How does Van Lier describe the classroom?
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As an 'ecology'.
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How does Van Lier describe the classroom?
As an 'ecology'.
Who advocated for starting curriculum development by identifying inquiry processes?
Bruner (1966) and Stenhouse (1975).
What do the approaches to second language learning reflect?
Different assumptions about the nature of second language learning and the role of instruction.
What does the forward design curriculum implementation process involve?
Planning and development stages carried out by specialists in various areas.
What is the significance of dialogue with students in lesson planning?
It helps teachers analyze their methods and adapt their planning.
What approach do teachers often follow when developing their lessons?
A central design approach, focusing on activities and teaching procedures first.
What does the ecological perspective emphasize about learners?
Learners are a heterogeneous group, each contributing to discussions and learning.
What tools did Gategno use to facilitate comprehension?
Cuisenaire rods and pronunciation charts.
What is the concept of Post-method Teaching?
Teaching that is not based on a specific method or pre-determined syllabus, but on the teacher's individual understanding and experience.
What role does testing play in older method-based proposals?
Assessment of learning (achievement testing).
What is the key focus of Krashen and Terrell’s Natural Approach?
Engaging learners in meaningful interaction and communication.
How is knowledge constructed in an ecological classroom?
Through participation in specific learning and social contexts and engaging in particular activities.
What is the Dogme approach in language teaching?
An approach that emphasizes conversational interaction and uses only resources brought by teachers and students, rather than a pre-planned syllabus.
How do teachers' planning practices contrast with the linear forward-design model?
Teachers visualize lessons as clusters of activities rather than following organized formats.
How does the Dogme approach differ from traditional language teaching methods?
It does not impose an external syllabus but nurtures students' in-built language-learning mechanisms.
What distinguishes forward design from central design in curriculum?
Forward design focuses on specific inputs and outputs, while central design emphasizes meaning-making and participation.
How does the syllabus emerge in Curran's Counseling Learning?
It emerges from the interactions between the learner's expressed communicative intentions and the teacher's reformulation.
What is the focus of the Dogme approach regarding language syllabus?
The syllabus or language focus is not pre-planned; it emerges from interaction.
What is a characteristic of the Silent Way method in language teaching?
It does not start with a linguistic syllabus but focuses on learner engagement.
What is the basis of the planning process described by Richards?
It is based on layers of assumptions, experiences, and knowledge.
What is Gategno's view of learning?
Learning is seen as a problem-solving, creative process of discovery.
What did Freeman observe about teachers' planning?
Teachers did not naturally think about planning in the organized formats they were taught.
How does Stenhouse view the outcomes of education?
They should be unpredictable and not anticipated in detail.
What influences a teacher's method in Post-method Teaching?
The teacher's conceptualizations of language, practical knowledge, learners' needs, and the teaching context.
What is the primary focus of tasks in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)?
The primary focus is on meaning, with an information gap and an outcome beyond mere language display.
How are learners viewed in a learner-centered approach?
As active participants in shaping their own learning.
What is the role of the teacher in the central design approach?
To create their own curriculum in the classroom.
What materials are used in CoBI lessons?
Authentic and adapted oral and written subject matter materials.
What does central design in curriculum development prioritize?
The selection of teaching activities, techniques, and methods.
What is the view on behavioral objectives in curriculum design?
Curriculum should not be designed on a pre-specification of behavioral objectives.
How is the syllabus viewed in modern curriculum development?
As an outcome of teaching and learning rather than a predetermined input.
What kind of questions does central design focus on?
Questions about opportunities for participation, shared understanding, and role configurations.
What does progressivism emphasize in curriculum design?
Less emphasis on syllabus specification and more on methodological principles.
What is the goal of TBLT?
To develop general language ability rather than the ability to use language in specific contexts.
What is emphasized as important in language learning according to the text?
Focuses should arise out of language in use rather than precede them.
Who introduced the Dogme approach to language teaching?
Scott Thornbury.
How does Clark (1987) describe the central design approach?
As 'progressivism' and an example of a process approach to the curriculum.
What is the core focus of the Silent Way method?
Mastery of grammar and vocabulary, and the ability to use language fluently and accurately.
What does the central design approach in language teaching emphasize?
It emphasizes methodology as the starting point in course planning.
How does Graves (2008) differentiate between forward and central design?
Forward design is concerned with observable outputs, while central design focuses on learners as creators of meaning.
Who are the key figures associated with the 'ends-means' approach in curriculum design?
Tyler (1949) and Taba (1962).
What did language teaching methods in the early twentieth century rely on?
Well-developed syllabuses, either grammatically based or communicative.
What types of learning activities does CoBI emphasize to increase student motivation?
Co-operative, task-based, experiential, and project-based learning.
What do teachers typically prioritize in their lesson planning?
What they want their learners to do during the lesson.
What should the curriculum start with according to the ecological perspective?
The activities, needs, and emergent purposes of the learner.
What challenge did the second language teacher face in her planning?
Struggling to follow the prescribed linear forward-planning model.
What does 'curriculum enactment' refer to?
The essence of a curriculum, focusing on what happens in classrooms.
What is the dynamic role of assessment in recent proposals?
Assessment for learning, where teaching and assessment inform each other.
What type of goals does the Natural Approach set for students?
Goals are stated in general terms, focusing on basic personal communication skills.
What is a common feature of central design proposals in language teaching?
There is no need for clearly defined outcomes or objectives.
How is learning viewed in an ecological classroom perspective?
As opportunities for meaningful action rather than a system of inputs and outputs.
What should content in curriculum development promote according to Bruner and Stenhouse?
The use of inquiry processes such as investigation, decision-making, and critical thinking.
What is prioritized in the discussed approaches to language teaching?
Learning processes, classroom participation, and the roles of teachers and learners.
What is the focus of the curriculum development process in forward design?
The elaboration of a detailed language syllabus or specification of learning outcomes.
How does the central design approach differ from traditional methods?
It rejects pre-determined syllabuses and focuses on classroom activities.
What does backward design start with?
A specification of learning outputs.
What does backward design derive from?
The desired results or outcomes of learning.
What is a potential issue with the specialist approach in curriculum development?
The potential for mismatch between different components of the curriculum.
What does the Dogme approach consider language learning to be?
Experiential and holistic, emerging from interaction and negotiation.
What is the role of the teacher in an ecological classroom?
To make resources available and guide learners towards affordances that support their goals.
What is the philosophy behind Curran's Counseling Learning?
It views the classroom as a community of learners where interactions and experiences drive the teaching-learning process.
What is the aim of evaluation in the context of curriculum?
To improve teaching and learning, not just to measure it.
What is the significance of context in the ecological perspective of learning?
Learning evolves through interaction and participation within specific social contexts.
What was the view of Gategno regarding language analysis in teaching?
He was skeptical of its role, believing it may narrow sensitivity in teaching.
What distinguishes central-design versions of TBLT?
They employ primary pedagogical tasks as the basis for classroom instruction.
What is the interaction between different curriculum elements represented as?
A process involving assessment, content, and outcomes.