The concept in TEFL has turned into more

1. STUDENT CENTERED
APPROACH
By Fabiola Cabello R.
R

2. BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING

Students learn in
different ways

3. BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Learningis an active
dynamic process

4. BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING

Students respond
well when they are
involved

5. BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING
Ss learn with
guidance, not
prescriptions

6. BELIEFS ABOUT
LEARNING

Knowledge is
internal;Ss build it

7. By the end of this
workshop we will
all be able to
provide the answers
to the questions
previously raised

8. WORK IN PAIRS:
 Watch the demo classes
and take notes of the
characteristics of each
one.
Discuss the insights with
your peers

9. COMPARE THIS PICTURE TO THE
TWO CLASSES YOU HAVE JUST WATCHED

10. DISCUSS IN PAIRS:
In your class…
 Who produces more?
 You, as a teacher or….
 your students?

11. OLD TRADITIONAL
APPROACH:
 Most class time is spent with the
teacher lecturing and the students
watching and listening.

12.  Students work individually on
assignments, and cooperation is
discouraged.
 Activities have no meaningful purpose.

13. WE CAN GET THIS RESULT:
 Or… maybe this one!

14.  Student-centered methods shift the
focus of activities from the teacher to the
learners.
KEY WORDS: Active learning
create brainstorm
solve problems explain
discusS debate
answer questions formulate questions of
their own

15. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
OF A STUDENT CENTERED
CLASS
Ss are active doers:
Ss own 80% of the lesson
 Teachers are organizers:
Little time on TTT (20% of the lesson)

16.  A Checklist
we should meet in
order to achieve a
SCL:
When thinking
about activities
and tasks to
include in our
LPs…

17.  A Checklist for
meeting a SCL: The activity
or task must contain…
Prediction
Self-discovery
Lesson involvement
Knowledge application
Varied Ss’ interaction
patterns

18. WE CAN achieve this checklist
through different kinds of activities:
GAMES/SONGS WITH
LEARNING VALUE
TASKS ACTIVITIES
WITH VARIED
INTERACTION PATTERNS

19. KEEP IN MIND …
”All of the tasks and
activities that teachers
prepare must facilitate
a positive and
effective learning
environment.”
environment.

22. “
PRESENT A SC ACTIVITY:
 Using a page of your book demonstrate a SC
activity.
 Take into consideration the checklist and
characteristics mentioned:
 Prediction
 Self-discovery
 Lesson involvement
 Knowledge application
 Varied Ss’ interaction patterns

23. NOW WE ARE STUDENTS


24. TCL vs. SCL
S3
S1
S2

25. ANALYSIS AND REFLECTION:
 Work with your partner and make a list
of conclusions based on the answer to the
questions disccussed at the beginning:
 How can we find out the different ways our
students learn?
 How can we get our students engage in learning?
 How can we involve SS?
 How can SS be encouraged to try things out and
discover?
 What’s the teacher’s role?

26. Benefits of SCL
Students
 can work in small groups, at school / home
 have access to more materials
 are directly involved in what they study
 take ownership of their learning
 are more motivated and committed
Teachers
 act as facilitators / guides
 help ss to work out learning strategies
 develop ss’ research ability

27. A good teacher is
one who makes
himself
progressively
unnecessary.
~Thomas Carruthers

29. REFERENCES:
 http://ehlt.fliners.edu.au/education/DLiT/2002/environ
s/scott/stucteac.htm
 http://shambles.net/pages/staff/EAL_ESL/
 http://www.2vobs.at/methods/communicative
_language_teaching