Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

LIC ABIERTA EN ENSEÑANZA DE INGLES

Alumna: Karla Porras Espinoza

Profesora: Elba Méndez

MODULO INTRODUCTORIO

Tema: Why do I feel I can be an autonomous learner

INTRODUCTION

Is the act or process by which behavioral, knowledge, skills, and attitudes are acquired

Is a change in human disposition or capability, which can be retained and which is not simply ascribable to the process of growth.

A change in the individual due to the interaction with the environment

What is learning?

Means change and growthTeacher development is the process of becoming “the best kind of teacher that I personally can I be” (Underhill 1998)

What is development?

How is an adult learner?

• Adults engage in a wide variety of learning activities and response to their daily needs and problems

• All adults are capable of learning• Time and change• Motivation and stimulation• Self- esteem and self- concept

Move from dependency towards increasing self-directedness

Accumulating experiences that increase rich resources for learning

Motivation to learn tasks and real problems Adults are concerned about developing increased

competence Adults prefer to participate in performance-

centred learning activities

Assumptions about adult learnes

Adult learner process

Adult learning

The process of adult gaining knowladge

and experience based on their personal goals

1 NeedsDetermining

the individual needs to learn so as to

achive their goals

2 CreateCreated a strategy

and the resources to achive the learning

goal

3 Evaluate Assessing the

attainment of the learning goal and the process of reaching it

4 ImplementLearning

stategy and utilizing the

learning resources

Is about attitude motivation and circumstances

It would emphasize progressions in terms of increasing control over

Knowledge Skills Ability to make decisions

Autonomy

Positive motivation An internal quality of individual A quality wich can develop Sense in a sense of self Encourage, needs, support and cooperation Take charge of own learning Responsible and concerned

What is to be autonomous?

Autonomous Lerner Caracteristics

I am responsible and concerned of my own learning I am independent but I also can work collaboratively I can take decisions and risks I feel self- directed and self- aware I realize that I can achieve my goals and how can I

achieve it “perseverance and self-esteem are essential qualities

of an autonomous learner”

In conclution

Head K & Taylor P (1997) Readings in teacher development, Heinemann.

Eduards R, Hanson A & Reggart P(1996) Boundaries of adult learner, London Routledge

Holton E, Knowles M & Swatson R (2005) The Adult Learner, Butterworth Heinemann

Malcolm S. Knowles, Elwood F. Holton III, Richard A. Swanson(2001) Andragogy, assumptions about adult learner, Oxford.

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