🔴 CORE VALUES

🔷 CORE VALUES
Knowledge – Experience – Emotion

1. KNOWLEDGE

Language as a Tool for Accessing Knowledge

Language is not knowledge itself, but a medium that contains and transmits knowledge.

Most English learning models today focus on:

• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Structures

However, what truly matters is:
👉 The knowledge embedded within language

What is knowledge within language?
Knowledge is not merely information. It includes:

• Scientific understanding and knowledge of the world
• Ways of thinking and reasoning
• Cultural and social values
• Expression of emotions and perspectives

👉 Language is the container of all these dimensions.

Learning a Language is Learning Knowledge

Humans learn through two primary pathways:

• Direct experience (observation, practice)
• Indirect acquisition through language (books, stories, communication)

👉 The majority of human knowledge is accumulated through language.

Therefore, learning a language means accessing the knowledge of humanity.

Implications for Education

Students do not simply learn “how to say things correctly,” but learn to:

• Understand content
• Absorb ideas
• Express thoughts
• Use language as a tool for further learning

👉 Language becomes a tool to access knowledge, develop thinking, and expand each student’s potential.

2. EXPERIENCE

Humans Learn Through Experience

Knowledge is formed through experience and interaction with the world.

Scientific Foundations

• Cognitive Science: learning is a process of information processing through experience and action
• Constructivism: knowledge is actively constructed by the learner
• Experiential Learning: learning is most effective through direct participation

Fundamental Example

Humans understand the world through experience:

• Seeing water freeze
• Touching and feeling cold
• Observing water boil and evaporate

👉 Knowledge emerges from real-world interaction.

Implications for Learning English

When learning focuses only on vocabulary and structure, language is treated as static knowledge.
True understanding and application are formed through experience and interaction with people, environments, and real contexts.

Students need to:

• Communicate in real situations
• Engage in discussions
• Participate in scenarios
• Work on projects
• Present ideas

👉 Language connected with action → leads to capability development

Experience is the bridge between knowledge and real-world use.

3. EMOTION

Emotion as the Condition for Learning

Learning is both a cognitive and emotional process.

Scientific Foundations
Emotion directly influences:

• Attention
• Memory
• Motivation
• Persistence in learning

Mechanism

• Positive emotions → enhance learning capacity
• Anxiety and fear of mistakes → reduce learning effectiveness
• Intrinsic motivation → the most critical factor for long-term learning

Ripple Effect

Emotion spreads within a learning environment:

• Positive students influence the class
• Positive teachers elevate the environment
• A positive environment sustains motivation

Implications for Learning Environments

The learning environment is designed so that students feel:

• Safe
• Respected
• Encouraged to explore

👉 Leading to:

• Confidence
• Learning motivation
• Long-term engagement

Positive emotion is the foundation of effective and sustainable learning.

4. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THREE VALUES

These three elements form an integrated development system:

• Knowledge → the content being accessed and expanded
• Experience → the process of learning through action and interaction
• Emotion → the foundation that sustains motivation and long-term growth

Operational Logic

• Knowledge is accessed through experience and interaction
• Experience becomes effective when supported by positive emotion
• Emotion sustains motivation throughout the learning journey

Within this system, learning goes beyond knowledge acquisition and becomes a continuous developmental process, where students progressively expand their capabilities and grow over time.