Methodology IUAH 2013

By MM

»Who»Where»Why

» Cognitive and affective effort» Peripheral vs focal attention (to forms)» Age factor / Piaget

˃ Intelectual development˃ Attention span˃ Sensory input˃ Affective factor˃ Authentic, meaningful language

˃ Intelectual development˃ Attention span˃ Sensory input˃ Affective factor˃ Authentic, meaningful language

» How really different are adults from children?

˃ Intelectual development˃ Attention span˃ Sensory input˃ Affective factor˃ Authentic, meaningful language

» What makes this age group different from adults and children?

» Topic of the lesson» TTT / STT» Variety & type of techniques» Discipline / behavior problems» Physical activity and sensory input» Apparent motivation and interest

» Ur, P. (2007) A Course in Language Teaching: practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (p 259-272)

» Brown, D. (2007) Teaching by Principles: an interactive approach to language pedagogy, Third Edition. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education. (p 86-95)