COOPERATIVE LEARNINGLEARNING STRATEGY TRAINING

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

LING 306TEFL METHODOLOGY

LEARNING STRATEGY TRAINING

“good language learners are willing and accurate guessers who have a strong desire to communicate…They attend to both the meaning and the form of their message. They also practice and monitor their own speech as well as others.” (Larsen-Freeman, p159)

WHAT IS LEARNING STRATEGY TRAINING?

• LEARNING STRATEGY – used to achieve learning strategies

• - usually tied to the needs and interests of students to enhance learning and based on many types of learning styles

• LEARNING STRATEGY TRAINING – learning will be facilitated by making students aware of the range from which they can choose during language learning and use (to improve learning effectiveness)

EXAMPLES OF LEARNING STRATEGY

SEMANTIC MAPPINGCOPS STRATEGYREADING COMPREHENSION

GOALS OF STRATEGY TRAINING

• Self diagnose their strengths and weaknesses in language learning

• Become aware of what helps them to learn the target language most efficiently

• Develop a broad range of problem solving skills• Experiment with familiar and unfamiliar learning

strategies• Make decisions on how to approach a language task• Monitor and self-evaluate their performance• Transfer successful strategies to new learning

contexts

FRAMEWORK FOR LEARNING STRATEGY TRAININGAIMS AT

RAISING STUDENT AWARENESS OF THE PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF STRATEGY USE

GIVES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE THE STRATEGIES THEY ARE BEING TAUGHT

HELP THEM USE THE STRATEGIES IN NEW LEARNING CONTEXTS

• SEQUENCE FOR FRAMEWORK

i. Initial modeling of the strategy by the teacher with direct explanation of the strategy’s use and importance

ii.Guided practiceiii.Consolidation – help students

identify the strategy and decide when it might be used

iv.Independent practicev. Application of strategy to new

tasks

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

“WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO TOGETHER TODAY, THEY CAN DO ALONE TOMORROW” – LEV VYGOTSKY, 1962

“THERE IS POWER TO WORKING IN GROUPS” – DAVID AND ROGER JOHNSON

“IT’S MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE AND FORM A GROUP”

COOPERATIVE LEARNING – WHAT IS IT?

• Is an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences

• An instructional method that allows students to work in small groups within the classroom, often with a division of assignment of several specific tasks or roles. Allows students to practice working in a group and taking leadership roles

• Structured form of small group learning. Based on 2 key assumptions – positive independence and individual accountability

POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE & INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

PROMOTIVE INTERACTION & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

GROUP PROCESSING

individual members of the team follow correct procedures to analyze how well their team is functioning and how well their team is using interpersonal skills

COOPERATIVE LEARNING - OBJECTIVES

• Students learn from each other in groups• Students think in “positive interdependence”• Groups are mixed in gender and race• Individuals help each other• Teacher teach students social skills• Students communicate in L2 to achieve language

acquisition• Students are tested individually• Students responsibility are distributed• Teacher teach L2 & cooperation• Cooperative learning teaches language for

academic and social purposes

HOW TO IMPLEMENT COOPERATIVE LEARNING?

Big project – report writing based on findings, observations etc.

Jigsaw – divide the group to focus in special areas of the material to be learned

Peer review – learn how to provide and receive constructive feedback

COOPERATIVE LEARNINGNot random – involves intentional planning

that focuses on goals and objectivesBased on students’ multiple intelligences,

learning styles, interests, readiness vs ability

Fosters positive social and interpersonal skills demonstrated by members of the team

Assigns roles to members of the groupIndividuals as well as group members

responsible for learningEncourages individual members to reflect

upon their roles in the group and work

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PHILOSOPHY

The ability to enhance and amplify our intelligence

Can be taught to othersA multiple reality that occurs in different

parts of the brain/mind systemIntelligence – the ability to solve problems,

create products that are valued in more than 1 cultural setting

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCESPHILOSOPHY

Howard Gardner found we have 7 intelligences – we have all of them but not fully developed

“IT IS NOT HOW SMART YOU ARE, BUT HOW YOU ARE SMART!”

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

APPROACH

Better regard for intellectualityProvide opportunities for authentic learning

based on needs, interests and talents of students

Parents and community involvement may increase when students demonstrate work before panels and audiences

Students will be able to demonstrate their abilities and strengths – can help increase self esteem

BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

When you teach for understanding students will accumulate positive educational experiences and the capability for creating solutions to problems in life

HOW CAN MI HELP STUDENTS LEARN BETTER?

Learning is both a social and psychological process.

When ss understand how they are intelligent – to manage own learning , to value individual strengths