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Date Posted: 16:23:48 06/17/03 Tue
Author: Andrea Maria da Silva
Subject: task 7

One important aspects of a Communicative Methodology, according to Ryan, is to make the “classes meaningful, practical and, yes, even fun for … students”. That is a goal that Karlys Wells’ lesson, “Buy a Car”, succeeded in achieving. In his article, he presents six points that he believes to be critical to the success of a course. When analyzing Wells’ lesson three of them were not considered, since they must be seen in the context of the classroom and the whole course. They are “Have consistency in teaching style”, “Have Cultural Awareness” and “Be Clear About Student – Teacher Relationship”. Considering the other three, Wells’ lesson follows to a great degree the aspects presented by Ryan. The first one, “Provide Adequate Feedback”, can be accomplished with the help of the lesson. Since the lesson has an speaking part ( the brainstorm and the analysis phase), an written part ( the summary of the research) and a research part, the teacher will gather enough information to provide the students with a feedback. Because each student or team have to act as an “expert”, this lesson also gives the teacher information on how effective the students are in a communicative situation. The lesson also follows the Communicative Methodology about “Clarify Goals”. The goal to be achieved, the context of the situation and the resources that should be used are clearly stated in the lesson and they have to be made clear to the students so the activities can be performed. The only possible drawback is the lack of specification about the language the students will have to deal with. The third point analyzed was “Lessons Need a Routine or Framework”. Wells’ lesson provides an warm-up ( the brain-storm), a free-practice ( the students acting as experts), and feedback. The presentation and controlled practice phase, however, are not so clearly present. The students do not have a model ( like the dialog, presented in Ryan’s article) and, consequently, they do not have a controlled practice based in that model. The lesson, however, offers the students the opportunity to develop “research [skills], critical thinking and complex decision-making”. That is something students may apply not only to improve their learning process, but in any other aspect of their lives. In summary, the lesson is very much in tune with the Communicative Method. Well used, it may be a great tool in the teacher’s hands.

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