe, the main objective is plurilingualism.
- Chapter 2: Approach – Communicative competences and the use of language.
- Chapter 3: Common Reference Levels
- Chapter 4: Use of Language and the Language User
- Chapter 5: User Competences
- Chapter 6: Teaching-Learning Process
- Chapter 7: Tasks and Roles Involved in the
Primary Education Stages and Development
Primary Education (EP)
Introduction
Primary Education (EP) is a structured educational journey spanning six years, from ages 6 to 12. It aims to provide a holistic education that fosters personal development, well-being, and the acquisition of fundamental skills. This includes cultural understanding and expression, literacy, numeracy, social skills, work habits, artistic appreciation, creativity, and emotional growth.
Objectives
- Instill values and norms, preparing students for active citizenship and