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William E. YugsánApril 17, 2015

They are factors which influence learners' attitude to learning a language

What are learner characteristics?

Hi, my name is Alia and I am from Egypt. I’m 28 years old. I have been learning English for 10 years. I like studying hard and learning rules. Math and physics are my favorite subjects . I don’t like English much as all we do is chat – that is not serious learning.

The learner characteristics

-How they learn it-How they respond to different approaches

-How successful they are

Learning stylesLearning styles are the ways in which a learner naturally prefers to take in, process and remember information and skills.

visual the learner learns best through watching and lookingauditory the learner learns best through listening and hearing

Kinesthetic the learner learns best through being physical, while moving or touching things

Social the learner learns best through working with others

individual the learner learns best through working alone

Learning strategies are the ways that learners use to learn language

reflective the learner learns best when given time to consider choices

impulsive the learner learns best when able to respond immediately

analytic the learner learns best when given the opportunity to analyze things

autonomous the learner likes to decide what he/she learns and how to learn

Learning strategies

Learning strategies are the ways that learners use to learn languageLearning strategies

use color to highlight important points in text

use multi-media (e.g. computers, videos, and filmstrips)

read illustrated books

read text out aloud

work at a standing position

move around to learn new things

asking the teacher or others to give you feedback on your language use

deciding what area of vocabulary you need to learn and then learning it

deciding to write each new vocabulary item on a separate card and display it on your fridge

paraphrasing.

Eye exercises – Brain Gym that help kids

Lazy 8’s: (Draw or do it using thumb finger) Improves visual attention, balance, coordination, and eye mobility needed for reading

Cross CrawlsWhile standing, raise one leg slowly and have them use his/her opposite hand to hit that knee and hold for 5 seconds. Then switch sides. Perform 10 times on each leg.

Maturity involves becoming grown up,

Maturity

physically mentally emotionallyand

Movement

Children Teenagers Adults

Need to move Starting to keep still for longer periods but still need to move

Able to keep still for longer periods

Concentration developingCan concentrate for shorter periods (short attention span)

Can concentrate for longerperiods

Concentration

Learn through experience and doing

Beginning to learn abstract ways, i.e. thinking and experiencing

Can learn in more abstract ways

Are not very able to control and plan their own behavior

Beginning to learn to control and plan their own behavior

Usually able to control

Are not afraid of making Mistakes or taking risks

May worry about what othersThink of them

May not be so willing to make mistakes or take risks.

Pay attention to meaning in language.

Pay attention to meaning and form

Can pay attention to form And meaning.

Learning

Behavior

Fears

Language

Children Teenagers AdultsHave limited experienceIn life

Beginning to increase their experience of life

Have experience

Cognitive skills generally believed to developed at around 15.

Developing cognitive skills Have mature cognitiveskills

Motivation to learn the language is part of general motivation to communicate and learn

Motivation varies considerably.

Motivation is conscious and controlled.

Experience

Cognitive

Motivation

Past Learning experiences“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” -- Rick Warren

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