How to be a good learner ppt

HOW TO BE
A GOOD LEARNER
A GOOD LEARNER HAS
MOTIVATION
2 kinds of motivation:
o
instrumental – learning a language
as an instrument
o
integrative – feeling warmly about
the language
Integrative motivation is more powerful
than instrumental motivation.
WHAT MOTIVATION IS IT?
I learn English…
1. to watch American TV
2. because I like it; it’s a beautiful
language
3. because I work with the foreigners in
my company
4. to graduate
5. to understand how English people
think and feel
HINTS FOR TEACHERS
o
Real motivation comes from
within each learner.
o
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.
o
self-study
o
decide what to study
o
how to study it
o
…
HINTS FOR TEACHERS
Enhance Ss’ autonomy by…
o
instilling learning skills in class
 assign homework
o
providing right kinds of tasks in
class  follow up tasks at home
o
guiding Ss to choose what they
like to do
o
…
CHARACTERISTICS GOOD
CLASSROOM LEARNERS SHARE

o
be a good listener
o
take risks in doing new things
o
ask questions
o
think about how to learn
o
accept correction
A GOOD LEARNER
o
has motivation
o
takes responsibility for learning
o
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?