Adult students have a different background and different roles from the ones of teenagers or children. They are students, they work and many times they hold their own family, for that reason we can not think about them just as students, that is a point we have to consider every time we start a lesson and specially when we evaluate.
Respecting the learning rhythm, troubles and expectancies can change the way they perceive education, learn contents and their attitude towards our job. We must give adults the opportunities they need to finish school, to learn and to apply what they’ve learnt to their day life.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Reflections on learning
Learning process for adult students
The learning process for adult students means a lot of things, new challenges, new possibilities, personal growth, for this reason it is the duty of teachers to give them confidence and push them towards success. Adults face education with fears produced by insecurities, low self-esteem, specific learning needs, bad experiences, etc. Their prior knowledge and experiences must be really taken into account and we must consider every thing related to the context of the student before, while and after planning each lesson.
Learning for adults is important and relevant for their life, it is a very delicate and complex process that must be accomplished with effort, love, comprehension and commitment from both parts, students and teachers.
The learning process for adult students means a lot of things, new challenges, new possibilities, personal growth, for this reason it is the duty of teachers to give them confidence and push them towards success. Adults face education with fears produced by insecurities, low self-esteem, specific learning needs, bad experiences, etc. Their prior knowledge and experiences must be really taken into account and we must consider every thing related to the context of the student before, while and after planning each lesson.
Learning for adults is important and relevant for their life, it is a very delicate and complex process that must be accomplished with effort, love, comprehension and commitment from both parts, students and teachers.
Monday, February 4, 2008
RSS and technology in the EFL adult classroom
RSS is a very effective and useful tool, specially in education. Related to Adult classes it can save a lot of time to students who in fact do not have plenty of time. Getting shortcuts to sites of their interest is a great thing, we have to consider that some of them do not use it in a very good way, and giving them tool to make things easy is going to be very possitive.
I think that in the beggining we, as teachers, must invest time exploring and learning about this tool in order to make it available to our adult students in a good way.
Blogging can be an exellent tool to continue learning outside the class,to reinforce their knowledge and of course to keep in touch after classes at any moment they need it.
I think that in the beggining we, as teachers, must invest time exploring and learning about this tool in order to make it available to our adult students in a good way.
Blogging can be an exellent tool to continue learning outside the class,to reinforce their knowledge and of course to keep in touch after classes at any moment they need it.
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