1. Scaffolding is significant in language learning process.

Reflect on my teaching experience. I have found that Vygotsky’s ZPD is quite applicable. On the one hand, it can not be denied that each of us, not only the students, but the teachers, is confined to our own limitations, world view, knowledge bank, and so on. While on the other hand, there are individual differences. Aptitude of everyone may vary, more or less. Some are highly creative and knowledgeable with wider range of experience and skills, etc. Others may not have access to. Therefore, guided participation with advanced peers or well-informed teachers can actually break through the personal barriers of the students or development stages presented by Piaget, which enable learners to see the world differently and develop cognitively with certain amount of social interactions. Such scaffolding is of great importance to help students do what they may initially assume they can’t. That also indicates the significance of group work, which encourages students to learn from one another. 

 

2. Mediation of language is especially prominent in a language class.

Language is actually a carrier of a culture. Learning a foreign language is studying another culture, another expression, another mindset or thinking pattern, which would shape learners’ understanding and perceptions. There is one anecdote that I still remember. There was a news report about a Chinese senior citizen who had a  stroke and lost her capability of speaking Chinese, while she could speak English, which surprised all the  doctors and nurses and later on the reason was unlocked. This frail old lady used to be an English teacher. I always cite this example to joke with my students and let them be aware of the benefits of learning a foreign language. It is a very good instance to show that language is closely related to thoughts. It is a mediation or tool to express ideas, etc. Therefore, during my class, I push my students to speak English all the way and try to create  a language environment where they can speak and think with the language.

 

1. Use the teaching method of "attention process" to guide students to learn

 

Take advantage of the fact that observers are more likely to observe people who are similar to themselves or who are considered good, approachable role models. Teachers' behavior, way of thinking, emotions and values are all likely to be unintentionally or intentionally imitated by students. Therefore, in the teaching process, teachers should make full use of the teaching method of "attention", strictly regulate their own behavior, and play their role of example and demonstration.

2. Create a stable learning environment in the "retention process.

 

In the process of maintaining the language interpretation in accordance with the psychological discourse, promote students to understand and identify with the exemplary behavior. Teachers should be good at summarizing teaching experience and adopting various teaching methods acceptable to students according to the learning status and characteristics of different individual students, so as to maintain a dynamic balance between teachers' professional development and students' learning development.

 

3. Guide students to establish the correct learning style in the "replication process"

 

Correctly instruct students to "copy" the good behavior of the model. In the teaching process, teachers should set up role models suitable for students' individual growth, especially pay attention to providing positive energy role models, so that students can realize their own moral quality growth in the rich atmosphere of positive learning role models.

 

4. Guide students to acquire a sense of self-efficacy in the "motivational process"

 

In the process of motivation, students themselves play a positive role of substitute reinforcement and self-reinforcement. Self-efficacy refers to students' subjective judgment on whether they can complete the task before the course learning. Improving the sense of self-efficacy is an important factor to obtain ideal teaching goals, as well as a key link for individuals to realize moral growth and ensure the stable development of teaching activities.

 

Therefore, bandura theory is applied to the whole process of physical education teaching, so that students always adhere to the active and serious attitude and full cognition of sports related exercise. Teachers lecture contest, for example, introducing the theory of sports teaching, make good sports teacher or a student to show itself to the whole teaching pattern, let the audience feel the atmosphere of physical education teaching, students by observing the performance of the teachers and students, summarizes whether oneself also has the same problem, timely make up for the deficiencies to improve their own teaching level.