Module 3 Flashcards
Two types of learner motivation:
Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic learner
The urge to engage in a learning activity for its own sake, for the enjoyment it provides, or the feeling of accomplishment it encores. This type of learner is driven by personal achievement.
Intrinsic motivation
Is derived from external incentive and reward and success. Ex: a qualification, need for high proficiency score, gain entry to an English speaking university, higher pay.
Extrinsic learner
- you need to be motivated to motivate them
- everyone can be motivated in one way or another.
- motivation should be multi-directional
- motivation doesn’t last
Key elements to motivation
Motivation is strongly related to achievement in
Language learning
Insure lessons have
A clear goal, that your activities are varied and personalized for students, and give feedback and asses on an ongoing basis
1) Make them aware of their own success
2) set clear goals
3) explain purpose and usefulness
4) vary classroom topic and tasks
5) employ visuals
6) generate tension and challenge
7) create a fun atmosphere
8) personalize learning
9) create open-ended exercises
10) give students a sense of autonomy
11) assess students
Ways in which you as a teacher can influence and drive motivation
- they find style of learning that suits them
- they take responsibility for the learning
- they grasp all opportunities to learn
- they try to figure out how the language works
- they know that language is used to communicate
- they take risks
- they study like detectives
- they use language outside the classroom
How to spot an effective learner in your classroom
A more or less consistent way in which a person perceives, conceptualizes, organizes and recalls information.
Learning style
Ex of preferred learning
Visual activities as opposed to audio activity
Different theories age approaches to determine an individual’s learning style
Kolbs theory
VAK (developed from neuro-linguistic programming research, or NLP)
Activist, reflectors, theorists, pragmatists
Kolbs theory
VAK identifies _____ learning styles
3
VAK learning styles
Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
Are likely to prefer mind-maps, diagrams, picturesque language, flow chart, color charts
Visual learners
Are likely to prefer discussion explaining things, using tape recorder
Auditory learners
Are likely to prefer group work, using models/objects in describing things, walking around while learning, hands on activities.
Kinesthetic learners
- Learn through seeing things
- is good at spelling but forgets names
- needs quiet study time
- has to think a while before understand a lecture
- liked colors and fashion
- dreams in color
- understands and likes charts
- is good with sign language
Visual learner characteristics
- draw a map of events in history or draw scientific process
- make outlines of everything
- copy what’s on the board
- ask the teacher to make a diagram/sketch
- take notes/make lists
- watch videos
- Color code words
- outline reading
- use flash cards
- use highlighters, circle words, underline words
Suggestions for a visual learner
Best type of test for visual learner
Diagramming, reading maps, essays, showing a process
Worst test type for visual learners
Listen and respond tests
Those who learn best though hearing things
Auditory learners
- likes to read to self out loud
- is not afraid to speak in class
- likes oral reports
- is good at explaining
- remembers names
- notices sound effects in movies
- enjoys music
- is good at grammar and foreign language
- reads slowly
- follows spoken directions well
- can’t keep quite for long periods
- enjoys acting and being on stage
- is good in study groups
Traits of an auditory learner
Auditory learners can benefit from:
- using word association to remember facts and lines
- recording lectures
- watch videos
- repeating facts with eyes closed
- participating in group discussions
- using audio tapes for language practice
- taping notes after taking them
