NOTICING

1.- Do adults and children learn an L2 in the same way? What if any are the differrences?
I think it's easier for children because they don't feel embarrased if they make any mistake, so they  go on trying. Besides, the methodology used to teach the little ones is through games, songs, story telling and they have fun without noticing they are learning, however they are able to apply what they are learning to new situations. Perhaps, for adults it's more difficult in terms of daring to speak but they are  more aware of the input and they can turn input into intake more consciously and because of this be able to recognize and  correct their mistakes. All the learners  can transform input into intake too, if it's done in a meaningful context and according to their needs.

2.- Can we teach a language  or people learn a language? What if any is the difference?

I think that to teach we must have in mind what  are learners carachteristics and needs and the methodology according to the approach used. Of course, we can't forget that we must engage learners with the input using a good motivation. So, we must provide experiences to students in order to make them "notice" the language and encourage them to produce language but before they should have had enough "receptive tasks".

3.-How is language to be learned sequenced in your current context? Is sequenced according to the needs?

It's sequenced according to the projects worked and these projects are according to children interests. Basically, the sequence is based on developing oral language in order to encourage them to read simple sentences, we try to teach how to read in both languages at the same time. (Reading understood as comprension of what is read, not decoding only)

4.- What if any thing can we learn from looking at passed methodologies?

With the little ones I think that  some activities from TPR are useful because children learn better if they associate new concepts to movement, besides they have fun and this motivates them. From community language learning it's helpful that "learning is not viewed as an individual accomplishment, but something that is achieved collaboratively" so they learn to interact with peers in order to learn and apply new learnings to new situations.