IV. Selection of a Solution

A. Choice

B. Justification

 

Independent watching

Watch the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and do the following tasks:

1. Find as many examples of ethnocentrism in the movie as you can. Why do you think Toula’s and Ian’s parents are so ethnocentric?

2. Combine all information from the movie about American and Greek culture in the table. Find similarities and differences. Add a column about Russian culture from your own experience.

	American culture	Greek culture	Russian culture
Behavior (e.g. customary greeting etc)
Customs
Religion
Key concepts and values
Do’s and don’ts

Independent learning: Study additional information about intercultural communication on this website.

http://www.conestogac.on.ca/intercultural-communication/index.jsp

Reflection

Summing up: working out components of culture, defining cultural shock, cultural stereotypes.

Assessment:

Do a group or individual project on causes, symptoms and effects of culture shock. Explain the notions of cultural iceberg, cultural stereotypes, ethnocentricity, adaptation and assimilation.

Make a PowerPoint presentation on how to cope with cultural differences when communicating with people from different cultures.

Do a project and show its results in a PPT presentation. 

Lesson 3. Teacher-learner relationships

The objective: to discuss and work out effective means of interaction between a teacher and a language learner.

Key aspects:

1)Types of teachers, teaching styles

2)Types of learners, learning styles

3) Education based on effective combination of teaching and learning styles

1. Warm-up: The link between teacher-student relationships and learners’ success. Watch the video and answer the questions: https://youtu.be/tXCg69UTOu8

1. What does the quality of student-teacher relationships impact and contribute to? 

2. What kinds of students receive lots of teacher support? 

3. How can a teacher influence a child’s engagement, enjoyment and achievement at school? 

2. Teaching styles. Before reading

What was your most favourite and least favourite teacher? How can you describe their teaching styles?

3. Teaching styles. Reading. Read the article about Teaching Styles and do the assignments below http://biz.colostate.edu/mti/tips/pages/WhatisYourTeachingStyle.aspx:

Just as people have individual learning styles, teachers have teaching styles that works best for them. It is important to be aware of your preferences when creating and delivering instruction.

One way in which teaching styles can be categorized is as:

Formal Authority

Teachers who have a formal authority teaching style tend to focus on content. This style is generally teacher-centered, where the teacher feels responsible for providing and controlling the flow of the content and the student is expected to receive the content.

One type of statement made by an instructor with this teaching style is "I am the flashlight for my students; I illuminate the content and materials so that my students can see the importance of the material and appreciate the discipline."

Teachers with this teaching style are not as concerned with building relationships with their students nor is it as important that their students form relationships with other students. This type of teacher doesn't usually require much student participation in class. "Sage on the stage" model.

Demonstrator or Personal Model

Teachers who have a demonstrator or personal model teaching style tend to run teacher-centered classes with an emphasis on demonstration and modeling. This type of teacher acts as a role model by demonstrating skills and processes and then as a coach/guide in helping students develop and apply these skills and knowledge.

A teacher with this type of teaching style might comment: "I show my students how to properly do a task or work through a problem and then I'll help them master the task or problem solution. It's important that my students can independently solve similar problems by using and adapting demonstrated methods."

Instructors with this teaching style are interested in encouraging student participation and adapting their presentation to include various learning styles. Students are expected to take some responsibility for learning what they need to know and for asking for help when they don't understand something.

Facilitator

Teachers who have a facilitator model teaching style tend to focus on activities. This teaching style emphasizes student-centered learning and there is much more responsibility placed on the students to take the initiative for meeting the demands of various learning tasks.

This type of teaching style works best for students who are comfortable with independent learning and who can actively participate and collaborate with other students.

Teachers typically design group activities which necessitate active learning, student-to-student collaboration and problem solving. This type of teacher will often try to design learning situations and activities that require student processing and application of course content in creative and original ways.

Delegator

Teachers who have a delegator teaching style tend to place much control and responsibility for learning on individuals or groups of students.

This type of teacher will often give students a choice designing and implementing their own complex learning projects and will act in a consultative role.

Students are often asked to work independently or in groups and must be able to maintain motivation and focus for complex projects. Students working in this type of setting learn more than just course specific topics as they also must be able to effectively work in group situations and manage various interpersonal roles.

http://biz.colostate.edu/mti/tips/pages/WhatisYourTeachingStyle.aspx

Questions:

1) Which teaching style do you prefer and why?

2) Compare the above-mentioned teaching styles and single out their pluses and minuses.

3) What kind of activities is each teaching style most suitable for?

4. Rote learning. Before reading. What do you understand by the term 'rote learning'? 

5. Read the text and do the assignments below http://www.highlevelmaths.com/component/content/article/58-google-generation-has-no-need-for-rote-learning.html