Semester 3/2016 Seminar in ELT (week7)

 Unit 6
Trends in E.L.T.

              I learned about Sociocultural Theory, Major Trends in the Global ELT Field: A non - Native English - speaking Professional's Perspective and 21st century in ELT. 

               Let's start with Sociocultural Theory is not only learn but student have to interact with other that various social and cultural. It develop students' cognitive. Moreover, new knowledge will happen through interaction by using language as a tool and relevant with culturally contextualised events etc. Next, Key notions are Zone of proximal Development (ZPD) and Scaffolding.

                      ZPD is the knowledge level in each students that unequal so, when student can't to do the task or met the problems the people such as parents teacher or peers that have more knowledge or experience than them help them. That helping call " Scaffolding " Then students got scaffolding from other they can do their task by theirself. Next, topic that I learned Major Trends follow by:

                        1. Changes in perspectives on English language Teaching and Learning such as many teaching are TESL, EIL, World Englishes, TESOL, TENOR, TSR, CLT, LIL, EFL etc.

                        2. Changes in Goals of English Language Teaching and Learning in 21st century skills such as a sense of social responsibility in students and should be treated as language users.

                        3. Changes in Teaching Approaches from traditional teaching to communicative approach not only use a teaching but various teaching or principles eclecticism has characteristics like these Maximize learning opportunities, Facilitate negotiated interaction, Encourage learner autonomy, Increase language awareness, Activate self - discovery, Contextualize language input, Integrate language skills, Ensure social relevance and Raise cultural consciousness     

                        4. Changes in Teaching Content, Curriculum Design, and Assessment is now interdisciplinary are CBLI (Content Based on language inatruction), CLIL (Content and Language integrated Learning) and ESP (English for special purposes of English business) so, content have to local and global.

                        5. Expanding the Dimension of Communicative Competence is Intercultural competence, students can communicate in various social or cultural.

                        6. Changes in views of an Effective English Educator because non native speaker out number native speaker.

                        7. Early Start in Learning English in Japan started til primary school, Egypt start grade 1, Vietnam start grade , Taiwan start grade 1, China grade 3  and Thailand grade 1 also.

                         8. Rapid Development and Integration of Information Technology in ELT. Teacher have to has knowledge about technology and teach students how to use? 

                         9. Changing Role and Increasing Responsibilities of Teachers the 7Cs i.e Critical thinking and problem solving, Creativity and innovation, Callaboration teamwork and leadership, Cross-cultural understanding, Communication information media literacy, Computing and ICT literacy and Career and learning self-reliance. The next topic that I learned 21st century.

                   21st century skill such as critical thinking, autonomy, lifelong learning etc. Next, subjects in 21st century such as Art, Mathmatics,Science, English language Reading, world languages, Geography,  Histry, Economic  and Civic. Next, theme 21st century are global awareness, civic litercy, health litercy, environment litercy. Next, 21st century learning skills are information, learning and innovation, technology skill, life and career skill and 4Cs etc.

     

                  I think this time don't have the things difficult because my friends and I divided the tasks and help to summarize.  

                  I think when teacher summarize in her power point, It made me understand each topics more.

                  I felt got knowledge and spirited to final exam and can explain or talk with other about that I learn this course.