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TECHNIQUES
round table, pairs check, inside-outside circle, paraphrase passport, think-pair-share, interview, talking chips.
It blends what students
Think Feel Know Their ideas of self-actualization Self-esteem development
Better they feel about themselves, more likely they are to be high achievers (Arthur Combs: 1959) because they carry their selves-concept with them to their class, home and everywhere.
It shifts the focus from teaching to learning.
It emphasizes on…
Inter personal relationship with students, good learning environment (Moskowitz: 1978).
The teachers must be a facilitator and they must…
Discard their superiority and be genuine and true in their efforts
Genuinely trust, accept and prize the students as a worthy individual
Openly communicate with students and vice versa
Caring and sharing in the foreign language classroom (Moscowitz: 1978).
By ensuring that the students are comfortable, confident and relaxed, the affective filter is lowered, thus enhancing learning.
Students & teachers exist in a parents-children relationship.
Students say what they want to say either in English or in L1
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning
Student-centered learning Discovery learning Respect for students feelings and
aspirations Variety in teaching Active involvement Learner support Tasks designed for encouraging
students involvement
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 1.Place of the student in teaching 1.Place of the student in teaching learninglearningStudents play a central role in whole Students play a central role in whole teaching-learning processteaching-learning processStudent-centered educationStudent-centered educationFirst teachers have to understand students’First teachers have to understand students’ needs, interests, abilities, needs, interests, abilities, age level, attitude and aptitude.age level, attitude and aptitude.Then they have to organize teaching Then they have to organize teaching materials according to these needs.materials according to these needs.
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 2. Emphasis on IndividualityEvery student has his own individuality.Teachers should respect and develop this individuality.Teachers have to understand this individuality Then they have to organize teaching according to it.
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 3.Undestanding the studentFirst teachers have to understand the students and then teach themTeachers have to know students’ interests, personalities, capabilities and background knowledge. Then they have to use teaching method accordingly.So before teaching, teachers have to understand students thoroughly.
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 4. Method of teachingMethod of teaching should be based on psychological principle.Should not use teacher-centered / traditional methods of teachingShould emphasize on active learningShould use learner-centered innovative methods of teachingLearner motivation, mental set up and motivation should be considered
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 5.DisciplineTeachers should not force students to be disciplined.They should encourage students’ self- discipline self-control
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont.
6. Place and role of the teacher
Teachers act as a guide, facilitator, friend for the studentsTeachers can be considered as the milestone in the journey of the development of the studentsTeachers should not force his own methods and views on the students
Educational Implications of Humanistic Approach to Learning cont. 7.A democratic process Students should be taught in an democratic environment.It is such an environment in which students and teachers participate together and share their views and opinions.
Humanistic Approach in Teacher Education
Underhill (1999):
3 categories of teachers-
1. Lecturers
2. Teachers
3. Facilitators – humanistic in reality
Stevick (1990):
Humanistic Teacher- 5 qualities
1. Feelings2. Social relations3. Responsibility4. Intellect5. Self-actualization
Focus of Teacher Education:
Present situation emphasizes on cognitive learning
A mixture of cognitive abilities and affective factors in education
To establish realistic boundaries with students and to produce ‘educator’ of what they want to be
Fostering self-actualization
Emphatic understanding Respect Genuineness
- To enable the student to actualize his/her potentialities
Ways of producing a humanistic teacher
Developing teacher as a person
Developing teacher as a teacher
The ultimate goal is to reduce anxiety in learning, involving learner’s personal concern and promote learning from the subjective point of view and simultaneously developing learner’s personality
Advantage Shifted the focus of behavior to the
individual / whole person rather than the unconscious mind, genes, observable behavior etc.
Humanistic psychology satisfies most people's idea of what being human means because it values personal ideals and self-fulfillment.
Advantage con.
Qualitative data gives genuine insight and more holistic information into behavior.
Limitations
Ignores biology . Unscientific – subjective concepts. E.g.
cannot objectively measure self-actualization.
Humanism ignores the unconscious mind.
Limitation con. Behaviorism – human and animal
behavior can be compared. Qualitative data is difficult to compare. Their belief in free will is in opposition to
the deterministic laws of science
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