The whole language approach emphasizes meaning-making in teaching and learning. It aims to help students learn a second language naturally like a first language. The approach views language as a tool for human communication, where readers and writers interact authentically in real-world situations through social practices. Knowledge is seen as socially constructed rather than individually discovered. The teacher acts as a facilitator who collaborates with students to create knowledge based on their experiences, interests, and goals through flexible lessons and activities like group reading, writing workshops, and student-made books.
3. How does it relate to other
theories and approaches?
Emphasizes the importance of meaning and
meaning making in teaching and learning.
Is designed to help children and adults learn a
second language in the same way that
children learn their first language.
It is seen as an approach based on the
principle that it uses the4 main skills.
4. Approach: theory of language
and of learning.
Language is a vehicle for human
communication in which there is a
relationship between readers and writers.
Real
Authenticity
situations
Social
practice
5. It is authentic.
Personalized
Self-directed
Collaborative
Pluralistic
KNOWLEDGE IS SOCIALY CONSTRUCTED,
RATHER THAN RECEIVED OR DISCOVERED.
Teacher collaborates to create knowledge using
students’ experience, needs, interests, and
aspirations.
6.
7. Teacher’s role:
Facilitator and active participant in the
learning community.
Looks for the occurrence of teachable
moments. (no preplanned lesson plan or
script)
Negociates a plan of work with
the learners.
8. Student’s role:
Is a collaborator
Evaluator
His learning experiences are used as
resources for learning.
Selectors of learning materials and activities.
(real world materials)
9. How would you use it?
Features:
Literature
Process of writing
Encouragement of cooperative learning among ss.
Concern for ss’ attitude.
Activities:
Individual and small group reading and writing.
Ungraded dialogue journals
Writing portfolios
Writing conferences
Student-made books
Story writing (not based on a topic)