Challenging in Using Whole Language Approach and Brain based Learning to Develop English Communication Skills in Thailand 4.0

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10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_2How to use a DOI?

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Whole Language Approach; Brain-based Learning; English Communication Skill

Abstract

Using Whole Language Approach and Brain based Learning to Develop English Communication Skills in Thailand 4.0 Learning proposed as a way to solve the problems of students to study English more effective by focusing on self - learning, individual differences and brain development. This article aims to describe the idea and process in developing English Communication Skills in Thailand 4.0. The authors began with the intensive review of Whole language Approach and Brain-based Learning. After that, both conceptual ideas were integrated into Whole language Approach and Brain-based Learning Model. Whole language Approach and Brain-based Learning Model is consisted of 6 instructional steps: 1) Warm up and Stimulate brain, the teacher warms up by exploring and reviewing the students’ prior knowledge as asking the questions or pre-test, then stimulates the students’ left and the right brain with various activities and the students respond to their own experiences. 2) Present new knowledge, the teacher prepares the activities by linking students’ old knowledge and new knowledge according to content and using the interesting activities and sorting of easy content to difficult content. 3) Construct new knowledge and Practice, Students construct new knowledge by themselves and practices language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing to get new knowledge. Using various activities as individual activities, pair work activities and group activities. 4) Present and exchange learning, the students present new knowledge, experience and/or works to class about language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing. Stimulate students by questioning, discussing, exchanging learning and giving suggestions to improve learning. 5) Summarize and apply new knowledge, the students summarize knowledge and language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing together by correcting knowledge and suggesting misconceptions or more researching. 6) Evaluate, the teacher evaluates learning through various methods such as observing, evaluating language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing, questioning, presenting, summarizing, correcting. The research utilized Whole Language Approach and Brain based Learning in designing the one lesson plan for teaching Festival topic for Grade 10 students as on example for other English teachers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Metta Sanmanit
AU  - Jirutthitikan Pimvichai
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/30
TI  - Challenging in Using Whole Language Approach and Brain based Learning to Develop English Communication Skills in Thailand 4.0
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 5
EP  - 13
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_2
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