Friday, August 26, 2016

Task ! / additional information

The make-up quiz will take place on September 2nd, after the class. This group of students is in charge of getting a classroom for that activity. It includes Second Language Acquisition and On Learning a Second Language.

1. Attire: formal attire is expected on that day for everyone.

Men: formal shoes, pants and shirt

Women: formal skirt, dress or pants; blouse and shoes (high heel), wear make up.

2. All groups will pass on September 6th.

3. Avoid reading from any kind of papers, notes o visual aids.

4. Bring rubric C (at least one for each group of theories) on that day.

5. Punctuality if extremely important; therefore, the door will be closed at 8:00AM. Please be there at least five minutes before that time.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Groups and Rubrics for Task 1

Task 1

Rubric A: http://www.4shared.com/office/NoIw2U9bba/Task_I_Rubric_A.html
Rubric B: http://www.4shared.com/file/H9W6EY27ba/Task_I_rubric_B.html
Rubric C: http://www.4shared.com/office/Iy4traTyba/Task_I_Rubric_C_Learning_theor.html

(if anyone for any reason is not part of a group, please let me know as soon as possible: Not knowing, not visiting the blog or being absent to class is not a justification for not doing the task)

Group 1
Maria Vasquez
Blanca Santos
Kenia Ambrosio
Nelson Mendoza
Alejandra Aguiluz
Karla Arias

Group 2
Javier Rivas
Cristian Navarrete
Salvador Cruz
Oscar Castaneda
Irvin Abarca

Group 3
Jhony AvendaƱo
Jimmy Alfaro
Jose Echeverria
Judith Vanegas
Jonathan Hernandez

Group 4
Jessica Gonzalez
Celia Avalos
Abigail Pineda
Rosselyn Reyes
Martha Batres

Group 5
Flor Melara
Yeny Sanchez
Judith Portillo
Carlos Santos
Catherin Serrano

Group 6
Victoria Dominguez
William Aguirre
Sara Guerreo
Ruth Marroquin
Leyla Lima

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Task 1

Task 1



Task I: Walking Gallery: Theories Perspectives
Guidelines
1.      The task will be carried out in groups of 5 members each ( under the teacher’s discretion)
2.      The teacher will raffle the six theories perspectives.
3.      Each group will be in charge of explaining to their classmates the theory perspective that they have been assigned. 
4.      Each group will be assigned 15 minutes to deliver their presentation.
5.      The presentations will be carried out in a walking gallery format.
6.      Each group must hand in a summary of the perspective they are in charge of to the other groups and to the teacher (one page summary) on the day of the activity.
7.      Each student must complete a chart containing the six perspectives at the end of the walking gallery.  The teacher will provide this chart on the day of the activity.
8.      The walking gallery will take place on September 6, 2016.


Aspects to be considered in the oral presentation:
·         Brief explanation of the perspective
·         Main proponent (proponents) of the perspective
·         Contributions of the perspective: the view of the perspective of how learning takes place
·         Characteristics of the perspective
·         Techniques to be applied in the classroom
·         Other that the group considers to be relevant


Evaluation:

Written summary:                              10%
Complete chart:                                 20%
Delivery of oral presentation              70% (A rubric will be used)

                                                            100%




Task I: Walking Gallery
Theories Perspectives
1. Behaviorist Perspective

Classical Conditioning: Stimulus/Response
Ivan Pavlov 1849-1936 Classical Conditioning Theory

Behaviorism: Stimulus, Response, Reinforcement
John B. Watson 1878-1958 Behaviorism
Edward L. Thorndike 1874-1949 Connectivism
Edwin Guthrie 1886-1959 Contiguity Theory
B. F. Skinner 1904-1990 Operant Conditioning
William Kaye Estes 1919 - Stimulus Sampling Theory

Neo-behaviorism: Stimulus-Response; Intervening Internal Variables; Purposive Behavior
Edward C. Tolman 1886-1959 Sign Theory & Latent Learning
Clark Hull 1884-1952 Drive Reduction Theory
Keneth W. Spence 1907-1967 Discrimination Learning

2. Cognitive Perspective: Learning as a Mental Process

Gestalt Learning Theory:
Perception, Decision making, Attention, Memory, & Problem Solving
Max Wertheimer 1880 -1943 Gestalt Learning Theory
Kurt Lewin 1890 - 1947 Field Theoretical Approach
Wolfgang Kohler 1887 - 1967 Insight Learning
Kurt Koffka 1887 - 1941 Gestalt Theory
Leon Festinger 1919 - 1989 Cognitive Dissonance

Information Processing and Computer Models
D.O. Hebb 1904 - 1985 Neurophysiologic Theory
George A Miller 1920 - Information Processing Theory
Allen Newell 1927 - 1992 General Problem Solver
Craik & Lockhart Levels of Processing
Allan Paivio 1941 - Dual Coding Theory
David E. Rumelhart 1942 - Interactive Activation with Competition

Constructivism: Knowledge is Constructed; the Learner is an Active Creator
David Ausubel 1918 - 2008 Subsumption Theory
Jerome Bruner 1915 - Constructivism
Jean Piaget 1896 - 1990 Genetic Epistemology
Jean Lave Situated Cognition
Chris Argyris 1923 - Double Loop Learning
Rand J. Spiro Cognitive Flexibility
David Kolb Learning Styles
John Flavell Metacognition
Roger Schank Script Theory

Psychoanalytic: The role of the Unconscious Mind in Learning
Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 Psychoanalytic Theory of Learning

3. Humanistic Perspective: Emotions and Affect Play a Role in Learning
Abraham Maslow 1908-1970 Humanistic Theory of Learning
Carl Rogers 1902-1987 Experiential Learning
Jack Mezirow Transformational Learning

4. Social Learning Perspective: Learning as a group process

Lev Vygotsky 1896 - 1935 Social Constructivism
Albert Bandura 1925 - Observational Learning
John Seely Brown Cognitive Apprenticeship

5. General Theories of Memory & Intelligence
J. R. Anderson ACT*
J.P. Guilford Structure of Intellect
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences
Robert Sternberg Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

6. Instructional Theories
John Bransford Anchored Instrution
Lee Joseph Cronbach 1916 - 2001 Aptitude Treatment Interaction
K.P. Cross CAL- Characteristics of Adult Learners
Robert Gagne 1916-2002 Conditions of Learning
Malcolm Knowles Andragogy
Lev Landa Algo-Heuristic
Mager Criterion-Referenced-Instruction
Merrill Component Display Theory


Monday, August 22, 2016

Home work for Tuesday 23

Homework for Tuesday, August 23

On Chapter 2 "On Learning a Language" answer the questions on page 53 of the material, it will be collected so it has to be on a separate piece of paper. Be ready for class discussion.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Post 1

Information

1. Read the "The Ethics of the Education Profession" for Friday (evaluated activity).

link: http://www.4shared.com/office/oSbq2oudba/The_Ethics_of_the_Education_Pr.html


2. Read Chapter 14 on "Second Language Acquisition"

link: http://www.4shared.com/file/2S9ishAkce/Second_Language_Learning_2016.html



3. Instructions to download material from  www.4Shared.com
a. go to 4sahred.com
b. register for a free account (FREE, avoid the premium or desktop application)
c. once registered, copy and paste the link provided for download