1.1. Teaching and Learning
Objetivos
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In order to achieve these rewarding results, CEOLS asks students to sign a class contract in which they commit to follow the CEOLS method as well as dedicate a stipulated amount of time in accordance with the level and experience.
Some of the techniques include:
- Interaction between teachers and learners in a way that knowledge is
co-constructed in learning rather than simply being transmitted by the
teacher.
- Students learn through communication and conversation. Language use develops the learner's voice, his or her beliefs, previous knowledge and experiences are valid content in the lesson.
- The content is frequently reviewed, evaluated and updated so that it engages the learners.
- The teacher enables the emergence of language and guides students toward it.
- Our staff encourages making mistakes because it means students are producing. Accuracy stems from error correction. One of our mottos is: "you can't correct what you don't produce."
Finally, if students would like a more hands on approach, they can also apply for a homestay at CEOLS centre in Falmouth.
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Study the following words taken from our story about the online language school:
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WORD BUILDING |
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Prefix |
Root |
Suffix |
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young |
ster |
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in |
form |
ation |
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on |
line |
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web |
site |
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place |
ment |
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re |
fund |
ed |
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head |
set |
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wher(e) |
ever |
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when |
ever |
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re |
ward |
ing |
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co- |
constructed |
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re |
view |
ed |
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en |
able |
s |
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home |
stay |
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Actividad
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Notice that there are several word building categories on the list.
1. We have examples of suffixes, for instance: youngsters. The "-ster" ending means: "associated with". Other examples are:
prankster = associated with a prank
gangster = associated with a gang
teamster = associated with a team.
2. The "-ment" is added to the end of a word to indicate an action or resulting state, also a product (fragment) or means (ornament).
3. You may also find words which are made up of both a "prefix" and a "suffix":
in form ation.
4. Another way of building words is by putting two words together. In the current era of technological advancement, many new words have appeared in this field, for instance:
white board
fire wire.
5. However, we can also find "grammatical compounds", in other words, two words that belong to different categories but that are written together:
when ever
wher(e) ever (it loses the final "e" before adding "ever").
6. Other suffixes also belong to the "grammar" category, for example:
re fund ed ("-ed" is a regular verb past ending)
re ward ing ("-ing" is a present participle ending)
en able s ("-s" is a third person singular, verb ending).
AV - Reflexión
Now look at the words in the box. Can you put them under the correct heading?
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mountaineer jokestar basement
privatize anticlockwise literacy biotechnology readiness |
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AV - Reflexión
Finally, look at these words:
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Can you divide them? Do you know what they mean?