My Teaching Philosophy
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A handsome, white man with blue eyes and silver-blond hair is wearing a black button shirt. The background shows a top-bottom down gradient of white to lavender.
"Suppose students are fascinated by the world of ASL, they want to jump into this world, but how? Hold on, my name is Michael Dunham. (Name sign: Michael) This video focus on my teaching philosophy to support the students' journey into ASL world.”
0:17 Text appears in the following order: Communication Language Teaching, Principled Eclecticism, Natural Approach
“The three approaches used are Communication Language Teaching, Principled Eclecticism, and Natural Approach."
0:24 Text appears as topic: Communication Language Teaching
0:25 Text appears as citation: (Brown & Lee, 2015)
“Communication Language Teaching focuses on situations and functions conversation. Students are motivated to learn real-life situation conversations in a classroom setting. For example, students want to learn how to plan for going out for dinner or determining who will clean up a water spill.”
0:44 Text appears: Fossilization
0:44 Text appears as citation: (Richards & Rodgers, 2014)
Communication Language Teaching approach may lead to fossilization. An example of fossilization is when one student misplaced their handshapes on a location with the sign water. Oops! How can he be approached?
1:23 Text appears as topic: Principled Eclecticism
By using Principled Eclecticism. Principled Eclecticism can accommodate students' needs. Remember the example I shared with you about the misplaced sign for water? What steps will support the students' sign correctly? There are many approaches from which to choose. For instance, the Lexical Approach uses the sign substituting activity, allowing the student to discover misplaced signs. (Michael is depicting the correct and misused sign for "water")
1:16 Text appears: Total Physical Response
1:16 Text appears as citation: (Asher, 2009)
“With the "Total Physical Response," students can be tested or assessed. (Michael is constructing a dialogue between the student and himself. He is requesting a student to bring a cup of water to him) (Michael asked the student what is in the cup) (The student respond with the correctly placed sign "water") At that moment, the student achieved!”
1:28 Text appears as topic: Natural Approach
“The Natural Approach can help the students taking the class for the first time. They may feel nervous. Instead, they should be relaxed and be open to learning.”
1:34 Text appears: Affective Filter
1:34 Text appears as citation: (McKee & McKee, 1992)
“Making students feel comfortable and passive to learning is called Affective Filter Hypothesis. Students will feel relaxed and comfortable by including a positive attitude, congeniality, and humor. The students' affective filter will loosen up, resulting in picking up classroom learning with ease.”
1:50 Text appears: Communication Language Teaching
“With those three approaches, Communication Language Teaching, which focuses on situational and functional conversation.”
1:54 Text appears: Principled Eclecticism
“Principled Eclecticism, which accommodates students' needs.”
1:57 Text appears: Natural Approach
“Natural Approach, which utilizes the affective filter hypothesis. Those approaches are the foundation of my teaching philosophy, which will guide the students' journey into the world of ASL. Would you like to join me?”
A handsome, white man with blue eyes and silver-blond hair is wearing a black button shirt. The background shows a top-bottom down gradient of white to lavender.
"Suppose students are fascinated by the world of ASL, they want to jump into this world, but how? Hold on, my name is Michael Dunham. (Name sign: Michael) This video focus on my teaching philosophy to support the students' journey into ASL world.”
0:17 Text appears in the following order: Communication Language Teaching, Principled Eclecticism, Natural Approach
“The three approaches used are Communication Language Teaching, Principled Eclecticism, and Natural Approach."
0:24 Text appears as topic: Communication Language Teaching
0:25 Text appears as citation: (Brown & Lee, 2015)
“Communication Language Teaching focuses on situations and functions conversation. Students are motivated to learn real-life situation conversations in a classroom setting. For example, students want to learn how to plan for going out for dinner or determining who will clean up a water spill.”
0:44 Text appears: Fossilization
0:44 Text appears as citation: (Richards & Rodgers, 2014)
Communication Language Teaching approach may lead to fossilization. An example of fossilization is when one student misplaced their handshapes on a location with the sign water. Oops! How can he be approached?
1:23 Text appears as topic: Principled Eclecticism
By using Principled Eclecticism. Principled Eclecticism can accommodate students' needs. Remember the example I shared with you about the misplaced sign for water? What steps will support the students' sign correctly? There are many approaches from which to choose. For instance, the Lexical Approach uses the sign substituting activity, allowing the student to discover misplaced signs. (Michael is depicting the correct and misused sign for "water")
1:16 Text appears: Total Physical Response
1:16 Text appears as citation: (Asher, 2009)
“With the "Total Physical Response," students can be tested or assessed. (Michael is constructing a dialogue between the student and himself. He is requesting a student to bring a cup of water to him) (Michael asked the student what is in the cup) (The student respond with the correctly placed sign "water") At that moment, the student achieved!”
1:28 Text appears as topic: Natural Approach
“The Natural Approach can help the students taking the class for the first time. They may feel nervous. Instead, they should be relaxed and be open to learning.”
1:34 Text appears: Affective Filter
1:34 Text appears as citation: (McKee & McKee, 1992)
“Making students feel comfortable and passive to learning is called Affective Filter Hypothesis. Students will feel relaxed and comfortable by including a positive attitude, congeniality, and humor. The students' affective filter will loosen up, resulting in picking up classroom learning with ease.”
1:50 Text appears: Communication Language Teaching
“With those three approaches, Communication Language Teaching, which focuses on situational and functional conversation.”
1:54 Text appears: Principled Eclecticism
“Principled Eclecticism, which accommodates students' needs.”
1:57 Text appears: Natural Approach
“Natural Approach, which utilizes the affective filter hypothesis. Those approaches are the foundation of my teaching philosophy, which will guide the students' journey into the world of ASL. Would you like to join me?”