The readings for this week really opened my eyes to the possibilities I can include in my classroom. Specifically, the article taught me a lot about the importance of using the language in many different forms to teach the same function. Not only did it explicitly say that we should teach many different forms, but it gave the concrete examples that I need to truly understand the theory. I felt that the role-playing and real-life activities done here truly sparked my creativity. Sometimes it's easy to get stuck in the powerpoint lecture rut. One of the points that really spoke to me was the idea that all language should serve some sort of purpose, and not only that, but it should give the students space to include their opinions, thoughts, and many different options of possible outcomes and answers.
Kuma's chapter 3 expanded on the necessity of creating learning environments that fosters many students participating and bouncing ideas off of one another. This truly creates a classroom community in which the students are able to negotiate meaning. Plenty of strategies and concrete examples were given in order to show the community of the classroom and how they fit into the context of the L2 environments inside and outside of the classroom. This chapter really opened my eyes to the possibilities and encouraged me to be creative and up to change when it comes to lesson planning.
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