DIDACTICS

Teaching and learning are processes which need dedication, creativity, patient, imagination, hard work and motivation, those are some virtues that teachers need in their roles as guides of many students in many primary and high schools; but, in the same way, exist differet disciplines that can help teachers in their different processes and activities; for example, the didactic, that according to Gutierrez (2001):

Didactic is a discipline which studies the relationship between teaching and learning. Pansza (1986) also comments that didactics approaches differently to the classroom work. In the following chart, it is possible to look at it clearly.

Then, it can be said that didactics may be defined in two ways, as the art of teaching or as the discipline about teaching. In the first sense, the art, it is being expected that didactics explains the process as the “practical cognitive quality, the inner skill to produce specific tasks” (Gutiérrez, 2001:14). This is, the ability teachers show to communicate knowledge to others, to make easier for students to understand the content they are learning.

In the second sense, didactics as the science refers to “clear, ordered and supported concept in theory” (Gutiérrez, 2001:15). It is also believed that to know about the methodology is not enough to acquire the art of teaching. But, it is a required step to reach that art, if a teacher is not a born-gifted. From this perspective, it can be stated that this discipline has two objects of study (Gutiérrez, 2001:15)

1. The teaching – learning process
2. The teaching – learning techniques and methods

Therefore, according to Gutiérrez (2001:15), didactics is the “science which studies the teaching – learning phenomena as prescriptive aspects of an efficient methodology.” That is to say, this discipline deals with the formal aspects of teaching, methodology and all elements that interact within the classroom.

Gutiérrez Sáenz, Raúl (2001) Introducción a la didáctica México: Editorial Esfinge.

I agree with “Gutierrez Saenz, Raul” (2001) definition about didactic, and consider that teachers play a very important role in the learning process and they can demonstrate their capacities and knowledge with their didactics classes and strategies, helping and orienting many students in their personal goals and learning process.

It is important too, that learners are aware about their personal dreams and goals, and in that way they can appreciate and recognize the teacher’s efforts and dedication.

All the goals and activities are possible when the teachers in their didactics applications planning or prepare classes to take into account important things like: the class room management, the learners, the materials, the personal aims, different and extrovertly strategies that call the students attention, and the most important their personal motivation, teachers need transmit to the students positive motivation in order to the students learn English in a pleasure way.

In order to finish this point of view I want invite you to revise and analyze the material and information that you can find in this blog, I believe that this information can help you in your English process, and you can suggest us your point of view and ideas in order to enrich your and our knowledge and this page.

Written by: MILTON ARLEY TAFUR C.