The
first week we began to see topics such as the grammatical translation method
(GTM) and the Direct Method (DM) that I explained below!
1. Grammar translation
method
2. Direct method
3. Audiolingual method
4. Silent way
5. Total physical response
(TPR)
6. Suggestopedia
7. Community language
learning
This method is based on the
belief that learning a foreign language involves mastering its grammar rules
and vocabulary, and that the best way to do this is by translating sentences
and texts from the target language into the native language, and vice versa. In
grammar translation classes, students learn grammatical rules and then apply
those rules by translating sentences between the target language and the native
language. The method has two main goals: to enable students to read and
translate literature written in the target language, and to further students’
general intellectual development.
At the beginning of the class,
we learned about the grammar translation method that was used in ancient times
derived from the classical method of teaching Greek and Latin).
In this method, students
are taught to analyze the grammatical structures of the target language and to
memorize vocabulary through translation exercises. The teacher explains the
rules of grammar and provides vocabulary lists, and the students are required
to translate texts and sentences from the target language into their native
language. This approach focuses on accuracy and often emphasizes reading and
writing skills over speaking and listening.
The Direct Method
The Audio-Lingual method of
teaching had its origins during World War I when it became known as the Army
Method. The armies needed to become orally proficient in the languages of their
allies and enemies as quickly as possible. This was first method to be based on
linguistic theory and behavioral psychology. This suggests that students be
taught phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language. We also learned in class
that there are exercises that are used to teach structural patterns.
This method emphasizes the
teaching of listening and speaking before reading and writing. It uses
dialogues as the main form of language presentation and drills as the main
training techniques.
Basic principles:
•Separation of language
skills into listening, speaking, reading and writing.
•Use of dialogues as the
chief means of presenting the language.
•Emphasis on certain
practice techniques: mimicry, memorization and pattern drills.
•Discouraging the use of
the mother tongue in the classroom.
Based on Skinner's Behaviorism
theory, it assumed that a human being can be trained using a system of
reinforcement. Correct behavior receives positive feedback, while errors
receive negative feedback.
Examples:
1.Repetition
drill is often used to teach the lines of the dialogue.
2.Susbtitution
drill: the students reaped the line from the dialogue the teacher has given
them, substituting the cue into the line on its proper place.
3.Question
and answer drill this is a drill that fives students practice with answering
questions.
4.Transformation
frills: students change sentence.
In all the
previous examples, our teacher showed us in class with group activities on the
subject about it to understand it in a better way.
4. Silent Method
The Silent Way was founded
in the early 1970s by the Egyptian mathematician and educator Caleb Gattegno.
It is based on the idea that language learning can be enhanced in three main
ways: discovery rather than teaching; problem-solving in the target language;
the use of physical tools.
This is one of my favorites
because it is simple and it does not require the teacher to be a participant in
the activity. This method has the main principle of giving support to the
student when needed, errors are important for learning, student attention to
the teacher is important, transferring student’s ideas, and progress is more
important than perfection, etc. We made activities where we built sentences
according to the color of the rod and the part of the speech. In the second
class, we developed a similar activity with rods, although we created a story
with the rods.
This was a fun activity
performed at class where we had to create sentences using the color technique
with the rods.
For example: Color red:
verb Color green: Subject Color pink: Verb Color blue: Complement Color yellow:
irregular verb Color white: Third person
5. Total Physical Response (TPR)
We use this method in
classes and it was a good tool for learning vocabulary.
In this case we refer to a
method of teaching language through physical activity. And also, we made
different activities using our body to learn vocabulary.
At the class we saw that
this method is based on the teaching of its creator, James Asher, and in this
case one of those concepts can be that the more often a memory connection is
traced, the stronger the memory association and the more likely it will be
remembered.
We can think that students
can learn one part of the language rapidly by moving their bodies. And also, it
is a fun method specially for children, making them to have a good time. In addition,
it does not require a great deal of preparation on the part of the teacher.
This method has disadvantages
since everything can't be explained. and certain target languages may not be
suited to this method at the end it can be a challenge for shy students. Finally,
if this method is widely used, it can cause displeasure in students.
6. Suggestopedia:
This is a method of
teaching a foreign language in which students learn quickly by feeling relaxed,
interested, and positive. And the origin was 1970s (Yoga, Psychology) We also
learned in classes a method of teaching a foreign language in which students
learn quickly by feeling relaxed, interested, and positive.
An interesting fact that we
learned was that the Origin of the Suggestopedia was in the 1970s.
Examples:
1.The influence of the
teacher.
2. The creativity.
3. And also it can be,
music, write a journey, play some games in order to learn in this method.
Mr. Orlando said that
students get fall asleep due to the relaxing music because there are music’s
that are quiet and calm for example the romantic and classical music, he asked
us to tell what we do in the last vacation and also draw something like a prove
what we had done, in all this while being relaxed and calm when we are
listening to the music that its name its LOVIN' YOU.
