Sometimes, i miss the time when i was in kindergarten and primary school. Everything was so easy and cozy.. Everyone was so fine and well. Nothing much to think and solve. All i need others will prepare it for me. if i could turn back the time. I makes me think back of the old days because of the last lecture.
In a bucket, the lecture was about young learners and how they gain experience and learning. The way they act and respond are really innocent, naive and "pure". As a teacher to be, I have to really consider and understand how young learner grasp meaning. They learn best though their five senses, direct experiences and concrete materials. Thus, abstract concept should be avoided in the early stages of development. This is supported by Piaget Theory. However, it doesn't meant that their imagination are to be blocked. Their imagination is actually developed through interaction with concrete materials. Young learners are making sense of their own world by their own imagination. Materials such as cartoons, art crafts, drawings, and fairy tales are good assistance for young learners in learning language.
I understand that sometimes, young learners have better idea of their own learning. Teachers to be flexible to listen and figure out what are they young learners trying to express. I believe that it is better if young learner are given chances to give their own opinion on what they should be working on. At this point, teacher must always to make sure that the learning are nonthreatening and fun. This will encourage them to practice the language during interaction with others and acquire more vocabulary.
In short, we should keep sense of playfulness and fun during the lesson, thus, activity with too much drill and rote memorization should be avoided. More important, group setting is always effective to encourage interaction among children and enhance their creativity of the language use. Plus, this will instill the children with the curiosity of language.
In a bucket, the lecture was about young learners and how they gain experience and learning. The way they act and respond are really innocent, naive and "pure". As a teacher to be, I have to really consider and understand how young learner grasp meaning. They learn best though their five senses, direct experiences and concrete materials. Thus, abstract concept should be avoided in the early stages of development. This is supported by Piaget Theory. However, it doesn't meant that their imagination are to be blocked. Their imagination is actually developed through interaction with concrete materials. Young learners are making sense of their own world by their own imagination. Materials such as cartoons, art crafts, drawings, and fairy tales are good assistance for young learners in learning language.
I understand that sometimes, young learners have better idea of their own learning. Teachers to be flexible to listen and figure out what are they young learners trying to express. I believe that it is better if young learner are given chances to give their own opinion on what they should be working on. At this point, teacher must always to make sure that the learning are nonthreatening and fun. This will encourage them to practice the language during interaction with others and acquire more vocabulary.
In short, we should keep sense of playfulness and fun during the lesson, thus, activity with too much drill and rote memorization should be avoided. More important, group setting is always effective to encourage interaction among children and enhance their creativity of the language use. Plus, this will instill the children with the curiosity of language.
