Die vorliegende Hauarbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Einsatz des Apple iPad im konstruktivistischen EFL Unterricht zur Förderung der Kompetenz Lesen. Hierzu werden zunächst die theoretischen Hintergründe des Konzepts Konstruktivismus beleuchtet und die Grundprinzipien von konstruktivistischem Unterricht erarbeitet. In einem weiteren Schritt wird festgestellt, inwieweit diese in den curricularen Vorgaben für das Fach Englisch an der gymnasialen Sekundarstufe I des Landes Hessen berücksichtigt werden. Da es, wie eingangs angedeutet, in dieser Arbeit insbesondere um die Förderung der Lesekompetenz gehen soll, werden nun die Erkenntnisse aus den theoretischen Hintergründen zum Konstruktivismus auf den Leseprozess angewendet. Basierend auf diesen Erkenntnissen wird sich der praktische Teil dieser Arbeit der Frage widmen, inwieweit das iPad für pre-reading Aktivitäten genutzt werden kann. Die literarische Grundlage hierzu bildet The House on Mango Street von Sandra Cisneros.
This term paper is to suggest possible pre-reading scenarios with the iPad in a constructivist EFL classroom. For this purpose, this paper is first going to shed some light on the main principles of constructivism itself and its origins. Furthermore, the Hessian core curriculum for modern languages is going to be analyzed regarding the implementation of these constructivist principles. Then, the theoretical findings are applied to the process of reading. The practical part of this work is, based on the theoretical results of the first chapters, going to answer the question how the Apple iPad can facilitate pre-reading strategies in a constructivist EFL classroom. Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street is going to constitute the literary framework.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Constructivism - Theoretical Background
2.1 Schema Theory as a Groundwork for Constructivism
2.1.1 Piaget's Genetic Epistemology
2.1.2 Bartlett's Schema Theory
2.1.3 Piaget, Bartlett, and Today's Understanding of Constructivism
3. Constructivism in the EFL Classroom
3.1 The Main Principles
3.2 Teachersasfacilitators
3.3 Constructivism in the Hessian Core Curriculum
4. ReadingintheEFLClassroom
4.1 Schema Theory - A bridge to constructivist learning
5. The iPad in a constructivist classroom to support the reading process
5.1 The Apple iPad - Hardware
5.2 The Apple iPad - Connectivity
5.3 The Apple iPad - Software
5.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of the iPad for the Constructivist Classroom
5.4.1 Advantages
5.4.2 Disadvantages
5.4.3 Interim Conclusion
5.5 Pre-reading activities on the iPad for Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street
5.5.1 Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street
5.5.2 Pre-reading Activities with the iPad
6. Conclusion
7. References
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