Foreign Language Teaching Methods: The Language Learner

Lesson 1: Why FL Teachers Need to Know about Learners

Introduction
Lesson 1
- The Learner's Perspective
- Disconnect
- Learner Characteristics
- Review and Reflect
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Conclusion
Portfolio
Resources

1. You should plan language lessons that you would have liked as a student because most language learners approach language learning in the same way.

True

False

2. Everyone is anxious when learning a new language.

True

False

3. New language teachers are often so concerned about their lessons that they do not pay sufficient attention to their learner's needs.

True

False

4. Some people are anxious about

speaking in a second language.

listening in a second language.

reading in a second language.

writing in a second language.

all of the above.

Why do you think that language learners and language teachers often have different perceptions about what is going on in the language classroom?

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