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First, read the following four experiences of foreign language learning, and State how 'humanistic approach?

  
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First, read the following four experiences of foreign language learning, and State how 'humanistic approach?

Postby kenway » Fri May 18, 2012 10:01 pm

Experience #4

We follow the teacher as she enters theroom and we take a seat in the back of the room. It is the first class of the year so after the teacher takes attendance, she introduces the method they will use to study English. She explains in Swedish, "You will be studying English in a way that is similar to the way you learned Swedish. You will not speak at first. Rather, you will just listen to me and do as I do. I will give you a command to do something in English and you will do the actions along with me. I will need four volunteers to help me with the lesson."
Hands go up and the teacher calls on four students to come to the front of the room and sit with her in chairs that are lined up facing the other students. She tells the other students to listen and to watch.
In English the teacher says, "Stand up." As she says it, she stands up and she signals for the four volunteers to rise with her. They all stand up. "Sit down," she says and they all sit. The teacher and the students stand up and sit down together several times according to the teacher’s command; the students say nothing. The next time that they stand up together, the teacher issues a new command, "Turn around." The students follow the teacher’s example and turn so that they are facing their chairs. "Turn around," the teacher says again andthis time they turn to face the other students as before. "Sit down. Stand up. Turn around. Sit down." She says, "Walk," and they all being walking towards the front row of the students’ seat.
"Stop. Jump. Stop. Turn around. Walk. Stop. Jump. Stop. Turn around. Sit down." The teacher gives these commands again, changing their order and saying them quite quickly. "Stand up. Jump. Sit down. Stand up. Turn around. Jump. Stop. Turn around. Walk Stop. Turn around. Walk. Jump. Turn around. Sit down."
Once again the teacher gives the commands; this time, however, she remains seated. The four volunteers respond to her commands without her. "Stand up. Sit down. Walk. Stop. Jump. Turn around. Turn around. Walk. Turn around. Sit down."The students respond perfectly. Next, the teacher signals that she would like one of the volunteers to follow her commands alone. One student raises his hand an performs the actions the teacher commands.
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