Motivation, Listening, Reading, and Cultural Insights in Language Learning
Motivation in Language Learning
An abstract concept we use to refer to the reasons why people act as they do. Attitude towards the language is, in some cases, even more important than aptitude. Jigsaw (expert groups) involves scaffolding.
Creating the Basic Motivational Conditions
Tips: Tolerance is essential, humor should not be left out, and decorate the classroom according to the students’ tastes – English’s corner.
Generating Initial Motivation
- Intrinsic
- Integrative and instrumental values
Maintaining
Read MoreReading Comprehension: Strategies and Activities
1. Sounding Out vs. Reading with Understanding
Sounding out involves recognizing graphic words without comprehension. Reading with understanding means grasping the meaning of the text.
2. Importance of Prior Knowledge in L1
Students benefit from prior reading strategies learned in their native language (L1) before starting to read in a second language (L2).
3. What is “Word Attack”?
“Word attack” is a strategy to help children learn new vocabulary and phonetics. It aims to consolidate phonemic, phonological,
Effective Communication in Education: Overcoming Barriers
Obstacles to Effective Communication in Education
A) Obstacles in the Message
- Verbal attacks
- Insufficient technical or educational skills (e.g., non-use of schemes, examples)
- Subjectivity in the presentation, influenced by prejudices
- Unawareness or ignorance of partners, ranging from ignoring feedback to contempt or disregard of their responsibilities
B) Obstacles in Reception
- Student fatigue
- Inappropriate language, especially for foreign students
- Inappropriate layout and behavior of subjects, contributing
Understanding Learning Styles, Motivation, and CLIL in Education
Learning Styles
Learning style is the way individuals approach the task of learning. It involves control, autonomy, and cognitive regulation of the learning process.
Styles are tendencies that change with age and in different situations.
Learning strategies are specific actions, behaviors, steps, or techniques students use, often consciously, to improve their progress in apprehending, internalizing, and using the foreign language.
- Metacognitive: Regulate their learning process.
- Affective: Learners’ emotional
Effective Teaching: Strategies for Instructors
COACH
Student-Teacher Relationship
It’s an important relationship because of the way knowledge is delivered to learners and how to address the knowledge held by the person who is teaching.
Attempting the Instructor
Make sure that the training participant knows more than they did before. This involves understanding something you did not know and developing a skill not possessed, making them think differently than previously thought.
Purpose of the Instructor
To ensure that their teachings are planned for
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Reading
Reading is an interactive process between the reader and the author. Its main feature is the reader’s prior knowledge. Strategies used in reading include attention, comprehension, observation, and analysis. Reading allows us to discover new symbols or identify symbols to join with those already known.
Types of Reading
- Evasion: Develops imagination, desires, and illusions.
- Literary: Analyzes the semantic sense, beauty, and style.
- Informative: Provides news and initial data for further study.
- Cognitive: