How to be a good learner

HOW TO BE A GOOD LEARNER A GOOD LEARNER HAS MOTIVATION 2 kinds of motivation: instrumental – learning a language as an instrument integrative – feeling warmly about the language Integrative motivation is more powerful than instrumental motivation. WHAT MOTIVATION IS IT? I learn English… to watch American TV because I like it; it’s a beautiful language because I work with the foreigners in my company to graduate to understand how English people think and feel HINTS FOR TEACHERS Real motivation comes from within each learner. Good teachers provoke Ss’ interests & involvement in the learnt language. TASK Describe your good habits and/or bad habits as a learner of English . A GOOD LEARNER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEARNING Good learners don’t wait to be taught. self-study decide what to study how to study it … HINTS FOR TEACHERS Enhance Ss’ autonomy by… instilling learning skills in class  assign homework providing right kinds of tasks in class  follow up tasks at home guiding Ss to choose what they like to do … CHARACTERISTICS GOOD CLASSROOM LEARNERS SHARE be a good listener take risks in doing new things ask questions think about how to learn accept correction A GOOD LEARNER has motivation takes responsibility for learning share some common characteristics in class STUDENT LEVELS beginners elementary false beginners lower intermediate intermediate upper intermediate advanced TASK - INTRODUCING Paolo: Mum and Dad, this is Tom Hayes. Tom, these are my parents. Tom: Please to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Tavares. Mr.& Mrs.Tavares: Nice to meet you, Tom. For what student level would you teach this conversation? TASK - INTRODUCING Jack: How are you doing? Peter: Hi. You’re …Jack, right? Jack: Yeah. And sorry, you’re …? Peter: Peter Riley. Jack: Oh, yeah, we meet on campus last week. Peter, this is my friend, Ming Lee. She’s just moved into the building. Peter: Hi, Ming Lee. Ming: Nice to meet you. You can just call me Ming. Lee’s my last name. For what student level would you teach this conversation? TASK - INTRODUCING “Good evening. I’m Philip Grant and I will be your moderator for tonight’s downlink discussion. …And we are fortunate to have with us here two very knowledgeable people – Laura Gordon and Brian Mani. Laura and Brian are independent management consultants…” For what student level would you teach this conversation?