Questionnaire

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 430.

Discussion: Learner autonomy

Good learners generally take responsibility for their own learning, both inside and outside the

class. That is, they take steps to become autonomous. Advise the following learners on how to continue their language learning outside the classroom.

1) I'd like to read in English but I don't know where to start; I'm an intermediate student.

2) I don't live in an English-speaking country? Where can I get more listening practice in

3) English - something not too difficult?

4) I like movies, but most movies in English are too difficult to understand without subtitles.

5) Is learning the words in the dictionary a good way of increasing my vocabulary? If not. what are the alternatives?

6) Our teacher doesn't give us homework, but I think I need to practise grammar. What can I do?

7) How can I use the internet to help me practise my English?

A quiz, discussion, interaction and reflection:

The following questionnaire is one that was created on the basis of the results of a number of good learner studies. It can be used to raise learner awareness as to what learning habits and strategies they are currently using and point the way to those they need to develop.

Based on the combined findings of a number of Good Learner Studies, this Questionnaire aims to raise metacognitive awareness in learners studying a foreign language and be used as a basis for a lesson or lessons aiming to help students improve their learning strategies for FL acquisition

You might like to try it out with your learners or on yourself as a learner of any foreign language, including English, if you are a non-native speaking English language teacher.