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1.Two approaches
2.A Sociocultural view of learning
3.A Sociocultural view of language
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Two approaches
A. Transmission approach
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Means of transport
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Knowledge Learners
Language
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Knowledge as commodity to be transmittedto learners
Language as a conduit by which the process of
transmission occurred
The method is considered as: teacher-dominated,
transmission-based, or, by Freire, (1993) banking
education
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Classrooms teaching characterized by highteacher management
Learning viewed as a matter of building up
skills from simple to complex, progressing throughthe sequence
of teacher-controlled steps.
Communication as a matter of information transfer
and language as the vehicle for transferring thoughtsand ideas
from one person to another.
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Since it implies a separation of language and
content, it results in distinctions being made
between form and content, or product and
process.(Christie, 1990)
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
We can not delay academic instruction until
students have mastered the L2 skillswe cannotplace students
academic development on hold
during this period. (Mohan 2001, p 108)
Criticism:
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
B. Progressive approach (Teaching as facilitation)
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Learning is a constructive activity
New learning is dependent on what the learner
already knows.
Education is viewed not as a matter of formation
or conditioning or the receiving of information but
ofintelligent enquiry and thought
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Development is viewed as separate from learning
The child literally builds his own intelligence, he is
in fact the architect of his own growth
Learning is thus seen to develop naturally
and spontaneously.
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
The learner is responsible for their own learning ifprovided
with a supportive learning environment.
Teachers role as a facilitator:
The teachers main job is to foster a spirit of
enquiry and provide a wealth of materials to create
an environment which stimulates a learners own
curiosity and interest
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8/14/2019 Constructivism in Language learning
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Criticism:
Educational failure is also then individualized,
as seen due to the natural facility and innate abilities
of the learner. (Feez (1995) and Bourne (2003)
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Comparisons between 2 approaches
Transmission ApproachTeacher-dominated Knowledge to be
transmitted to learners Education as a matter of
formation. Teacher-controlled
classroom Learning and
Development are
identical.
Learners as passiverecipients Teacher as an expert
Progressive Approach Child-centered Learners discover
knowledge by themselves Education as a matter of
intelligence enquiry andthought. Individual and free
environment. Leaning and
Development are
separate. Learners as active
recipients Teacher as a facilitator
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
2. A sociocultural view of learning
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Learning are closely related to social situations
Learning is seen as situated within certain forms ofsocial
co-participation (Lave and Wenger 1991)
Learning is seen as leadingdevelopment,
rather than either separate or identical
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Vygotskys developmental method
2. The work of Vygotsky
A good understanding of the development is
crucial to understanding both the individual andthe cultural and
social activities in which the
individual is involved.
Three overall themes:
It is onlypossible to understand mental functioningif its origin
and developments are understood.
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
An individuals higher mental functioning has its
social origin.
Any function in the childs natural development
appears twice, on two planes. First, it appears on
the social plane, aand then on the psychological plane(Vygotsky
1981, p 163)
The social origin of inner speech
L i A S i l l Vi f
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Learning
Power
A Sociocultural View of
Language and Learning
Human activities and human mental functioning are
mediated and facilitated by tools that is cultural
practices and artefacts
The notion of mediation
Through social interaction with others who are more
skilled, children learn to use the language toolkit
the genre of culture in order to achieve specificpurposes (Wells
1996).
