The Principles of Teaching Reading
Traditionally, students have been expected to make these connections on their own outside the classroom.
According to Contextual Learning theory, learning occurs only when students learners process new information or knowledge in such a way that it
makes sense to them in their own frames of reference their own inner worlds of memory, experience, and response. This approach to learning and teaching
assumes that the mind naturally seeks meaning in Context-that is, in relation to the person’s current environment-and that is does so by searching for relationships
that make sense and appear useful. Building upon this understanding contextual learning theory focuses on
the multiple aspects of any learning environment, whether a classroom, a laboratory, a computer lab, a worksite, or a wheat field. It encourages educators to
choose andor design learning environments that in corporate as many different forms of experience as possible-social, cultural, physical, and psychological-in
working toward the desired learning outcomes
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. Contextual based learning is not a hot buzzword in many education, circles
today, but it is not a new concept john sounders said that contextual teaching learning was a subject of great interest to educations philosopher, John Dewey
around turn of the century. He added that contextual learning supports that when new knowledge presented in the context of persons past time experience, the
learning is most effective
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. Contextual teaching and learning CTL, an instructional system is based
on the premise that meaning emerges from the relationship between content and its context. Context gives meaning to context. The broader the context within
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Jack, Richards, “The Context of Language Teaching”, http:wwwTexas Collaborative, Org. 13 May 2008.
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John, Sounders, Contextually Based Learning, fad or Pronen Practice in a forum brief: http:www. Contextual Teaching Inform, html.
which students’ is able to make connections, the more meaning content will hold for them
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. Contextual Teaching and Learning is a system of instruction based on the
philosophy that students learn when they see meaning in academic material and they see meaning in schoolwork when they can connect new information with
prior knowledge and their own experience
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. Basically CTL is a responds to Behaviorism Approach, which emphasizes
on the concepts of stimulus respond with mechanical drills. To be able to use the language naturally as in real life and in various situation, critical thinking and
meaningful learning are needed, when the students can relate the lessons they have got in school to their daily lives, they will be aware of the benefit learning.
Besides, they will realize the importance of going to schools.