Teaching across age levels

Teaching across age levels

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  Topic: Learner VariablesI: Teaching Across Age Levels Class:MicroTeaching Basic Date: 05/09/11 Content Objectives To compare how age levels are To give knowledge how to treat both children and adults. Activity Language Objectives -Past Tense -Present -Future Key Vocabulary: Vastness Barrage Hefty Span Fee Bewildered Array Buoyed Materials Video beam Speakers High-Order Questions:
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  array  /əˈreɪ/  ▶ noun 1 an impressive display or range of a particular thing. fee /fiː/   ▶ noun 1 a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. hefty /ˈhefti/   ▶ adjective  large and heavy. (of a number or amount) considerable. 3 done with vigour or force. vastness /vɑːstness/   ▶ adjective of very great extent or quantity; immense.
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  barrage  /ˈbarɑːʒ/  ▶ noun an overwhelming number of questions or complaints delivered in rapid succession. span 1   ▶ noun 1 the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space covered. bewilder /bɪˈwɪldə(r)/   ▶ verb (often as  adj.   bewildered ) perplex or confuse. buoy  /bɔɪ/   ▶ noun an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show hazards, or for mooring.▶ verb  (usu.  be buoyed up ) keep afloat.
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  By : Brandon herrera and Douglas gonzales.
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  Children are superiorto adults when it comes learning a language succesfully. Do you really think that this is a myth?
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  Children 7-11: ConcreteOperational Stage (Piaget, 1972) At this age have difficulty using deductive logic. (from general to specific) Example: All oranges are fruits All fruits grow on trees Therefore, all oranges grow on trees.
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  Children are centeredin: the here and now. The functional purposes of language. Children cannot understand the use of metalanguage used to explain linguistic concepts. (grammar, structures)
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  Don't use metalanguageto explain grammar Avoid rules stated in abstract terms (grammar activities) Certain patterns may be taught if the teacher is able to show the students. Certain patterns require more repetition (meaningful)
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  Compared to adults,children have short attention span. They can only focus for only a short while before they start to feel restless and won't focus on the lesson.
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  Children have shortattention span for subjects that are: Boring Useless Difficult tedious What do teachers need to doin order to overcome all these hindrances?
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  Design activities thatcapture the students´immediate interest (here and now) Provide variety in activities The teacher needs to be animated, lively and enthusiastic. The teacher needs to have a sense of humor. Tap into the students´curiosity.
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  Children need tohave all five senses stimulated: Hearing Seeing Smelling Tasting Touching What do teachers need to do in the classroom?
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  Complement your lessonswith physical activities (TPR, role play, games) Projects and hands on activities (words,structures, practice meaningful language) Smelling, tasting, touching and Audiovisuals Nonverbal language (gestures and body language)
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  Children are notaffected by the inhibitions that block adults in their learning. Why is this a myth?
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  Children have manyinhibitions and are more fragile than adults: Extremely sensitive to classmates Their egos are on the process of being shaped What do teachers need to do in the classroom?
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  Help your studentsto laugh with each other at various mistakes that they all make. Be patient and supportive but firm in your expectations. Encourage oral participation as much as possible (even from the quiet ones).
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  Children will beinterested in learning a language if they can use it for HERE and Now. They are less willing to put up with language that doesn’t hold immediate rewards for them.
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  Avoid stilted language(not common) Use context embedded language (in a context: dialogues, story lines, familiar situations and characters) Use the whole language approach (Language as a vehicle for communication)
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  Many rules toteaching children may apply to teaching adults. Adults have superior cognitive abilities than children They can create mental images and deal with language that is not embedded (isolated). Adults have the self confidence that children lack.