engagement, essential to learning
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Engagement
An essential part of learning
Andrew Weiler AFMLTA July 2015
*There is already a recognition of its importance
*Relatively poor outcomes in terms of learning and retention in language classes
*Occurs in every area where we learn skills
*Bike, video games, dancing, driving
Why Engagement?
What is Engagement?
*We need to better understand, as it lies at the heart of all learning
*Sense of awareness is heightened
*At the level of energy – we feel engaged
*We pay attention, we focus, we apply when we are engaged
*Feeling has us attracted or “turned off”
*We can be attentive for long periods of time when what we are doing is engaging
The Cycle Of EngagementStudents want to pay attention
to what is going on from their
own volition
Through that, their awareness about ….. Gets aroused, expands or deepens
This new/expanded awareness has them want to grow that awareness and apply what they have come to
Through application, their understanding and their skills improve (this needs to be their perception)
From this, their confidence grows
As their confidence grows, they want to engage more in the process
And so the cycle starts again
Why Lack Of Engagement?
*Learners are not pulled in at step one
*No challenge at level of where they are at and who they are
*Knowledge is the main medium, rather than awareness & skill
* Knowledge – grammar, vocabulary
*Drills, Rote learning exercises
*Memorisation is main way of learning
*Little skill improvement is the result
Results Of No Engagement
*Learners are forced or force themselves to learn
*Memorisation used
*Little or no skill improvement
*Confidence in abilities does not grow
*De-sensitized and distanced from needs and learning capacities
*Question own abilities
*Learners give up
Pay More Attention To
*Designing input that works on skills created from awarenesses reached
*Observing the skills and what students are aware of
*Providing feedback at level of skill and awareness
*Students energy levels and involvement
*Skill improvement
Empowerment and confidence are key markers
Encourage Engagement By
*Providing
*input that is challenging
*input at level of awareness
*input that matches their skill level
*input that is one step up from where they are at
*only input that is necessary
*Not providing what can be worked out from what is known
*Not providing knowledge. Instead encouraging them to work out what they need to know for themselves
Spelling
dab cab jab lab nab
rad mad had fad bad cad
pack mack sack black lack
wall tall call fall hall ball
tar car far parwar warm warp
bag rag sag hag flag slagmal pal gal hal
sam pam dam ram flam
was wasp wash whatpass
gas has tas mass lass bass
rat hat slat cat fat flat
Your turn….
*Choose another sound in English - ∧*What do students need so they can learn to
spell it and read it?
* Sound
* Generate and recognise words that conform to sound requirements
*What needs to be done by….
*Check to see if words conform
*Organise the words they generate
*Work out the patterns
Your turn….
*Select a pronunciation problem that is typical for English learners of the language you teach.
*What is the problem?
*When does it occur? ( all phonemic environments?)
*Why do you think it occurs?
*What awareness needs to be triggered for students to master it?
*Language
*Working at levels of skill & awareness
*Real live action
*Did they say what was required?
*Was it understood by the interlocuter – in terms of action
*Was the behaviour appropriate to the words used
*Was the timing of all that appropriate
*Action – imperatives, personal, question forms, negatives, cause and effect, description, time, condition
Andrew Weiler
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