Children learning a foreign language by Melanie Orrala https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj Melanie Orrala Rodríguez en-us 2022-11-02 19:05:26 UTC 2025-05-08 17:56:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f3eb.png Children learning a foreign language orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367247087 2022-11-02 19:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367247087 1. Taking a learning-centred perspective orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367247388 2022-11-02 19:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367247388 2. Piaget orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367519416 2022-11-03 00:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367519416 3. Vygotsky orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367519917 2022-11-03 00:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367519917 4. Bruner orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367520084 2022-11-03 00:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367520084 5. From learning to language learning orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367520556 2022-11-03 00:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367520556 6. Advantages to starting young with foreign languages orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367522415 2022-11-03 00:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367522415 7. The foreign language: describing the indivisible orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367523353 2022-11-03 00:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367523353 8. Summary of key learning principles orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367526029 2022-11-03 00:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367526029 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367586517 -Children are more enthusiastic and active as students, however, they lose interest quickly.
-Children feel less embarrassed than adults when speaking in a new language.]]> 2022-11-03 01:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367586517 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367587906 Learner-centred teaching places the child at the center of teacher thinking and curriculum planning.]]> 2022-11-03 01:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367587906 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367595354 The teacher has to do what the child may not be able to do, that is, help the child with activities that he cannot yet do for himself.]]> 2022-11-03 01:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367595354 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367611372 There are three important theorists who contributed great theories to the educational process, which revolutionized the way of teaching:]]> 2022-11-03 01:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2367611372 The child as active learner orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369253696 The child is seen as continually interacting with the world around her/him, solving problems that are presented by the environment.]]> 2022-11-03 23:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369253696 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271237 According to Piaget, there are two fundamental concepts for the acquisition of knowledge:]]> 2022-11-04 00:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271237 Assimilation orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271527 -The child incorporates new knowledge. 
-It happens when action takes place without any change to the child.]]> 2022-11-04 00:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271527 Accomodation orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271685 -It occurs when the child adjust the information to a new mental scheme.
-There is a change in the whole structure.]]> 2022-11-04 00:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369271685 The child as sense-maker orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369337666 -The child is an active learner and thinker, who builds his own knowledge through objects or ideas.
-Their sense-making is limited by their experience.
-The world offers learning opportunities.
-Children adapt through experiences with objects in their environment.]]> 2022-11-04 01:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2369337666 The child as social orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723413 Vygotsky raised the "sociocultural theory", with a social focus on the cognitive development of the child.]]> 2022-11-04 23:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723413 Words and meanings orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723595 Words have a special significance for children learning a new language.]]> 2022-11-04 23:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723595 The zone of proximal development orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723901 It is the distance between the child's real development zone (what he knows), and the potential development zone (what he does not know).]]> 2022-11-04 23:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370723901 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370738558 Young children can be heard talking to themselves, this is called "private speech".]]> 2022-11-05 00:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370738558 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370739061 As children get older they talk less out loud, but they differentiate between social speech for others and "Inner speech".]]> 2022-11-05 00:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370739061 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370743179 Children often use single words to convey a message or meaning, it is easier for them to learn a new language through groups of words.]]> 2022-11-05 00:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370743179 Learning as internalisation orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370747176 Internalization is the way in which the child acquires knowledge through social interaction with another person.]]> 2022-11-05 00:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370747176 Scaffolding and routines orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370753655 2022-11-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370753655 Routines in the language classroom orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370756073 Routines can provide opportunities for meaningful language development.]]> 2022-11-05 00:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370756073 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370759980 -It is important for adults to use language to mediate the world for children and help them solve problems.
-Routines are features of events that allow scaffolding to take place.]]> 2022-11-05 00:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370759980 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370773618 The routines in language class happen every day, for example the way the teacher greets, when he gives instructions for an activity or game, etc.]]> 2022-11-05 01:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370773618 Learning the first language orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370777893 Children also have trouble expressing ideas and using words in their first language.]]> 2022-11-05 01:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370777893 Learning a second language orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370778881 Children learn a second language faster than adults, as their neurons continue to develop.]]> 2022-11-05 01:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370778881 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370795304 -Listening comprehension benefits the most.
-Pronunciation also benefits in the longer term.]]> 2022-11-05 02:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370795304 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370796036 However, younger children learn the grammar of the L2 more slowly than older learners.]]> 2022-11-05 02:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370796036 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370798641 -Children actively try to construct meaning.
-Children need space for language growth.]]> 2022-11-05 02:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370798641 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370798803 -Development can be seen as internalising from social interaction.
-Children's foreign language learning depends on what they experience.]]> 2022-11-05 02:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370798803 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370812981 For young learners, spoken language is the medium through which the new language is encountered, understood, practised and learnt.]]> 2022-11-05 03:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370812981 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370833422 2022-11-05 03:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370833422 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370834311 2022-11-05 03:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370834311 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370835295 2022-11-05 03:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370835295 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370836139 2022-11-05 04:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370836139 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370838166 2022-11-05 04:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370838166 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370839653 2022-11-05 04:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370839653 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370839940 2022-11-05 04:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370839940 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370840529 2022-11-05 04:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370840529 orralamelanie07 https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370843646 2022-11-05 04:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/orralamelanie07/t4zu2jbanme4l6wj/wish/2370843646