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IMAGE: Despite cultural and language differences, we still need to be able to communicate effectively.  

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IMAGE: In a world of diversity, we NEED to make sure that our learners will be able to communicate effectively, in order to be understood.

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The Communicative Approach is more about succeeding in making yourself understood, expressing yourself and your opinion in such a way that the other person can still understand what you are trying to say.
- It focusses on FLUENCY of language, rather than the ACCURACY (associated with structure and grammatical rules)
- I believe proper communication is neglected in schools, since so much pressure is put onto perfection and memorisation, rather than understanding and proper communication.
- Teachers should make use of informal communication opportunities, for e.g. Role Play activities where learners receive a scenario and a specific role, so that they can practice the proper discourse and strategic competence.

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IMAGE: It is like building a house or a wall - it is a process, there needs to be foundation or a layer you keep building on.

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Learning is an everlasting, ongoing process!
Constructivism is a great learning/teaching approach. When learners enter your classroom, they are not a clean slate, but rather contains their own experiences and ideas regarding certain topics and concepts.
- It is therefore important to identify what the learners already know, before you start a lesson on a specific topic.
- Cooperative learning IS essential, for this is the perfect opportunity for learners to share opinions, receive input and hear how others think about a certain topic.

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IMAGE: Learners are laughing and enjoying themselves in the learning environment.

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I believe that teachers should be a facilitator of the learning process and should no longer be seen as the only source of information in a classroom environment.
The classroom should create the perfect, relaxed, motivated, inspiring and safe learning environment for the learners to take responsibility for their own learning process, while comfortably engaging with their peers and the teacher.
Learning something new is suppose to be exciting and not a scary process. The feedback should be positive, constructive and beneficial for the learners. There should be mutual rules and respect for the teacher and the learners, so that there can be accountability within the classroom (for both sides).

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IMAGE: The learner should be excited to attend class, even though they might not like the subject. 

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IMAGE: Teacher engages in the small group, facilitates learning and provides feedback or correction where necessary.

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BEST TYPE OF ERROR CORRECTION STRATEGRIES (for learners to develop language skills):
1.) Recast: When the teacher makes an implicit correction of what the learner said by means of reformulation. e.g. I want swim. Do you want to swim? Where do you want to swim?
2.) Elicitation: The technique of asking for completion, e.g. We use a question mark at the end of a ..... ?
3.) Clarification Request: Asking the learners to give an example of what they mean, without drawing attention to the error.

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IMAGE: As a teacher you will work with learners with very diverse cultures and languages, where the language of instruction is rarely the learners' language

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Content and Language Integrated Learning is a GREAT way to teach CONTENT while making the learners aware of language. CLIL is great in an language classroom environment but can be used in content classrooms too.

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Cooperative learning is like building a puzzle with many pieces - you require patience, guidance and assistance to help you reach your end goal.  

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Cooperative Learning is ONE of the BEST LEARNING APPROACHES!

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IMAGE: Students are working together in small groups, explaining and sharing opinions on the same topic.

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Reasons WHY Cooperative Learning is the BEST?

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Reasons WHY Cooperative Learning is the BEST?

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In the picture, it is clear that a small group of students are working together, helping each rother learn, while building on your own individual prior knowledge.
ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING:
1.) Learners learn how to respect each others' views and opinions.
2.) They encourage each other to speak and help one another learn.
3.) It is the perfect opportunity for learners to offer solutions to problems and
4) To contribute their own research (or gain a better understanding) about a certain/new topic.