On Target. Progression in Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Pupils do not automatically progress in their foreign language learning. It is a process that needs to be carefully oriented and scaffoided by the teacher. My concern in this article is to explore the nature of such scaffolding that I relate to the definition of very precise learning objectives and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Jones, Jane
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/968
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/968
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Humanidades
Humanities
Filología hispánica
Spanish philology
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Sumario:Pupils do not automatically progress in their foreign language learning. It is a process that needs to be carefully oriented and scaffoided by the teacher. My concern in this article is to explore the nature of such scaffolding that I relate to the definition of very precise learning objectives and the concomitant establishment of pupil learning targets. I suggest that motivation is a crucial feature in such a framework of goal-oriented teaching and learning.