piątek, 11 listopada 2011

The brain is meaning driven

As it has been stated before, our brain searches for meaning through patterning. It is automatic process of working human brain therefore the teachers should help the students to derive meaning from meaningful materials. It is strictly connected with using of vocabulary which is a very useful tool for language learning.  From this point of view, the aim of the teacher should be to give the students the activity which can help them to discover the meaning. Because human brain is pattern-seeking, communication games seem to be useful to this purpose.




These ones are designed in the way which requires communication between students because there are information gaps to fill in so that one student has to talk to a partner in order to solve the given problem, put the words in right order, as well as explain the meaning of the given words from the texts.
Undoubtedly, it has a great impact on pupils' language skills. Another aspect which should also be taken into consideration is the fact that awareness and knowledge of printed words is essential for further learning therefore the students must realize that print represents speech. What is more, learners should remeber that English language is very specific. It causes that one word can have different meanings. The meaning of the given word is defined by its relationship to other words therefore the role of the teacher is to teach the students that the words we use and what they actually mean in the context we use them are totally different thing. The teacher should get the student's attention to this fact, because it seem to be extremaly important when creating perceptual maps through patterning takes place.

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