Developing

Functional Literacy
 What is participatory approach to
language teaching?

The participatory approach is similar to content-

based instruction, but the content emerges from
the students’ answers and participation in this
approach.
 What are some aspects of the
participatory approach?
 Problem-solving is elicited by the
teacher. The teacher will pose a
problematic situation backed up by some
visual stimuli, and ask the students to
solve the situation.
Brainstorming solutions is the
crucial part of this method. The
students will present their ideas,
and they can discuss them on the
spot.
 Group work/project consists of
collaborative work in order to create
a solution that is accepted by the
whole group. Educators usually do it
in form of a letter, story or a science
project.
Students complete the self-
assessment at home, through
the project revision.
Discussion happens when the
students bring their revised
projects. They will describe their
corrections and evaluate their own
learning in front of the group.
The Use of authentic Texts and Connecting the Teaching
Materials to Real Life
Since the issues presented are usually connected to their
closest community and/or real life, this is a real chance to
introduce authentic lesson materials. This means that
instead of using a textbook to introduce content, content
from real life will be used such as videos, newspaper
articles, interviews, etc.
Example: The teacher engages the students into an
initial discussion about something connected to
their lives. The teacher poses a problem and tries
to elicit a solution from the students. The teacher
leads the students to the best solution. Then they
decide on a project, in this case, a group letter.
The students will work together to edit their
letters.
 They will continue editing the
project for homework and bring their
letters and read them next time. in
the end, they will discuss what they
learned in the lesson.
How Can this Engage and Motivate Your Students?

This engages learners to explore on the

internet, activates multiple 21 -century
st

skills and motivates them to stay active

in the classroom. It opens a whole new
world.
It gives them opportunities to voice
their concerns over important issues
closely related to their lives while
improving language learning,
acquisition, and content retention.