Abstract:Giving worth to students’ local realities as a background to get meaningful learning not only in the English class but in all the subjects and go further the simple lesson that starts and finishes inside the school walls, is what school communities should expect from education. As Hawkins states: “Learning is enhanced when teachers invite and acknowledge the knowledge, beliefs, and experiences that students bring with them into the classroom” (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, … Show more
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