SOME CONCEPTS OF EPISTEMOLOGY APPLIED TO THE LANGUAGE CLASS

EPISTEMOLOGY APPLIED TO THE LANGUAGE CLASS - LA GRAN COLOMBIA UNIVERSTITY

INSTRUCTIONS TO DEVELOP THE ACTITY:

Step 1: Taking into account the main characteristics and theories of  one of the following concepts (you are given just one), in pairs, think of 10 strategies for applying the concept to a language class and explain how this would improve your students' learning process.   

* The concepts and the students in charge of each one, are:

• Perception: Alberto Moya and Elisabeth Galindo / Lizeth Mendieta.
• Memory: Derly Posada and Carlos Triana.
• Remembering: Berly Abril and Adriana del Pilar Rojas.
• Recalling: Mayra Cáceres and Tatiana Flórez. 
• Imagining: Camilo Andrés Daza and Jennifer Barrero.
• Introspection: 
• Inference: 
• Thinking: 

For example, one strategy could be: providing kids with reading comprehension activities in which they will have to make predictions, draw background knowledge or make judgments. This can be achieved through Inference, one of the skills used to comprehend spoken and written texts.  

Step 2: After discussing with your partner about the 10 strategies, including the main characteristics and the theory that supports it (revise Audi's book), go to www.powtoon.com and create a five minute animated video where you present the information with descriptions and examples. Before doing this, visit the following links: How to use Powtoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFv8L0z-72c - Example of a video about inference using Powtoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to30AJm2epQ

Step 3: Finally, upload your video in Youtube and send the link to post it in the Epistemology Blog. 

STUDENTS' VIDEOS FROM THE ACTIVITY DISPLAYED BEFORE:

Memory  - Created by: Derly Posada and Carlos Triana

Perception - Created by: Elizabeth Galindo and Alberto Moya

Perception - Created by: Lizeth Mendieta

Recalling - Created by: Leidy Tatiana Florez and Mayra Caceres

Imagining- Created by: Camilo Andrés Daza and Jennifer Barrero

                                  Remembering - Created by: Adriana del Pilar Rojas and Berly Abril

Epistemology: Foundationalism & Coherentism

For this exercise, you must listen to the following video named Epistemology: Foundationalism and Coherentism and post 10 complete ideas the speaker mentioned. This will help you to get a better understanding of how is knowledge built and the different theories that revolves around it.
The deadline to complete this exercise is May 8th.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN CONSCIOUSNESS? - DAVID CHALMERS

Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: "There's nothing we know about more directly.... but at the same time it's the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe." He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads.

* After having watched the proposed video, I would like you to post a one paragraph comment regarding what David Chalmers said in the conference, and another one explaining how the video relates to what you have studied in the Epistemology class.