KARDS MODEL


How would you keep the lamp burning?
I would keep the lamp burning being a reflective teacher, encouraging my colleagues to reflect and research about the kind of teaching practices that take place in the classrooms taking into account each educational context.  

 What criticism would you make to the KARDS model?
Through his talk, Kumaravadivelu makes a broad picture of what Language Teaching encompasses. He mentions five relevant aspects English teachers have to take into account in their daily practices in order to maximize what happens within the classroom while learning takes place. Those main aspects comprise many other aspects that are relevant and through them are value the role of the teacher and the role of learners as the main actors in the teaching and learning process of a Second Language. However, it is necessary to take into account our own context to be more realistic about what occur inside our own educational settings according to our institutional or students' needs. 


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