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Reference
Acuña, J. (2021, October 5). Making Curriculum Sticky: Arizona State University TESOL
Certificate. Personal Reflective Journal 2021, 10(1). 1-3.
Reflective Task
To reflect on the content provided in the text, you might consider the following
reflective questions or prompts to mull over your own teaching practice so far:
a) What are the key dimensions of stickiness in language education?
b) How do you employ instructional methods such as Project-Based Learning,
Experiential Learning, and Case Studies to engage students effectively?
c) What strategies are recommended for making language curriculum sticky in
terms of memorability, usability, and durability?
d) How can you balance teacher talk time (TTT) and student talking time (STT)
to foster a more interactive and engaging learning environment?
e) What role do visual aids and activities play in stimulating learner engagement
and comprehension in language education?
f) How does the concept of memorability, usability, and durability (MUD) align
with the principles of communicative language teaching (CLT)?
g) In what ways can you facilitate active learning and conceptual understanding
through inductive reasoning?
h) Reflecting on your own teaching practices, how do you currently incorporate
strategies to make your language curriculum sticky?
i) What adjustments or enhancements could you make to your teaching
approach to better align with the principles of stickiness?
j) How do you envision the implementation of MUD principles enhancing student
learning outcomes and fostering a culture of lifelong learning and intellectual
curiosity in language education?
These reflective questions can help you analyze and evaluate your teaching
practices, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to create a more
engaging and effective language curriculum.