Kiswanto Wirjadikarta

What kind of multiple intelligence learners are you?

I think bodily kinesthetic intelligence is strong in me. I feel better when I learn something with practical rather than just theory. I think the learning becomes more challenging. I really like when I study with role play or simulation, it makes me more understand the lesson. Body movement activity really supports my learning, I tend to fall asleep when I study in the class only listen and write a note. When teacher/ lecture develop the lesson includes body movement activity, such as; role play, simulation, games are really encourage myself to be more understand with the lesson. I think by using bodily kinesthetic approaches we can get beneficial things on it, I can see it visually with the example case and I can do practically what the lesson is talking about.

Zahorik (1986) argued that there are three main characteristic of language teaching methods: science research conception, theory philosophy conception, art craft conception. These three main conceptions have their own characteristics in applying the delivering of language skills for the learners.

Science research conceptions of language teaching are derived from research and are supported by experimentation and empirical investigation.  These are following strategies which used in science research conception:

In this part, teaching method which is will be used in the classroom comes from the research.  The mastery learning and programmed learning is the main principles of this part, meaning that the teaching method used in the classroom is running under a program. These are the examples of teaching method used in operationalizing learning principles:

Task Based Language

Learner training is an approach which draws on research on the cognitive styles and learning strategies used by learners in carrying out different classroom learning tasks.  Once successful learning strategies are identified, these can be taught to the other learners.

In this approach, involves teacher to apply an experimental research to teaching.  “ a view of good teaching is developed through logical reasoning and previous research; good teaching is defined in terms of specific acts” (zahorik,1986). Meaning that teaching method is not only following some famous theory but the theory itself is logical and reasonable to use. It aims to examined a teaching method through a real act and test it to the previous research. In addition, to find a better teaching method to support the learning process.

The strategy involve teacher to identify an effective teacher and studying their teaching practices. Effective teacher is seen as teachers who are typically defined as those whose students perform a better on standardized achievement tests.

There are twelve characteristic of science research conception.

Teaching conception which are derived from what ought to work are essentially theory based or rationalist in approach, whereas those which are derived from beliefs about what is viewed as morally right are valued based approaches.

The theory is ascertained through the use of reason or rational thought. Systematic and principled thinking, rather than empirical investigation, is used to support the method. The conception of the teaching that teacher let them to think through their logical argumentation and not tend to depend on what the teacher gives in the classroom. These are the examples of theory based approaches;