Katherine Barcia´s Extended Essay (Support)

Up To What Point Do Diff erent Environments Aff ect the Learning of English in COPOL Primary Children’s of Ages 6 – 7?

Katherine Barcia

Objective

Determine up to what point do the different

environments affect the children's English

learning.

Primary School of COPOL with second grade children of ages from six to seven years.

Location And, with who?

Methodology

Interviews.

Experts in areas.

Sources.

How I worked it out…

Divided it into 3 parts:

• Investigations

• COPOL’s Primary School

• Interviews and Analyses

Investigations in generalHoward Gardner and his Theory of Multiple

Intelligences.

What happens while the child is learning

First and second language acquisition

The difference between learning and acquiring.

Children = little scientist

mother’s womb listen

and adapt

Crib Senses

Room Run and Jump

neighborhood

experiences

school whole new

world

Introduction

• Think• Draw

conclusions• Predictions• Look for

explanations•

Experiments

Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

• Linguistic intelligence - write, and read a lot.

• Mathematical intelligence -scientists or engineers.

• Musical intelligence - musical patterns, performances, and compositions

• Body- kinesthetic intelligence - is to use mental abilities.

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Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

• Spatial intelligence - recognize and use the patterns around them.

• Interpersonal intelligence - work with others, without any problem. *tables

• Intrapersonal intelligence - understand oneself and no one else.

• Global intelligence - focus on the larger ideas and leave the details to others.

Tree- Two branch in ends.

dendrites+: receives the information from hundreds or thousands of other neurons,

Axon: sends information to hundreds or thousands more neurons.

What happens to the brains of the children while they are learning?

First and second language acquisition

First language acquisition

• The mother tongue

• First language we learn from our parents or relatives.

Second language acquisition

They acquire it in the same ways as the first language Everyday, relate

It is easier for a children, than for an adult, Motivated, sponge.

New way to communicate Fun.

The diff erence between learning and acquiring.

Acquire language = unaware of grammatical rules. *First language

Language learning = instructions in the rules of language

COPOL PRIMARY YEAR PROGRAM

IB program

Designed for students aged 3 to 12.

It focuses on the total growth of the developing child

• Social

• Physical

• Emotional

• Cultural needs

• Academic development.

Different environments in which children of the primary school are connected to.

Environments

Interpersonal intelligence

Musical intelligenc

e

logical - mathematicalBody –

kinesthetic

Halls

Classrooms

Bathrooms

Lockers

Walls (Corners)

“Teachers were the ones that design there classrooms according to the subject they gave.”

Environments

Visualize Always have in

mind

Joseph Solís

The Corners

Math Inquiry Unit Grammar

Different Environment

s

Place or Space

Dad/Mom Work

Difficulties on HW

House School

Classroom

Persons

Teachers

Parents

Classmates

Maids

Scare Influenced

M et h od s t h e P r i ma ry C OP OL En g l i sh t eac h ers a re u s i n g t o ac h i ev e t h e i r goa l s . 

They are all focus on the program

• Decorations

• Express or interact

Director and Psychologist

“There is only one type of intelligence, in which the person reacts to at that moment, but from this one, many other authors have define their other ways of intelligence.”

Bernice Engracia

“helps the child move on from conflicts or phases that will make him feel better”Type of

Intelligence

Teacher

“Each child is a whole new world completely different, and they can demonstrate, maybe one child, one kind of intelligence and, another one, another kind, and as a teacher I have to realize what type of intelligence each student has, so that I could improve his learning.”.

Ingrid Aroca

Conclusion

It really depends on each children =)

Bibliography

• Scherer, M. (1999) The Understanding Pathway: A Conversation with Howard Gardner , ‘Educational Leadership’ 57(3) [www.georgejacobs.net/MIArticles/Gardner%20ASCD%201999.doc.Accessed June 15, 2008]. • Your Childs´s Brain: The Crucial Early Years. Kathy K. Oliver. 2007Website: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/500/pdf/Child_Brain.pdf.Country Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension. • Smith, Mark K. (2002, 2008) Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences, The Encyclopedia of Informal Education. http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm.  •How Do Kids Learn? 4therapy article. (1998 – 2009)Website: http://www.4therapy.com/consumer/conditions/article/6447/490/How+Do+Kids+Learn%3F(International Baccalaureate Organization, 2005)Website: http://www.ibo.org/pyp/  

Thank you