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delerminin8 thc m.3rs Eed to tssess their performrncc. ftis will
develo' in them Srster ssitiviry to then rcb as languaSe le2rrers
(Nunan. 1988: 16)- Ihey shoutd b€ given tle chanc€ lo spqk and
not to be intmDl€d for folml conectior "If they do not 8pt lots
of opporhnity to make mislakes, they will have linle to work out
be<strong>tt</strong>er nne!" (Sheerin.l989: 5). In sho<strong>rt</strong>, ioles of both iescher and
IeajB aft to chaDce as folows:
. Disp.ns ofkmwledse
. FosterinS depdrdre
Stude :
. No responsibility for Iminc
. Submissiv€
Resource peBod@rsultant
Tninirg for iideFrdoe
A sense ofresponsibility for it
Doins wi$out apFoval
Involvs decision mrlins
(Slevick. 19E9. 76).
Tn ui,a "r*"n, in <strong>rt</strong>E kaining course is EaiMs De
p.ospective leachen (trairet to leam how to leam. This is in
barnoDy witl dl€ itli:l%iDs de@ds for individualizld l€aming
and sr-ledir& If one hopes for generatiom that depod on
therelvei car pwsue s.lfrduc<strong>rt</strong>ioa ard @ f:.! the eve.-new
chdlenges, thcn ore h,s to tmin them to le@ how to lcd. Thjs is
ir consona<strong>rt</strong> wib the famu proldb: Ifyou give rne a 6!h you f€d
re fo! a day, but ifyou teach ne !o fisb, you fe€d me for life-
If the prospectil€ teacheB sft tained !o leam how to lerm by
tlEdelvEs, lhcn they wil be ir a position lo bc 8ood l€am€rcentercd
ierchers able, in hn! to tain their pwils to lffi bow to
le5n ]}is liDd of training which fost€F independent learDing and
develops wilhjn lem4 skills of leaming to leam, ar€ imporiant
chfiacreristjca ir a lffi<strong>rt</strong>emeftd cMiculM CNtlM. | 988b:
r05).