The Learner

Multiple Choice

What do you call the kind of motivation when you want to be part of the target culture?

• intrinsic

• extrinsic

• instrumental

• integrative

What kind of learner are you?

Think about your experiences of learning a
foreign language. What kind of learner are
you? Look at the following pairs of adjectives
and try to decide where on each line you are.

___________________X_________________
confident careful

Different learning preferences

Look at the following statements by
learners of English. What can you say
about the personalities of the people
who made them?

1. I want my teacher to correct all my
mistakes.

Implications

•As a teacher we should try to understand what works best for
each learner and to be flexible.

•Teachers should find out students’ interests and try to
incorporate these items into the lessons.

•Teachers should vary their activities to suit different learners.

•Students can benefit from being trained to work in new ways as
it might increase their learning opportunities.

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What are your learning preferences?