Scaffolding, ZPD & Language Teaching Approaches: A Comprehensive Guide
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What is Scaffolding and How is it Implemented?
Scaffolding is the support/guidance/assistance given to a learner during the period of learning until he/she can do a task on their own.
By using scaffolding, the teacher:
- Maintains student's interest.
- Encourages learners to communicate.
- Promotes activities in which all learners are encouraged to participate.
Explain What is ZPD (Vygotsky's Social Constructivism)
The period in which a learner passes from doing something with help, to doing it without guidance.
| Actual Developmental Level | Potential Developmental Level | |
|---|---|---|
| (What a person already knows) | ZPD | (What a person can do/learn with guidance) |
Describe CLT and its 10 Principles (Communicative Language Teaching)
It's a language approach (or method) that promotes cognitive learning based on preferences and interests to achieve communicative competence.
- Translation is used in the initial stages until the student feels confident to respond himself.
- Errors are corrected by repeating the sentence correctly.
- Repetition/memorization (the students repeat what has been said).
10 Principles
- Focus on interaction and communicative competence among students.
- Teacher is a guide (a facilitator).
- It is used depending on context, age, level, and learning goals.
- Activities involving analysis and reflection.
- Errors are a normal part of learning.
What are Learning Strategies? Mention Four (4)
Are techniques and methods that students use to improve their learning.
Grammar-Translation
Direct Method
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Silent Way
Cognitive Strategies
Metacognitive Strategies
Select a Language Approach & Explain How it is Applied (or Not) in Today's World.
21st Century Approach
This method requires that teachers be very flexible and adaptable because today's students need to master new skills in order to be well prepared for the fast-changing world ahead. You can take parts of other learning approaches, besides having the advantage of using technology tools, so students will learn how to collaborate, communicate, think critically and creatively (4C's).
In public schools in Mexico, this method is just emerging due to the lack of resources.