CASLA through a social constructivist perspective: WebQuest in project-driven language learning
Parts of the article
Introduction
Language Learning Theory
Paradigm shift
Learner as centre of learning
learn through
Use of computers
Constructivism
Proposes
learning through interaction
With
Social enviroment
Physical enviroment
Experiences
Constructivism
Theory of learning
Influenced by
Piaget
Deal with
Cognitive development
through a theory
Schemata
It is about
Mental structures
Used to
Process and identify information
These schemes can
Change, enlarge and become more sophisticated
With mental development
To the process of
Assimilation
Accommodation
Cognitive stages
Belived that
Children construct knowledge
Based on
Different experiences
Through interaction
Social enviroment
Physical enviroment
Vygotsky
Approach to cognitive development
Sociocultural
Thats mean
Cognitive operations
Originate in
Social interactions
Emphasized
Role of language and culture
Frameworks through which humans
Experience
Communicate
Understand
Proposed the theory of
Zone of proximal development
In which learning
Encouraged with the help of the other
The difference between
What a learner can do on his own
What a learner can do with assistance
Refers to
The nature of knowledge
Says that
Learners construct
Their
Own knowledge
Through
Interaction with te enviroment
People construct
Their
Own understanding and knowledge
About
The world
Through
Experiencing and reflecting on these experiences
Social constructivism
Emphasizes
Importance of culture and context
In forming
Understanding
Its basic principle
Knowledge is contructed
Through
Social interaction
And is the result
Social processes
Concerned with
Meaning within a social activity
This involves
Intersubjectivity among individuals
This means
Shared understanding among individuals
Two types
Piagetian
That
Adds social as a complement
Vygotskian
Is more
Thoroughly social
Constructivism and SLA
SLA
Meaning
Second Language Acquisition
Intervened by
Cultural capital
Relevant
In the process of SLA
Enriched by
Economic and sociocultural standing
Cognitive process
Divided in
Input
Understood as
Reception
Skills
Listening
Reading
Output
Understood as
Production
Skills
Speaking
Writing
Kowledge
Divided in
L1
is
Native language
L2
is
Second language
Social constructivism and CASLA
CASLA
Meaning
Computers Applications In Second Language Acquisition
Conditions
Are
Cognitive
Is about
Structure
Involves
Linguistics
Morphology
Socio-affective
Is about
Meaning
Involves
Semantics
Pragmatics
The idea is
Combine
SLA
Computers use
WebQuests in project-driven language learning
Is about
Example of
Information gap resolution model
Encouraging
Social interaction
Seek
To achieve
Maximum connectivity and learner engagement
Through
Language assignments
Research tasks
Stimulation of creative simulations
Obntaining
CALL
To create
Virtual enviroments
Socio constructivism enviroments