CONSTRUCTIVISM

Constructivism is about how people learn.  It says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world throught experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences.  When we found something new, we have to reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant.  In any case, we are active creators in our own knowledge.  To do this, we must ask questions, explore and asses what we know.  That is the most important thing in constructivism. 

In the classroom, the constructivist view of learning can point towards a number of different teaching practices.  In the most general sense, it usually means encouraging students to use active techniques.

In Vygotsky's theories both teachers and older or more experienced children play very important roles in learning. Vygotsky argued, "learning is a necessary and universal aspect of the process of developing culturally organized, specifically human psychological function". Vygotsky's constructivist theory, is often called social constructivism, and imply an active and involved teacher, he emphasized the critical importance of culture and the importance of the social context for cognitive development.

2.    Offer some classrooms examples of his theories in action. Make sure to describe the examples according to your experience as a language teacher and learner

Because  I work with kids as an english teacher,  I use other ways to make they can construct a concept they are learning in another language.

Examples:

 

1. Group activities: this is a way to Students with more experience or knowledge to share it with peers and give the opportunity for the other with less to get on fidence.

2. Role games: are games in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making or character development.

3.  Enter variety of materials. Recognizes the learning style each student by offering different teaching techniques, which helps long retention from the  material.