russia projects education elt seminars tkte learner ch s bc2009

7/28/2019 Russia Projects Education Elt Seminars Tkte Learner Ch s Bc2009

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Teachingenglish-TKT Essentials

Learnercharacteristics

Moscow-2009


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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

Distinguish learning styles

Explain vocabulary learning strategies

Relate age differences to learning

preferences


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Content:

1 Learner differences2 Learning styles

3 Learning strategies

4 Age-related learner differences

5 Planning lessons for learners preferred

learning styles


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Learner differencesTask: complete the table with the correct example and check your

answers with a partner

Learner difference Example

Age d) How old is learner?

Level f) e.g. Beginner, elementary, intermediate,advanced

Personality b) e.g. quiet, shy, sociable

Learning style e) How the learner likes to learn

Learning strategies a) The ways a learner uses to learn

Motivation g) How interested is s/he in learning

Past learning experience c) Has s/he learned English before?


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Types of learning stylesThe four modalities*

(originates from the work of Drs Bandler, R.and Grinder, J. in the Fieldof Neuro-Linguistic programming)

Visual ( seeing)

Auditory ( hearing)

Kinaesthetic (moving)

Tactile ( touching)*


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Learning styles*

Put each c haracter ist ic into on e of the circles.

Auditory

Visual

Kinaesthetic


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Learning styles

Visual Likes looking at pictures

Remembers things by how they

appeared on the page Likes organising things into lists

Looks at the teachers faceintently*

Recognizes words by sight*


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Learning styles

Auditory Likes dialogues

(discussions, plays etc.)

Uses sounds and rhythm* tohelp remember

Likes to talk about things

Likes the teacher to provideverbal instructions


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Learning styles

Kinaesthetic

Cant sit still for long

Needs to be active ( as a

memory aid*)

Likes activities where

they move around


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Learning styles*

Field-independent vs. Field- dependent Left-brain dominated vs. right-braindominated

McCarthys four learning styles

- Innovative- Analytic

- Common

- Dynamic

for more info:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/learning-styles-teaching
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Learning Strategies

What are learn ing s trateg ies?- Techniques which are used by good language learners,

e.g., to help them understand new input,

remember vocabulary,

communicate effectively etc.


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Learning Strategies

Metacognitive( knowing about knowing)

are used to shape and

control learning- Planning learning

- Reviewing work

- Assessing ones own

performance

- Forming hypotheses

Cognitive(are task specific)

- Classifying

- Matching

- Predicting

- Sequencing


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Brainstorm all the ways you can think for

learning vocabulary. Think about the way

you learn new words how do you learn

them? Write your ideas into the thoughtbubbles.

Learning Strategies


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Read words aloud and associate the sounds with words which have

similar sounds Look at the word on context to understand the meaning and seewhat kinds words it s used with

Define parts of speech and see if this is changeable

Keep a vocabulary notebook with sound ,context, synonyms,antonyms etc.

Organising the entries in the vocabulary notebook according to asystem e.g. alphabetical, according to topic, coursebook unit etc

Use dictionaries to find out as much as you can about the word

Draw illustrations

Write dialogues or stories

Write examples of how the word can be used in different contexts

Travel with the vocabulary notebook, review on the way to school etc.

Record words onto mp3\ cassette and listen

Test yourself regularly

Learning Strategies


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Age-related learner differencesDiscu ss the fo l lowing s tatements. Do you associate them withch i ldren, teenagers, adults, with tw o of g roup s or al l groups?

Sometimes have short attention spans

Motivated to learn for career reasons

Need to have routines

Cognitive skills are usually well developed

Discipline problems usually not an issue Like to do activities involving movement

May be shyer\ more reluctant to speak

Able to concentrate for long periods

Respond well to project work related to personal inerests

Motor skills not fully developed May find it hard to keep still

May be subject to mood changes


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Previous language learning

experience

Group discuss ion

What things did your teachers do that you

found helpful helpful \ unhelpful?

How do the effects of past experience

influence learners( their styles, motivation

and attitudes)?


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Planning lessons for learners

preferred learning stylesLook at the act iv i t ies and say whichlearning sty le they wou ld sui t .Remember that some act iv i t ies can sui tmore than one learning s tyle.

Choose from these learning s tyles

visual aud i tory kinaesthet ic


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Questionnaires on learning styles

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/

felder/public/ILSpage.html

http://www.vark-

learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionna

ire
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.htmlhttp://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.htmlhttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.htmlhttp://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html


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Reflection

Talk to each other about your own

learning preferences

Can you identify learning styles and

learning strategies your colleagues use?

How could you adapt this for finding out

about the learning styles your

classrooms?


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Thank you!

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