Zu einigen Problemen des Verstehens in der konstruktivistisch orientierten Fremdsprachendidaktik
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2009
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Understanding in Foreign Language Teaching Process from Constructivist Viewpoint
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to justify the assumption that understanding is the essence of
learning. From the constructivist viewpoint understanding is a complex mental and social process
that involves decoding the symbolic message received from others and then interpreting and assigning
a personal meaning to that message. Since personal background largely determines how
the message will be understood it is important that the development of the learning environment
encourages understanding from multiple perspective. Therefore the learning process should be
based on techniques drawn from the constructivist’s epistemological assumptions, e.g., construction
of intersubjective perspective, situated cognition in authentic life contexts and collaborative
learning environment.
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Constructivism, Constructivist viewpoint of learning, Understanding, Interpreting, Construction
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Glottodidactica vol. XXXV, 2009, pp. 25-33.