Please take a picture that symbolizes affective language learning for you and share it with the group explaining why...


Please take a picture that symbolizes affective language learning for you and share it with the group explaining why you took it.  

To me, this picture represents affective learning. When we are teaching and providing stds with input, we are planting a seed that one fine day is going to grow. It is known to everybody that to make a tree grow, the gardener has to water it every other day and make sure everything is fine with the soil and so on. The same thing happens in teaching. When we are teaching, we are taking care of the soil (stds' hearts) and planting the the seed (English) that will grow. It may seem a long way to go, but it will result in a great tree. It is paramount to always nurture and care for the tree (our stds). 
How can we do it? To teach affectively, we do not have to smile, hug and kiss all the stds. Instead, teachers have to create a safe atmosphere where they feel they belong to. Once they realize they are part of this community, learners will thrive because a teacher believed in this kid's potential.

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  1. Carolina Brenes BurgosApril 14, 2016 at 1:29 PM

    This is such a sweet metaphor! I really like it and surely share your point of view. I agree with the idea that it's not to hug and kiss all the stds. Some kids do not enjoy that. I is a lot about getting down to their level.

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  2. Silvia Montufo UrquízarApril 15, 2016 at 7:13 AM

    Love the metaphor too!

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  3. Juan UribeApril 15, 2016 at 10:36 AM

    Danilo, 

    I like very much the image you have chosen and how you have contextualized it. We are all  gardeners of our students' potential. The relevant language is the soil and the caring all the attention that is given to it for it to fully grow. 

    I also like the way in which the hand hold the soil implying generosity. 

    Great image!

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  4. Marwa TounsiMay 4, 2016 at 1:33 PM

    Great Post! I loved the metaphor and I fully agree with every single word.  and kids' hearts are fertile soils indeed.

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