WorksheetsAutonomy and Cognition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is cognition?
It is the set of mental abilities or processes that are part of nearly every human action while we are awake
It is the set of mental abilities that allows to think clearly and inteligently.
It is the ability to concentrate deeply in a specific issue so you can solve problems easily
It is the skills that allows us to move our body and control our emotions
Cognitive abilities or skills are supported by...?
specific neuronal networks
Your ability to comprehend the world and understand others
Your sense of commitment and trust
Your passion for a specific activity
Cognitive abilities are the same as...
brain functions
metacognitive strategies
mental processes involving language processing
learning strategies that help you cope with limitations.
One important brain function that has to do with your ability to concentrate on a particular object, action or thought is...
attention
awareness
perception
motor skills
Your ability to mobilize your muscles and bodies and your ability to manipulate objects are...
motor skills
locomotion powers
movement ability
dynamic physical system
They are the set of abilities that enable goal-oriented behavior, such as the ability to plan, and execute a goal.
Executive functions
Executive Order
Execute order 66
Performative aims
Stage 1 of self-directed learning is...
The dependent learner
The interested learning
The involved learner
The self-directed learning
The idea of autonomy is not indigenous to the field of ELT, it originally comes from the field of...
Moral and Political Philosophy
Semantics and Pragmatics
Continental Philosophy+
Psychiatry and Pedagogy
The rise of autonomy is closely connected to...(Select two)
the deconstruction of the traditional language classroom in the 70s.
the development of the comprehension approach.
the communicative language teaching approach.
the importance of FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) in language teaching programmes.
Holec (1981) stated that autonomy is...
the ability to take charge of one's own learning.
to take responsibility for your own actions.
to create and execute a carefully-designed study plan
the ability to focuse on one specific task.
Benson says that the concept of autonomy involves control over three major levels of the teaching and learning process. Select the three that apply.
learning management
cognitive processing
content of learning
metacognitive strategies
decision-making
Technologisation of the self is...
Assumption that our minds, bodies and personalities should be worked as if they were components of a machine.
A view of human beings as having a specific black box in the heads that enables us to learn languages
An appreciation of the role of technology in our own learning processes.
assumption that we are better than any other machine and far more superior.
There is an ambiguity and double edge to the concept of autonomy because...
It implies people taking reponsability for their learning but also expectations of further improvement from the global economy
It implies the ability to make your own decisions and leave everything to the teacher at the same time.
It implies our ability to pick up things from the environment, but also learn from others
It implies the power of observation and experimentation in language learning.
According to Scharle and Szabó most passive students' passive attitude towards learning occurs due to...
the learners' over reliance on the teacher
the learners' frustration to the new methods
the learners' reluctance to study on their own
the learners' inability to concentrate
In conclusion, it is the responsibility of the teacher
to help students learn to live the kinds of lives they want to lead rather than fit them in society's demands
to help students become independent human beings who can think by themselves
to guide students in the process of becoming successful language learner
to provide room for controversy and the exchange of ideas in the classroom.
