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Nueva Escuela Mexicana - Coggle Diagram
Nueva Escuela Mexicana
Behaviourism
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Grammar translation
focuses on translating texts and learn grammar rules. It emphasizes reading and writing over oral communication.
Advantages:
- Clear understanding of grammar rules
- Structured and systematic learning.
- Prevents fossilization of errors through correction
Disadvantages:
- Monotonous and repetitive; can be demotivating
- Limited real-world application.
- Focus on rules can hinder spontaneous communication.
Cognitivism
Communicative approach
Focuses on authentic and meaningful interaction, using language as a tool for communication rather than concentrating solely on grammar or structures.
Advantages:
- Encourages fluency and real-world language use
- Engaging and interactive lessons.
- Prepares students for authentic communication
Disadvatages:
- May neglect grammatical accuracy.
- Can frustrate students with weak grammar
- Harder to standardize assessments.
Silent way
The teacher is a facilitator who speaks as little as possible. Students discover the language themselves using visual aids like colored rods.
Suggestopedia
uses relaxation and suggestion to facilitate learning. It includes music, relaxed environments and subliminal methods.
Direct method
Teaches the language directly without translations. Students learn through total inmersion in the target language.
Cognitivism
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Task based language
Teaches language trough specific content. integrating subjects like science or history with language learning.
Project based learning
Students learn the language trough long-term collaborative projects. The focus is on research problem-solving and presenting results.
Lesson Planning
Warm up
Purpose: To grab students' attention, activate prior knowledge, and set the tone for the lesson.
Characteristics: Short, engaging, and connected to the lesson’s topic.
Presentation
Purpose: To introduce new content or the main topic in a clear and structured way.
Characteristics: Teacher-centered stage where the teacher explains the topic using examples, visuals, or contextualized situations.
Practice
Purpose: To allow students to practice the newly introduced content in a controlled environment.
Characteristics: Guided activities where students focus on applying what they’ve learned with the teacher’s support.
Production
Purpose: To encourage students to use the learned content in a more independent and creative way.
Characteristics: Less controlled activities where students produce language freely.
Observation
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Tools
Checklists or rubrics to evaluate specific aspects.
Anecdotal notes or journals to document observations.
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Programs
Analytic
This approach focuses on breaking down complex information into smaller, manageable parts. It involves detailed analysis, emphasizing understanding the components and their relationships within the subject matter.
Synthetic
This approach focuses on integrating various elements to form a cohesive whole. It emphasizes combining different pieces of information or concepts to create a broader understanding or to generate new insights.
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Approach
An approach is a broad, overarching philosophy or set of principles that guides teaching, It reflects a teacher's beliefs about how learning occurs and the nature of language, content, or skills being taught. Approaches inform what is emphasized in the teaching process but don't provide specific steps on how to carry out teaching activities.
Method
A method is a specific, organized way to implement an approach; It consists of a set of procedures, techniques, and practices used in the classroom. Methods outline the practical steps teachers take to achieve the objectives defined by an approach.