INTERESTING QUESTIONS and PRINCIPLES FOR OUR PROJECT

INTERESTING QUESTIONS

Some interesting ideas and questions for our project: 

• Going abroad. In preschool?

• Different level in the same class. Academy something good or bad?

o   Solution: In the school to establish groups, depending on the Englishman's level of every student.

•   Obligatory to speak English in class? If it is not obligated , how do you make children speak English? How can we motivate them?

•   In class to organize the U-shaped tables, It is very important that there is good communication between the students. 

PRINCIPLES FOR OUR PROJECT

THINGS WE WANT TO DO:

•   Learn to teach in a practical way

•           Started point: knowledge of each child. Asko dakienak lagundu besteei.

•         Give to the children information about the language. For example where do they speak this language. Balio digu besteekin komunikatzeko.

•         Speak English in class.
•         Learn English in a funny way; ( creative activities like songs … )
•           Promote  working in groups.
•          Take into account the process that the children learning the language. No the result
•           Respect the rhythm each child.

 NEW IDEAS FOR THE OTHER GROUPS.

-          Teachers attitude: flexibility, collaboration with other teachers, collaboration is better than working individually.

-          Equal opportunities.

-          Learn things by doing.

-          Pronunciation

-          Share a project with another foreign school.

-          Teacher needs to be motivated, be positive, believe in children abilities. Learn things going out. Be patient.

-          Be interested in children previous knowledge.

-          Get children attention.

-          Use some rituals. Start and finish the class singing a song. Drawing, dancing, watching videos …

 

LEARNING LANGUAGES

Hello everyone!

We are going to publish some good and bad elements about learning languages:

•       SOME IDEAS ( in groups) :

GOOD ELEMENTS	BAD ELEMENTS
- In primary and nursery education:               - Games               - Songs               - Theatre               - Good teachers               - Funny classes - In secondary education:               -Going abroad	- In secondary education and College:      - Few importance to the speaking      - “Social sciences” at school → bad experience      -  Need of an academy      -  Too much exercises      -  Exams      - Necessary reading books

•               G ENERAL CONCLUSIONS ( all the class):  

GOOD EDUCATION

BAD EDUCATION

-    Motivated teachers              -    Practicing              -    Respecting children : rhythm →flexibility              -    Cooperation              -   Having fun              -   Teacher listening to students              -   Teachers be close to the students              -   Feel at home              -   More importance to artistic and creative                    activities        -    Start from the children interest  → this will be the           STARTED POINT!

-      Memorizing for exam

EDUCACION PROHIBIDA

  This documental is very interesting and helpful for our future. As teachers we are supposed to teach our children to create their own education taking into account their capacities. Another important point is the rhythm of each child.  So the child has to be the main protagonist in his education, taking decisions depending on what he wants. But this is very difficult for us because we don’t know how to do it.

  This freedom that we want to see in our children we have never seen in the school. If we want to go to the next level at school, everybody have to pass all the exams.  Finally, depending on the note, you have to decide what you are going to study. But this could be a problem because a lot of people don’t have the opportunity to study what they really want.

  In conclusion, we have to think about education in schools and take some important decisions. This we can improve working and speaking with each other.    

INTERESTING VIDEO

Hiiii peopleee!
We found this video about a girl who wants to be a dancer. We think that degrees related to Arts are undervalued and we should promote them among children with those artistic skills.

Enjoy it!

http://trabajo.excite.es/estudiar-una-carrera-que-tenga-salidas-el-video-que-derriba-el-mito-con-la-nina-que-quiere-ser-bailarina-V37306.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=ed&utm_campaign=Facebook:+Excite.ES

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14zoq1_bailamos_shortfilms?start=221

PRESENTATION

Hi everybody!

We are Itsaso Markos, Ane Iñiguez, Nora Iñurrita and Olatz Korres, students of the Degree in Teacher Training at the Basque University.

We are a little bit afraid of this subject, "Hizkuntzaren didaktika eta Atzerriko Hizkuntza" as we have never worked it at University. However, we hope that this subject will be useful in our future as we will learn how to teach English to small children.

Surely, this blog will be helpful to learn new methods related to the teaching of foreign languages in pre-school education. So you are invited to follow, comment and enjoy our new blog!