¿Qué es el método de aprendizaje tándem? El método de aprendizaje tándem consiste en ayudar a un angloparlante a aprender, en este caso español. A cambio, aprenderás inglés con la ayuda de esta persona. Back to top
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La idea del intercambio, en donde todos colaboran, es contraria a la de cobrar por el servicio. En realidad ya estás pagando. El pago en esta página es tu ayuda a los demás. Back to top
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¿Es necesario saber enseñar español para usar este método? No tienes por qué saber enseñar español. Con este método la enseñaza se basa en corregir y hacer comentarios sobre lo escrito. El desafío para el aprendiz es conseguir, con tu ayuda, un español más natural y auténtico. Back to top
¿Por qué debo usar el método de aprendizaje tándem? La ventaja más importante de este método es que vas a practicar tu inglés con un nativo. Vas a aprender un inglés autentico y así reducir al mínimo el peligro de sufrir fosilización. Back to top
¿Cuáles son las ventajas los métodos de aprendizaje tándem? Vas a practicar con un nativo. Puedes elegir qué, cuándo y dónde practicas. Si pasas el día pensando en cómo decir esto y lo otro en inglés ahora tendrás la oportunidad de comprobarlo. Back to top
¿Cuál es la mejor forma de practicar con este método? Piensa en la persona que va a corregir lo que escribes en inglés como una fuente de información sin límite y trata de sacarle todo lo que sabe. Evalúa tu nivel y decide lo que necesitas mejorar. Este es el lugar idóneo para intentar construir esas frases con esas expresiones que has oído pero que, por miedo de hacer el ridículo, nunca te atreves. Back to top
¿Qué significa "active learner"? ¿Cómo es que para algunas personas, sin ser más inteligentes que los demás, les resulta más fácil aprender idiomas? Hay varias explicaciones. En primer lugar, son independientes. No necesitan libros ni profesores. También aprovechan cada oportunidad para practicar y aprender. No les cuesta nada estudiar porque tienen muchas ganas de aprender. Y quizás lo más importante, no tienen miedo de meter la pata cuando hablan porque entienden que es la mejor forma de aprender. Back to top
¿Qué quiere decir "Global English"? "Global English" es el inglés que hablan los mil millones de no-nativos en el mundo. Al no ser angloparlantes, estas personas hablan un inglés más sencillo, con un vocabulario limitado, ausente de frases hechas y los famosos "phrasal verbs". Por eso se entienden bien entre ellos pero tienen serias dificultades a la hora de entender a un nativo. Back to top
¿Qué es la fosilización? La fosilización ocurre cuando, independientemente de tu capacidad y empeño en hablar correctamente, ciertos errores te resultan imposibles de corregir. No tienes la culpa. Somos más de mil millones de no-nativos hablando inglés en todo el mundo. Es lógico que termines usando palabras equivocadas o frases mal construidas si tus colegas te entienden perfectamente y nadie te corrige. Cada vez hay más lugares frecuentados por no-nativos hablando en inglés donde tus errores pasarán inadvertidos: en chats, foros, intercambios online e incluso aulas donde se enseña inglés. Back to top
¿Qué es un "pattern" y por qué es importante saber reconocerlo? Es importante reconocer los patrones (patterns en inglés) en un idioma porque es a partir de ese momento cuando empiezas a ser capaz de pensar en el segundo idioma. El patrón, estructura o forma de construir ciertas frases, expresiones y tiempos verbales constituye la base de un idioma. Y cuanto antes nos libremos de las estructuras de nuestra lengua materna antes podremos asimilar estas nuevas estructuras. Back to top
What is "tandem learning"?
What is Tandem Learning? Tandem Learning, also referred to as autonomous learning, is when you teach something you know, in this case your native language, in return for being taught something that you want to learn, a second language. Active learners would find Tandem learning very attractive. Back to top
Why is this free? All we want to do here is promote a friendly, productive atmosphere where everyone is improving their language skills. You are already paying with your time and your help. Charging for a page like this would be a death sentence. Back to top
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Do I have to know how to teach English? You don’t have to be an English teacher. In Tandem learning you teach English by correcting, editing and commenting on what the learner has written. The learner’s goal should be to go beyond Global English and achieve authentic, natural English. Back to top
Why should I use Tandem Learning? By far, the biggest advantage of tandem learning is that you practice the language directly with a native speaker. You learn authentic English rather than Global English and reduce the dangers of fossilization to a minimum. Back to top
What are the advantages of Tandem Learning? You learn authentic Spanish. You practice when you want, where you want and what you want. If you are an active learner there are many times during the day when you wonder how you would say this or that in Spanish and whether or not it would be correct. Put it in writing. Maybe your Spanish is better than you thought. Back to top
What's the best way to practice Tandem Learning? Think of the person who’s going to correct your Spanish as a valuable source of unlimited information and pick his or brain. Analyze your level and decide what you need to work on. Try to use those structures, patterns or expressions that maybe you’ve heard but are afraid to use in public for fear of making mistakes. Back to top
What is an active learner? Why is it that some people, although they are not more intelligent, learn a new language more quickly than others? There are several explanations for this. First of all, they are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher. They are good at guessing. They don’t wait for an opportunity to use the language and they ask people to correct them when they make a mistake. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word. They find it easy to practice regularly because they want to learn. These people are called active language learners. Passive learners progress very slowly and typically find the book, the class and the teacher to be extremely boring. What kind of language learner are you? Back to top
What is Global English? Global English, also known as Majority English, is the language spoken by the one billion non-native English speakers in today’s world. These people have a lot in common. Since English is not their mother tongue, they rarely use such things as phrasal verbs or idioms. One thing they like about English is that the grammar is easier than their own language but they have difficulty with pronunciation, spelling and the use of prepositions. Non-natives have a limited vocabulary, which means they tend to speak and write in short simple sentences. For these reasons, they have little trouble understanding each other. Native speakers, on the other hand, are difficult to understand. They speak very quickly and have many different accents and, worst of all, they make little or no effort to change their way of speaking when talking with non-natives. Back to top
What is Fossilization? Fossilization, in second language learning, occurs when certain mistakes seem to be impossible to correct, in spite of the ability and motivation of the learner. Fossilization is the result of: frequent use, reinforcement from successful communication, and lack of correction. Learners run a great risk of fossilization from peer speech, where their mistakes go undetected. Fossilization is also very likely to take place in classrooms of communicative language teaching where the primary goal is to prepare learners for real-life communication rather than structural accuracy. Students may also be exposed to repeated non-authentic speech models in classrooms where language teachers are non-native speakers. Incorrect forms become fossilized when learners have extensive opportunities to communicate successfully with inaccurate patterns, which result in mistakes that are impossible to get rid of. Learners with fossilized forms are often unable to recognize patterns in the second language which is another danger of communicative language teaching. Back to top
What are patterns? If you are one of those people who’s been studying English since you were a child you are aware that it takes a long time to learn a second language. Language acquisition requires years of hard work, dedication and determination. But you already know that, don’t you? Nowadays, with the majority of international business being conducted in English, more and more companies want their employees to know English. In order to speak English well, it’s very important to recognize the structures that exist in the English language. Learning these patterns will make your English more fluent and give you more ways to express yourself. It will also prevent you from using structures, based on your native language, which invariably result in awkward, unnatural English. The sooner you recognize a pattern the sooner you can begin to use it. If you paid more attention to patterns you would learn more quickly. Back to top
