Learning as Action by Tess Barnes Irwin https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith Second Language Acquisition Theory en-us 2020-07-31 13:38:29 UTC 2020-07-31 13:59:33 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Learning as Action? irwinte https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666582670 It argues that language is an inseparable part of all human action, intimately connected to all other forms of action, physical, social and symbolic. Language is thus an expression of agency, embodied and embedded in the environment. (van Lier)]]> 2020-07-31 13:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666582670 How do we implement this? irwinte https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666586996 There are many ways to practice this, here are just a few 
  • Project, 
  • Presentation, 
  • Investigations 
Allowing students to work together is another great practice of learning as action. 
]]> 2020-07-31 13:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666586996 For example: irwinte https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666589056 The "Language and the Common Core State Standards" article describes a very good example. Essentially a student writes part of a paper and read it out loud. Reading the paper out loud can be described as action. He doesn't read it flawlessly, he has grammatical errors, but he does a very good job standing up and reading it himself. ]]> 2020-07-31 13:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666589056 For example: irwinte https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666590727 I am watching a documentary for another class right now called TEACH. It talks about alternative teaching methods. One of the best included in the film is called "360 degree math." The teacher puts up whiteboards all around the room and lets the students do the math while she stands in the middle and watches each one. This is learning as action because the students are listening to a lecture, they are practicing. ]]> 2020-07-31 13:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/irwinte/plmfnlhetsvcbith/wish/666590727