Thursday, February 23, 2012
Chapter 5
Through learning this chapter, I realize again that learning a language is not merely understanding some contents, but 'ongoing' action. Implicit teaching strategies we learned in chapter 5 enables students 'acquiring' rather than trying to learn. Even reading and writing skills can improve as the students expose themselves to create the meaning of it. As the Figure 5.1. and 5.2. in the text show, the domains to expose the learners themselves such as home, school, community, and other environment are as important as the internal learning related component like prior knowledge, motivation, and cultural expectations.
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Yes, teachers need to be aware of how to implement proper implicit and explicit teaching methods in the classroom. Building on sociocultutal context is good.
ReplyDeleteAgain, sociocultural proves its importance in language learning. Language is not only its words and definitions, but the meaning and belief behind it or/and how people put value in language.
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