Discussion task #3 :

Discussion task #3 :
Write ten questions you still have about affective language learning. The idea here is not for me to answer them, but to make you identify some areas you might want to engage in future research.
That is really interesting and challenging to think about. I will try after all the inspiring ideas Juan shared with us to think of ten questions !!
1. Can affective learning help teachers involve new students joining the course late (after having built an affective kind of atmosphere in class) ?
2. How can affective learning help us get learners of different nationalities engaged in a course more?
3. How different can affective language learning be with adults ?
4. How can we use a Needs Analysis at the beginning of a course to decide what kind of affective learning we need to adopt?
5. Is affective learning an approach / method? I need to research when it started or where it came from? How much is it related to psychology?
6. How different / similar is it to building a good rapport with students?
7. Can affective learning be particularly helpful with certain skills (like speaking) or it's just a classroom management tool that generally helps set tasks and get the best of them ?
8. What might make some teachers better than others in affective language learning?
9. How can I create a training session on affective language learning? Which areas/ what kind of content?

WOW, I can't believe I could get nine questions (two of them are triple questions), but it's really interesting to try to find some answers to some of these questions.
A special thank you for this task, which is the best wrap-up for the course !!

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  1. Carolina Brenes BurgosMay 18, 2016 at 8:01 AM

    9. How can I create a training session on affective language learning? Which areas/ what kind of content?
    A/ I have been asking this myself lately. I really enjoyed the sessions and learning about all of this; so, I would really like to share it with my coworkers!
    The solution I've come up with is telling them about the techniques and the relevance of showing affection when teaching. Also, explain how it would be helpful for them because this will allow students to feel more comfortable in class.

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  2. Juan UribeMay 22, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Ayat,

    Happy that you enjoyed having this task as a course wrap up! I suggested this activity as a way of making participants curious and to motivate them to research more about affective language learning.

    I plan to answer many of the questions that have been raised by the group in my blog during the next years.

    Thank you for your questions! You have given me lots of food for thought!!!

    Juan

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  3. Ayat TawelMay 22, 2016 at 1:51 PM

    That's great news, Juan. Will be looking forward to reading your blog posts .

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