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 #62 (permalink) Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:04 am we best learn a language by using that language |
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Hi Amy
Nice you picked up the moniker for Danger Dave. I am in the modd to put forward a dangerous theory. Could there be a task whereby you do not communicate or use the language?
Is Danger Daves definition of a task too restrictive in it´s focus on usage/communication and not taking reflection as a task based learning exercise.
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| #63 (permalink) Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:15 am we best learn a language by using that language |
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| I had one from German for nearly a decade. |
Any break for German is too short a break. :wink:
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Are "communicate" and "use" polysemous in your mind? And, what is the difference between usage and use in your vocab bag? And more, what would this statement mean to you?
We need to find a balance between studying and using the language.
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Action and reflection: Task-based learning offers action and reflection. In contrast, rote learning is low in action and in reflection. Incidental learning, such
as occurs in on-the-job learning, is rich in action but may be low in reflection.
Classroom, or formal, learning is frequently high in reflection but low in action.
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/features/AMEE_summaries/guide7.pdf |
How much of Danger Dave's writing have you actually read, Stew? |
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I'm a Communicator ;-)
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