... process of experiencing and understanding connections and, because of this, seeing things whole. The difference between the thematic approach and CI is the dialogical negotiation that takes place between the teacher and learner. Thematic approach teachers will plan units of work around a particular "theme" or topic. These topics are frequently high interest topics which children enjoy learning about but ... the term CI where New Zealand (NZ) educators would describe their practice as thematic. It is the negotiation and dialogue between learner and teacher that underpins the NZ understan...

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... for foreign language classrooms to create inhibitions and anxiety. It is not uncommon to find a teaching situation where the learners remain constantly aware of their own states of ignorance before a teacher who possesses all relevant knowledge." Meaning, material should be presented in such a way that it is possible for the learners to be self-monitoring. Ideally, questions and answers should be ... to use the target language to achieve communicative purposes" as suggested by Jayakaran (2003). As we know, learners learn as much from each other as they do from their own teacher. As sugg...

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