Posmethod condition

Posmethod condition

1. Method

   • The meaning o method
     • Method Is a construct
       • understanding of theory
         • language
         • teaching
         • learning
       • experts notion
     • methodology is
       • the practices of the teacher in the classroom
   • the myths of method
     • there is a better method out there
     • Method is the organizing principle of teaching
       • teacher cognition
       • learner cognition
       • societal needs
       • political exigences
       • economic imperatives
       • cultural contexts
     • Method has an universal an historical value
     • Theorists create and teachers consume
       • teachers decide what works for their classroom
     • Method is neutral and has no ideological motivation
   • the death of method
     • the concept of method has lost his significance

2. The posmethod learner

   • active and autonomous
     • narrow view
       • learn to learn
         • takes charge of own learning
           • determining objectives
           • defining contents and progressions
           • selecting methods and techniques
           • monitoring the procedure of acquisition
           • evaluating what has been acquired
   • different learners learn differently
   • broader view
     • learn to liberate
     • Learning a language
       • means to an end
         • critical thinking
     • liberatory autonomy
       • asume role of mini ethnographer
         • language serves to vested interests
       • writing diaries to develop identities
         • who they are
         • how they relate to the social world
       • formation of learning communities
         • self awareness
         • self improvement
   • bring back to the class
     • own topics
     • own perspectives
   • exploit the learning opportunities by:
     • identifying and learning strategies
       • stiles
         • strengths
         • weaknesses
     • stretch their strategies
       • incorporating from
         • successful learners
     • reaching out for opportunities
       • reception
       • production
     • collaboration
       • other learners
     • communicating with native speakers

3. The posmethod teacher

   • performs teacher research
     • observing what works or not
       • groups
       • learners
       • for what reason
     • critical classroom discourse analysis
     • exploratory research
     • teacher research cycle
   • what the teacher observes about
     • students achievements
     • students behaviors
   • use their own beliefs
     • personal theories
       • nature of language
         • how is learned
         • how might be best taught
   • develop their own eclectic method
   • initiate change in the classroom
     • monitors its effects
   • Develop a reflective approach
     • analize & evaluate
       • their own teaching
   • autonomous

4. the posmethod teacher educator

   • create conditions
     • To acquire autonomy
     • To acquire authority
   • not only pass knowledge
     • constructs dialogically
   • evaluate the mastery of pedagogic behaviors in their students
   • models teaching behaviors
   • offers suggestion to the teacher students
     • the best way to teach

5. The logic of posmethod

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   • restructure our view of language teaching
     • Pedagogic parameters
       • possibility
         • work with the experiences people bring to the classroom
         • enlightening identity
           • questioning the system
         • pedagogy mediated by power and dominance
       • practicality
         • relationship between theory and practice
         • teacher monitors his/her effectiveness
           • reflect and act
           • teachers theorize from practice
             • context-sensitive
           • personal theories
             • developed by
               • in job
               • in practical situations
               • Applying
               • interpreting
           • professional theories
             • experts
               • centers of higher learning
       • Particularity
         • situational understanding
           • local particularities
             • political
             • socio-cultural
             • linguistical
           • lived experiences
             • particular situations
           • holistic interpretation
         • particular group of students
           • particular institution
           • Particular goals
         • A particular group of teachers