I think, I write and I live

好久沒碰SLA了 

理論都還在腦袋只是很「大概」細節早已不復記憶

在教學現場會遇到各式各樣的狀況

有時候會憑著感覺處理

有時會想想「該如何」應對

真的不行的話只能share或找書

今天閒逛看到衛報網站上一篇文章，很像又看到SLA一樣

標題是Laugh and the whole class learns with you

講的是一個語言老師應用何種態度教導學生學習第二外語

在普通班級中

老師是足以影響整個班級氣氛和學習的掌舵者

學習語言更容易因為老師的喜怒、行為直接影響學習

老師與其拿著棍子趕鴨似的追進度不如放慢腳步等待孩子

把學習變成值得探索的活動

".....In order to develop a spirit of informality within their classes such teachers attempt to reduce the social distance between themselves and their students by behaving in friendly and approachable ways. They smilingly encourage students to speak and applaud their efforts, being supportive when errors are made. .... If they make an error on the board (as most teachers do from time to time) they may make a quick quip to show that they are not embarrassed - and to demonstrate that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process.... "



"...Language learners quickly absorb the message that their teacher welcomes spontaneous laughter within the classroom (provided it is of the supportive "laughing with" and not of the destructive "laughing at" kind). Sensing that their teacher has given them permission to laugh, many classes start to relax and to behave in readily responsive ways......"