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learner diary
should be central to all aspects of language teaching, including planning
teaching, and evaluation. Learning is dependent upon the nature and will
of the learners. Learner centredness may be reflected by:
1 recognizing learners’ prior knowledge
2 recognizing learners’ needs, goals and wishes
3 recognizing learners’ learning styles and learning preferences
4 recognizing learners’ views of teaching and of the nature of classroom
tasks
In learner-centred approaches, course design and teaching often become
negotiated processes, since needs, expectations, and student resources
vary with each group.
Learner-centred teaching is contrasted with teacher-centred teaching, i.e.
teaching in which primary decisions are carried out by the teacher based
on his/her priorities.
learner diary n
also learner journal
in language teaching, a record prepared by a learner of a students’ learning
experiences and describing what activities they have done in class, the
progress they have made, and any problems they may have.
learner training n
in language teaching, procedures or activities that seek to:
1 raise learners’ awareness of what is involved in the processes of second
language learning
2 help learners become more involved in and responsible for their own
learning
3 help learners develop and strengthen their language learning strategies
learning n
the process by which change in behaviour, knowledge, skills, etc., comes
about through practice, instruction or experience and the result of such a
process.
see LANGUAGE LEARNING, FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE ACQUISI-
TION, SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
learning by deduction n
another term for DEDUCTIVE LEARNING
learning by induction n
another term for inductive learning
see DEDUCTIVE LEARNING
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