7. Comunity language
learning
This method was proposed by
Charles Curran, it focuses on speaking and states that peers are needed to
learn with and from them, and also it uses authentic material, meaning that it
is not designed for teaching purposes
This method doesn´t require
lesson planning which allows the session to flow and gives the students and
teacher the chance to integrate interesting topics, however, there's the risk
of not handling time well. On the last class we discussed about the community
language learning and it was fun. Learning in a community is awesome. Working
as a team with my classmates is always great. We discuss some topics that each
group chose. Our topic was childhood memories where we talked about many things
that we went through as kids. We recorded the stories and we watch the video
and also create some questions. We had the opportunity to work with Authentic
Material, which is material that is not designed for teaching purposes
Characteristic:
1. I need my peers to learn
with and from them
2. Non-Threatening environment
to express myself better
3. It’s better to use it
with advanced of proficient learned
4. Focuses on speaking
5. Nothing is prepared
everything flows naturally
Collaborative
Approach
Hi guys! as all we know,
the first topic that we discussed in class starting the second period was about
the Collaborative Approach. And also, we talked about collaborative
activities (like dialogues, discussions, matching, sorting, role plays, etc.)
We should consider that
collaborative is when a group work is promoted inside the classroom! I enjoyed
this new topic in the classroom.
Let's continue with this
beautiful topic! I have a question for you. Do you like working as part of a
team? Well, that's what the collaborative approach is all about! It means
working together with others to achieve a common goal. Collaboration involves
sharing ideas, listening to others, and working together to come up with
solutions. It's important to respect each other's opinions and be open to
different ideas. When we collaborate, we can accomplish great things! We can
create amazing projects, solve complex problems, and make the world a better
place. Plus, it's a lot more fun to work with others than to go it alone! So,
the next time you have a group project or activity, remember the power of
collaboration. Work together, communicate effectively, and be supportive of one
another. You might just be surprised at what you can achieve! Its easily to
work better and finish quickly.
Multiple
Intelligences
Hi guys, we learned many
things about this interesting topic and I want to tell something about the
multiple intelligences. It’s one of the best ideas when we are saying that it’s
not the only type of intelligence, there are many. Each one of us has different
and special skills that make us in different ways. For example, as all we know,
many people are excellent with words and languages, they enjoy reading books,
telling stories and know other new languages. This is the Logical-mathematical
intelligence. A talent for art and design, they love drawing, painting and
creating things, this is called spatial intelligence. Others love sports and
physical activities, they like dancing and playing soccer, this is the
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. Many people are really good at music, the love
singing and playing instruments, also composing their own songs, this is the
Musical Intelligence. They are people who are great to understand and connect
with other people. They might be good listeners, great friends or natural
leaders, this is called Interpersonal Intelligence. When some people are really
good understanding their own feelings and thoughts, they reflect experiences,
making plans and setting goals, this is an Intrapersonal Intelligence. Finally,
there are people who are great at understanding and appreciating the natural
world. They might love animals, plants, or rocks, and enjoy exploring and
observing the world around them. This is called naturalistic intelligence.
1. Linguistic intelligence: the ability to use
language effectively, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
2. Logical-mathematical
intelligence: the
ability to reason, problem-solve, and think abstractly.
3. Spatial intelligence: the ability to think in
three dimensions, visualize objects, and mentally manipulate them.
4. Bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence: the
ability to control and coordinate physical movement and handle objects
skillfully.
5. Musical intelligence: the ability to recognize,
create, and appreciate music and musical patterns.
6. Interpersonal
intelligence: the
ability to understand and relate to other people, including recognizing their
motivations and emotions.
7. Intrapersonal
intelligence: the
ability to understand one's own thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
8. Naturalistic
intelligence: the
ability to observe and appreciate nature, including recognizing and
categorizing plants, animals, and natural phenomena.
Here are the presentations:
Hi, we still listening many
more presentation but my favorite was that we did that is the musical
intelligence, Why? Because talking about music its very fun, its relaxing and
we feel we born learn to sing, play musical instruments and compose music on
our own, also making covers of some of the musics that were sang it by other
singers, we defend all our goals of what its about, many people relaxed with
the romantic music and classical music, other get fun when they are listening
reagueton, pop and rock music, for example: Juanes, The Zombies, Miguel
Gallardo, Lobo, Air Supply, Roberto Carlos, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Sanz, Jose
Jose, Jose Feliciano, Elthon John, Chayanne, Enrique Iglesias, Ricardo Arjona,
Los Angeles Azules, Gotye, Michael Bolton and other more, all music to all of
them are good and calm music, many of us are agree to all of them, we love when
other classmates played to accert with music we are putting and that’s the
reason why it’s my favorite topic.
