Module 3

Question 1

Two types of learner motivation:

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Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic learner

Question 2

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.

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Intrinsic motivation

Question 3

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.

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Extrinsic learner

Question 4

• 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

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Key elements to motivation

Question 5

Motivation is strongly related to achievement in

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Language learning

Question 6

Insure lessons have

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A clear goal, that your activities are varied and personalized for students, and give feedback and asses on an ongoing basis

Question 7

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

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Ways in which you as a teacher can influence and drive motivation

Question 8

• 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

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How to spot an effective learner in your classroom

Question 9

A more or less consistent way in which a person perceives, conceptualizes, organizes and recalls information.

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Learning style

Question 10

Ex of preferred learning

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Visual activities as opposed to audio activity

Question 11

Different theories age approaches to determine an individual’s learning style

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Kolbs theory

VAK (developed from neuro-linguistic programming research, or NLP)

Question 12

Activist, reflectors, theorists, pragmatists

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Kolbs theory

Question 13

VAK identifies _____ learning styles

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3

Question 14

VAK learning styles

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Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic

Question 15

Are likely to prefer mind-maps, diagrams, picturesque language, flow chart, color charts

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Visual learners

Question 16

Are likely to prefer discussion explaining things, using tape recorder

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Auditory learners

Question 17

Are likely to prefer group work, using models/objects in describing things, walking around while learning, hands on activities.

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Kinesthetic learners

Question 18

• 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

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Visual learner characteristics

Question 19

• 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

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Suggestions for a visual learner

Question 20

Best type of test for visual learner

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Diagramming, reading maps, essays, showing a process

Question 21

Worst test type for visual learners

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Listen and respond tests

Question 22

Those who learn best though hearing things

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Auditory learners

Question 23

• 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

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Traits of an auditory learner

Question 24

Auditory learners can benefit from:

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• 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

Question 25

Best test type of auditory learners

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Writing responses to lectures they’ve heard, also good at oral exams

Question 26

Worst test type for auditory learners

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Reading passages and writing answers about them in a timed test.

Question 27

• is good at sports
• can’t sit still
• is not great at spelling
• does not have great handwriting
• likes working in science labs
• studies with loud music
• likes adventure books, movies
• likes role playing
• takes breaks when studying
• builds models
• is involved in martial arts or dance
• is fidgety and restless durning lectures

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Traits of a kinesthetic

Question 28

Kinesthetic learners benefit from:

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• studying in short blocks
• taking lab classes
• role playing
• taking field trips and visiting museums
• studying with others
• using memory games
• using flash cards to memorize

Question 29

Key points to consider when start teaching

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• to what extent does your teaching provide a range of activities to cater for the visual, audio and kinesthetic leaning style?
• what opportunities do you see to enhance the range of types of activity in your classroom?

Question 30

Effective learners take steps to become

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Autonomous

Question 31

Autonomous learners:

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• have insight into their learning styles and strategies
• take an active approach to the learning task at hand
• are willing to take risks to communicate in the target language at all costs
• are good guessers
• attend to form as well as to content that is, they place importance on accuracy as well as appropriateness
• develop the target language into a separate reference system and are writing to revise and reject hypothesis and rules that do not apply

Question 32

As learner autonomy increases so does

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Learner motivation

Question 33

Refers to the stage when learners reach a point either real or perceived where their language learning “flattens out” This only effects some learners

Answer 33

Plateau effect