Teaching MethodsOnline version
by Maika Castillo Henríquez
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Students should learn functions rather than structures, and should develop competence to react appropriately in diverse and unplanned situations.
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The goal is to get students to use the L2 while working collaboratively on meaningful tasks.
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Explicit grammar instruction of rules and their exceptions is the main focus to master the target language.
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The class combines onsite instruction with a teacher with online practice that may or may not include live sessions with an instructor.
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Students sing a song “ Heads and shoulders, knees and toes “. They touch the correct part of their body as they sing the song.
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The teacher, who remains quiet most of the time, uses color-coded charts and items to get the students to produce language.
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A relaxing environment is critical for learning; therefore, the teacher plays classical music while students read and memorize vocabulary.
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Teacher gives initial instructions. Students conduct a survey to ask their classmates when their birthdays are and write the answers down. They try to find a different child for each month of the year. Then, in groups they create a calendar for the classroom to post on the bulletin board and put the names of the students with their corresponding birthdays.
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The teacher tells a story about animals. Children make animal noises every time they hear the name of the animal.
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