What is...?
What is the difference b/w a project and a PBL?
PBL is an instructional approach that drives the curriculum and is extended over time, is more complex. Project is more a "desert" that can be done at the end of a unit
GTM is based on the behavioristic approach to teaching and learning
False
What learning theory informs the collaborative approach to teaching?
social/socio-cultural
What is the key principle of CLT?
Communicative competence
- Grammatical
–Sociolinguistic
–Discourse
–Strategic
In ALM learners focus on understanding the rules of the structures in target reading texts.
False. This is more typical of GMT
This theory argues that learners construct knowledge actively, drawing on prior experiences rather than absorbing information passively.
Constructivism
What is the difference between approach, method and technique?
Approach -- a set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning (the theory, the philosophy of language learning)
Method - an overall plan for the orderly presentation of language material, based on the approach
A technique is implementational - that which actually takes place in a classroom
Differentiated instruction is the same thing as individualised teaching.
DI provides multiple student options with varying levels of complexity.
IT focuses on an individual plan for an individual student based on their level and needs
Emerging in the 1970s, this method emphasizes physical movement to reduce stress and build comprehension before production.
TPR
Name the stages of the guided practice model by Jerome Bruner.
I do, we do, you do, you do
ZPD and scaffolding refer to the same concept in language teaching, and the terms can be used interchangeably in all teaching contexts.
False
ZPD: The distance between the actual developmental level and the level of potential development guided by the more knowledgeable other.
Scaffolding is the temporary support given to Ss.
ZPD is about potential learning, and scaffolding is about the strategies used to reach it.
Inspired by therapy, this method minimises learner anxiety by requiring the teacher to be supportive while learners repeat and vary teacher-modelled sentences.
Desuggestopedia
Name one principle for Adult Learning according to Knowles
SDL, prior experience, motivation, adults should know the what and how of learning
In TEFL classrooms, mediation primarily focuses on simplifying language for comprehension, while activities such as encouraging learners to interact, collaborate and personalise are considered separate pedagogical strategies.
False.
Mediation includes all of these processes.
This approach emphasises learning through authentic texts and tasks, focusing on meaningful use rather than isolated skill practice; it is considered the foundation of Communicative Language Teaching.
Functional-Notional