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Language is contextualized when children learn language skills in a familiar place, doing well known activities; it means that the students can learn different skills by performing real activities. An example would be a young child helping his or her mother to clean the house. The child learns about windows, chairs, sofas, doors and other house items by being immersed in that world. The child uses the context of the house to more freely commit any new words about kitchen items to memory. The teachers need to be creative when using contextualized language because he has to make students talk about here and now by referencing people, objects and action present in the immediate context. Students need to feel they are performing activities or talking about the real world. When using contextualized language, students feel more comfortable and motivated, and they learn better because they learn about different things by touching or seeing them. Some teachers apply contextual language support to their students when teaching new strategies or new words, but many don't. School children often have to learn new concepts in the absence of contextual supports. For example, students may have to learn the names of capital cities around the world; they're sometimes expected to do this without the aid of maps of foreign countries, pictures of the cities, or any other media.


I think, contextualized language can be applied in our reality, but as I said before, teachers have to be creative and look for the necessary sources to teach students in an interesting way, in a way that students feel learning a new language is really funny. We can apply contextualized language in our reality, but teachers’ preparation is the problem because there is a whole in our educational system and teachers’ interest.

CREATING A POSITIVE CLASSROOM CLIMATE

CREATING A POSITIVE CLASSROOM CLIMATE

Establish rapport:
As we know, the teacher has to create a close relationship with his students in a way that can respect and trust on him. The teacher has to be for the students a companion in every moment of the learning process , he has to be a good friend, he has to help students when needed, for example if the student has problems with his parents, the teacher has to provide some pieces of advices. The teacher has to play, smile learn and cry with the students if it is possible.
The worst mistake a teacher makes is to discriminate or not to care of students. Sometimes, teachers care more about students from the opposite sex, and the other part feels uncomfortable.


Balance praise and criticism:

The teacher has to care about what students do in order to help them to be more optimists when they are developing an activity, but you have to be the same with all the students. It is important to mention that students need to be criticized when they make a mistake. If we don’t correct their mistakes, it will affect them in the future.


Generate energy:

As the teacher is the model, he has to show energy in the classroom. The teacher has to call student´s attention with his or her optimism and his energy. There are some teachers who have problems in their houses and they seem worried when teaching their students, and students feel depressed too. This kind of attitude affects student´s learning process.