Seeing Is Learning
SEEING IS LEARNING
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The passage describes an experiment where students who only heard a lecture performed worse than those who could see the lecturer. Does this match your own learning experience?
- In the age of podcasts and audiobooks, do you think audio-only learning has improved, or is visual engagement still essential?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
While we are all cognizant of the importance of words to create certain impressions, gesture is relegated to a much lesser role. Gestures are an important concomitant to even the most vapid speech, enhancing it and giving the hearer something to look at while he listens. The value of seeing at the same time as listening was shown when a class at a university, unwieldy because of its large size, was split up. One group was put in a room in close proximity to good loudspeakers. Every nuance of the lecturer’s voice could be heard clearly. Because they had no person on whom to place their attention, they soon took on the appearance of extreme lassitude; most students became lethargic and rested their heads on their desks. The separation of visual and aural communication tended to vitiate the learning process. The listening group received grades lower than those received by those who could look at as well as hear the instructor.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- Would you rather just listen to somebody or listen and at the same time seeing the person? Why?2. Why do you think it’s better to listen while also seeing the person talking?3. In what other ways is “seeing is learning” shown in our daily activities?4. Why do you think that the student who weren’t able to see the lecturer got lower grades compared to the others?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
강의는 감정을 유발하는 대상이므로 'boring'(지루하게 만드는)이 맞고, 사람이 느끼는 감정은 'bored'(지루함을 느끼는)입니다. 이 수업의 내용과 직접 관련된 실수입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The experiment showed that separating visual and aural communication "vitiates" the learning process. How does this finding apply to modern online education where students often turn off cameras?
- The passage says gestures are "an important concomitant" to speech. How much of communication do you think is non-verbal, and have you ever misunderstood someone due to lack of visual cues?
- Students in the listening-only group showed "extreme lassitude" and became "lethargic." What does this tell us about the human brain's need for multi-sensory input?
- The passage describes gestures enhancing even the "most vapid speech." Can skilled body language compensate for weak content? Think of public speakers or politicians.
- Phone-based English lessons lack visual communication. Based on this passage, how might adding video components improve the learning outcome?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: SEEING IS LEARNING
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!