Whole Language Approach

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Student: Nazly Dallana Fuentes
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Whole Language Approach
  1. Focused in teaching (reading & writing) in the native language
    1. literacy
    2. Characteristics
      1. Language is taught as a "whole"
        1. Choice is vital in a whole language class
          1. Is authentic, personalized, self-directed, collaborative & pluralistic
            1. Is based in Constructivist theory in which knowledge is socially constructed.
              1. Emphasized in read and write naturally and for pleasure
              2. Strengths
                1. has a social view of language in which there is an interactional relationship between readers & writers
                  1. Use thinking for internal "interaction", in order to mutter to ourselves in silence.
                    1. The teacher creates a collaborative climate
                      1. Students select learning material/activities, also produce them.
                        1. Use real-world materials like: newspapers, signs, handbills, storybooks & printed.
                        2. Weaknesses
                          1. Skill development will follow without special attention
                            1. Is seen as anti-direct teaching, anti-skills & anti-materials
                              1. Isn't a teaching method
                                1. Many activities are also common in other instructional approaches
                                  1. Communicative Language Teaching, Content-based Teaching, Task - based Language Teaching
                                    1. The only feature is the focus on literature
                                2. Abilities focus
                                  1. Reading
                                    1. Use authentic literature for reading real text of high interest & sake of comprehension for a real purpose
                                      1. Reading & writing in partnership with other learners
                                    2. Writing
                                      1. Written stories about real & natural events, in which writing for a real audience not only to practice writing skills
                                        1. Students choice what read and write, giving them power and understanding of their world
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