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AGE What differences does age make to language
learning?
People of different ages have different needs, competences and cognitives skills
There are a number of commonly held beliefs about age
Faster Unmotivated Barriers Experience
Young children Respond to meaning learn indirectly rather than
directly Their understanding comes just
not from explanation Need for attention Keen to talk about themselves Have limited attention span
The teacher encourage their students to get information from a variety of sources.
Be flexible enough
Adolescents Teenagers seem to be less
motivated,lively and humorous than adults.
Identity Disruptive Problems from
outside school
If they are engaged they have a great capacity to learn.
Material relevant and involving
Adult learners Whole range of life
experiences. Expectations about
the learning process.
Tend to be more disciplined.
Are able to sustain a level of motivation.
Learner differences Aptitude
LEARNER DIFFRENCES APTITUDE
Some students are better at learning laguages tan others…
1950’s & 1960’s
GOOD LEARNERS CHARACTERISTICS
LEARNING STYLES
LANGUAGE LEVELS
THE PLATEAU EFFECT
METHODOLOGY
LANGUAGE
TOPICS
What to do about individual differences
How?
• students with different learning styles
MOTIVATION
What is motivation?
Motivation is some kind of internal drive which pushes someone to do things in order to achieve something.
extrinsic intrinsic
Extrinsic motivation
Outside
factors
intrinsic motivation
Inside the individual
Sources of motivation
People who are close to students
The teacher
The teacher´s responsibilities
Short- and long- term goals
Learning environment
The teacher´s responsibilities
exercises to keep them engaged