Hi everybody,
This is already week 6 which means that time is running short before our final project. I try to make up some time to work on our weekly tasks and also think about my final project. This week is again interesting. The learning styles were as some of you mentioned not new for most of us but I found it really interesting to refresh my mind on those different styles because we sometimes forget that we are not all the same and that we should not only take into account the learning styles we like but also the ones our students like. Not all our students like the way we want to teach them and this is really important. Just imagine that you attend a workshop and the trainer is a traditional teacher just reading his lecture to the audience and that's all. If you are an active learner who at the same time is a visual learner, you will just get bored, fell frustrated or maybe fall asleep. So we have to keep in mind that what we do in our classrooms must be for our students and not only for us because we like it that way.
Great topic that makes us reflect on our way of teaching.
Thanks and see you soon.
Raphaël
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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About Me
- Raphaël
- I am an ex- master mariner. I worked for 12 years in the merchant marine. I quit in 1999 and started teaching French and English in Cusco (Peru) where I moved with my Peruvian wife. I have a lot of hobbies and interests. I love animals and plants I have presently 15 pets home and more than 400 plants.
Dear Raphael,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we have to keep in mind that all learners are different, and we are in the classroom for them not for us. So, we have to do our best to make their learning a positive experience that will help them improve their language skills and achieve better results. We may also have preferred styles of teaching, but we have to try out and use many different methods in order to answer the needs of our learners. I think that we are on the right track.
Best wishes,
Nina
Dear Raphael,
ReplyDeleteYour blog reminded me of the situation wherein the trainer is teahing about the use of modern technology in classroom and s/he is reading form handouts.... at the most s/he is making use of white-board to write something...
How ironical!