czwartek, 10 listopada 2011

The search for meaning occurs through patterning

Researchers (Christison; 2002) claim that human brain creates patterns therefore teachers should organize and present given material choosing the way which allows provide the patterning to constructive learning process. Teachers should put that principle into practice when the new language material is introduced. It means that working with a new text, the teacher should provide the activities which demonstrate both the teacher's introduction of new language, as well as material designed to encourage students to work patterns out. It can be made by discussion of the new material. The example of it can be a described below activity. The following one shows clearly how a situation can be used to provide the context in order to introduce new language. The task is based on science fiction material. The teacher asks the question if the students ever read science fiction. This way the teacher tries to find out what students know about the topic- in other words, if they understand what genre of fiction they are talking about. It might turn into a discussion of what they have read and why, or simply-what they would expect to find in a science fiction text. (It is a form of the activity which I have already mentioned about in this section). The aim of that is to encourage them to the material-based discussion. It uses a natural tendency of our brain in order to construct meaning from patterns. In the practical language learning it means that we can learn second language (novelty) if it is closely related to our personal experiences, our attitudes, feelings, emotions and it teaches us how to learn by forming the patterns. Moreover, it remains in our mind and this way we are able to recall the meaning at any time and use it in appropriated situations and situational context.

 As far as emotional dimensions are concerned, we can see easily that our self and social image develops - more we learn, more we feel confident during practising the language. Additionally, coping potential and goal significance become higher- we know how to select foreign language in order to use it in situational context and what is extremly worth to emphasize, we set a goal which we wish to achieve.

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