Andrea Živko, English Language Teaching in an Inclusive Classroom, November 10-18, 2018
Structured course in England, Southampton
Structured course in England, Southampton
The aim of the course was to give participants some insight and ideas of how to work in a classroom where there are students with different learning abilities.
On the first day, we had a workshop on using technology to enhance learning. There we talked about the effect of one's digital footprint to his/her future life and carrier. In addition, we were shown some digital applications that could help us bring dynamics and creativity into our teaching methods.
The rest of the course was focused on working in a classroom with students who have different learning abilities, as well as some learning disabilities. The course teacher was Diana Hicks, who is specialized in communicative approach in teaching English as a second language. She emphasized the importance of bringing the focus from accuracy to fluency in language teaching and gave us some ideas how to do it in our classrooms.
Also, we did some exercises and were given ideas for activities that include students with learning disabilities, with a special focus on ADHD, dyslexia and autism.
Cilj ovog tečaja bio je omogućiti sudionicima uvid u rad u učionici s učenicima s različitim poteškoćama u učenju i isto tako dati im ideje za rad s takvim učenicima.
Prvi dan smo imali radionicu o upotrebi tehnologije da bismo olakšali učenje. Razgovarali smo i o utjecaju digitalnog traga na budućnost pojedinca i njegovu karijeru. Štoviše, dobili smo digitalne aplikacije koje bi nam mogle pomoći u stvaranju dinamike i unošenju kreativnosti u nastavne metode.
Ostatak tečaja bio je usmjeren na rad u učionici s učenicima s različitim poteškoćama u učenju, kao i s onima s različitim pristupom u učenju. Predavač je bila Diana Hicks, koja se specijalizirala u komunikativnom pristupu u učenju engleskog jezika kao prvog stranog jezika. Naglasila je važnost pristupa poučavanju jezika gdje se treba usmjeriti na tečnost, a ne točnost te nam dala ideje kako to napraviti u razredu.
Također smo odradili neke vježbe i dobili smo ideje za rad s učenicima s različitim poteškoćama u učenju, s posebnim naglaskom na one s ADHD-om, disleksijom i autizmom.