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26-9-2013
Meaningful Learning
Is the process of making meaningful associations between existing knowledge (experience) and new material, and the result of associative links create stronger retention. Meaningful learning refers to the concept that the learned knowledge (let s say a fact) is fully understood by the individual and that the individual knows how that specific fact relates to other stored facts (stored in your brain that is).
Children are good meaningful acquirers of language because they asociate sounds, words and elements with wich is relevant and important in their daily life.
1. Appealing to students interests. 2. Whenever a new topic is introduced, attempt to anchor it in studentsexisting knowledge, so they would associated with something they already know. 3. Avoid the pitfalls of rote learning.
Should Motivate students to express their ideas and emotions through real communication activities.
Is neccesary to
Students Show students the importance and the Must understand more fun they could have the message and the learning languages meaning it is given, risking to speaking even though fails
Teacher
Facilitate the communication process between all participants and act as an independent participant.
Hes like a researcher and learner contributing in terms of appropriate knowledge and abilities.
Use Text-based materials to make a creative, interactive and dynamic class, we could use: visual cues, taped cues, pictures and sentence fragments to start conversation. Different texts for pair work such as for role plays.
We could use Task-based materials to encourage the participation of the learners to express them self and be more fluent without fear to fail. Exercise handbooks, cue cards, activity cards, practice booklets and games like role relationships for pair work are some we can use to lead student to be more confident.