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Podejście konstruktywistyczne a rola nauczyciela w nauczaniu zdalnym języków obcych na przykładzie uczelni wyższej
The Constructivist Approach and the role of the teacher in the remote teaching of foreign languages: an example from university

Author(s): Małgorzata Spychała-Wawrzyniak
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Distance learning / e-learning, Pedagogy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: constructivism; online language teaching; language teacher; skills; competences;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the main directions of research in the field of constructivism and how we can use this educational model in remote language teaching. It should be noted that although constructivism is not a new approach in the theory of psychology and didactics, it turns out that it is not yet sufficiently present in educa- tional practice, as we could see during the pandemic crisis. We pay special attention to the foreign language teacher who acts as a lin- guistic and cultural mediator. We assume, among other things, that a teacher, using constructivist ideas, can help heir students develop communication skills even more actively during remote classes. We will analyze the skills and characteristics of teachers who, above all, encourage and motivate their students to independently construct lin- guistic and cultural knowledge. Finally, we present the results of a pi- lot study conducted among first-year students of various philologies who have experienced remote language learning.

  • Issue Year: 61/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 133-148
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish