Conference paper

INSINUATED REALITY: CONSTRUCTIVIST METHODS TEACHING AND LEARNING

Milica Andevski ; Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad (Serbia)
Spomenka Budić ; Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad (Serbia)

Abstract

New constructivist concepts in the field of didactics of foreign languages have been based on the fundamental postulations of modern psychology of knowledge. The starting point is the fact that knowledge is constructed according to prior knowledge, perceptions, context, and individual affects. Acquiring of knowledge is based on the situation, it is socially conditioned, and it must have a particular sense and meaning. When it comes to productive knowledge mediation, it must be taken into consideration that teaching does not mean learning as well. Knowledge gained by mere learning by heart is left ‘inert’ and inapplicable. Accordingly, teaching and learning of a foreign language should be placed in as realistic situation as possible, in order to jointly try to find a solution (for a particular problem) through cooperation and on the basis of specific individual experiences. The didactic presumptions concerning the knowledge construction have been carried out on the basis of two methodical forms of a procedure in the elementary school, where there was discussed their effectiveness.

Keywords

constructivism; insinuated reality; situation learning; foreign language teaching methods

Hrčak ID:

71616

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/71616

Publication date:

5.9.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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