Hello you all. How it´s everything going? Here I leave my summary about the most important aspects to have into account as teachers in the process of acquisition of an L2.
I had read several documents and seen some YouTube videos which I included in the PowerPoint presentation in order to make you an easier comprehension about the topic. I had gotten those parts which I think are the most relative aspects. I had also stood out some pieces of the text in black .
Hope you will enjoy it!
viernes, 17 de enero de 2014
Here it goes, after reading the theory and watching several lessons and videos on the internet I had made a summary of the most important aspects of the Methods used in the teaching of a foreign language.
I hope you will enjoy it.
jueves, 16 de enero de 2014
Hello boys and girls, I still
have to finish my summary about the methods and approaches for the teaching of
a second language, but while you wait here I leave you with this video about
the Approach from Krashen´s theory, it can be useful and interesting in order
to go on studying.
Hi, boys and girls!!!! Take a look at this video, its a video blog presentation from a teacher that uses ICTS in her classroom, it deals with the 21 century teacher´s topics, you will like it!
From my point of view, and
taking into account the speed of developments and changes happening in our society, a teacher of the twenty-first
century should have the following essential characteristics:
- To be competent in the use of
new technologies, both from a methodological and organizational point of view.
- To use these new technologies
as a tool for teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom.
- To update and do not ignore the continuous training.
- To learn from students and to consider
their technical knowledge.
- To know the prior knowledge of
students and not assume that everyone has the same level of expertise in ICTs.
I leave you with a video of the
TED conference program, I do not know if you know it, its about conferences of
all kinds of topics, some educational ones very interesting, are exhibited.
I leave you with her, Dr. Anjuli Ahooja an expert
educator among from many other things, considering her long experience and views of
teachers of the 21st century, certainly she has much to teach us.
Click into the image to see the video! Hope you will enjoy it!!!
Most important aspects of the CEFR 1.1 and 1.2 1.1 What is the Common European Framework?
"The Common European Framework is intended to
overcome the barriers to communication among professionals working in the field
of modern languages arising from the different educational systems in Europe.
It provides the means for educational administrators, course designers,
teachers, teacher trainers, examining bodies, etc., to reflect on their current
practice, with a view to situating and co-ordinating their efforts and to ensuring
that they meet the real needs of the learners for whom they are responsible. By
providing a common basis for the explicit description of objectives, content
and methods, the Framework will enhance the transparency of courses, syllabuses
and qualifications, thus promoting international co-operation in the field of
modern languages."
1.2 The aims and objectives of Council of Europe language
policy:
CEF serves the overall aim of the Council of Europe as
defined in Recommendations R (82)
18 and R (98) 6 of the Committee of Ministers:
‘To achieve
greater unity among its members’ and to pursue this aim ‘by the adoption of common
action in the cultural field’.
The work of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the
Council of Europe with regard to modern languages, organized since its foundation in a
series of medium-term projects, has derived its coherence and continuity from adherence to
three basic principles set down in the preamble to Recommendation R (82) 18 of the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe:
• That the rich heritage of diverse languages and cultures
in Europe is a valuable common resource to be protected and developed.
• That it is only through a better knowledge of European
modern languages that it will be possible to facilitate communication and
interaction among Europeans of different mother tongues.
• That member states, when adopting or developing national
policies in the field of modern language learning and teaching, may achieve
greater convergence at the European level by means of appropriate arrangements
for ongoing co-operation and co-ordination of policies.
A. General measures:
1. To ensure, as far as possible, that all sections of their
populations have access to effective means of acquiring a knowledge of the languages
of other member states (or of other communities within their own
country) as well as the skills in the use of those languages that will enable
them to satisfy their communicative needs.
2. To promote, encourage and support the efforts of teachers
and learners at all levels to apply in their own situation the principles of the
construction of language-learning systems (as these are progressively
developed within the Council of Europe ‘Modern languages’ program).
3. To promote research and development programmes leading to
the introduction, at all educational levels, of methods and materials best
suited to enabling different classes and types of student to acquire a
communicative proficiency appropriate to their specific needs.
The preamble to R(98)6 reaffirms the political objectives of
its actions in the field of modern languages.
4. To avert the dangers that might result from the
marginalisation of those lacking the skills necessary to communicate in an
interactive Europe.
European mobility and integration, and as a major threat to
European stability and to the healthy functioning of democracy. The second summit made
preparation for democratic citizenship a priority educational objective, thus giving
added importance to a further objective pursued in recent projects, namely:
To promote methods of modern language teaching which will
strengthen independence
of thought, judgement and action, combined with social
skills and responsibility.
In the light of these objectives, the Committee of Ministers
stressed ‘the political importance at the present time and in the future of developing specific
fields of action, such as strategies for diversifying and intensifying language
learning in order to promote plurilingualism in a pan-European context’ and drew attention to the value
of further developing educational links and exchanges and of exploiting the full
potential of new communication and information technologies.
