Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Presenter:

Larry M. Lynch,Ed.S.,TESOLUniversidad Santiago de Cali

Teacher Trainer British Council of Cali

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

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“Come to the edge,” he said. They said, “We are afraid.”“Come to the edge,” he said.They came.

He pushed them ...And they flew.

Guillaume Apollinaire

How can we as teachers effectively utilize the vast array of available resources?

How can we effectively incorporate and use new methodologies and the technologies surrounding us to develop autonomous

skills in our students?

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Teachers should:

Identify student learning styles

Provide materials

Transfer responsibility for learning

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Teachers can also:

Focus on review in class

Follow-up student learning

Provide for a feedback cycle

Identify student strengths, weaknesses and learning styles

USEFUL STRATEGIES:

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES DUAL PSYCHOLOGY RASSIAS METHOD V.A.R.K.

The Multiple Intelligences

VERBAL - LINGUISTIC

INTERPERSONAL

MUSICAL - RHYTHMIC

INTRAPERSONAL

VISUAL - SPATIAL NATURALIST

LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL

BODILY - KINESTHETIC

RASSIAS METHOD

DEVLOPED BY PROF. JOHN RASSIASMODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY

DEVLOPED BY PROF. JOHN RASSIASMODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY

USES REHEARSED DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE AND LIVELY EXERCISES, PRESENTATIONS AND DIALOGUES TO CREATE AN ILLUSION OF SPONTANEITY IN RE-CREATING AN IMMERSIVE REALITY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING. IT ENCOURAGES TEACHERS TO BE ADAPTIVE IN THEIR TECHNIQUES TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS.

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Provide self-study and auto-evaluation

materials:  On-line

Workshops

Reference materials

TECHNOLOGY MAKES AUTONOMY POSSIBLE

INTERNET TELEVISION

TELEPHONES CD ROMs

VIDEOS I-A, AV Workshops

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

ESP WORKSHOPS  

A well-designed written workshop addresses

multiple skills, especially when used both in class and as an out-of-class

assignment

SOME TYPES OF EVALUATION EXERCISES:

COGNITIVE PAIRS

  CLOZE EXERCISE

FILL IN THE BLANKS

WORD OR LETTER UNSCRAMBLE

RE-ORDERING A SEQUENCE

TRUE or FALSE

GIVE A DESCRIPTION

EXPOSITORY WRITING

COMPLETE THE PHRASE or SENTENCE

MORE TYPES OF EVALUATION EXERCISES:

ERROR CORRECTION

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

WRITE THE QUESTION

COMPLETE A CHART or GRAPH

MULTIPLE CHOICE

SELECT AN ITEM FROM A GROUP

RE-WRITE or RE-STATE

GIVE AN OPINION

A COMBINATION of EXERCISES

USE STUDENT CONCERNS AS DISCOURSE TOPICS

ESSAYS DISCUSSIONS

DEBATES MOSAICS RESEARCH PROJECTS POSTERS

COMPARATIVE STUDIES EXCHANGES

INTER – ACTIVE GAMES

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Focus on review and tutorials in class

  Answer questions

Give feedback

Address problem areas

Developing Autonomy in ESP Learners

Provide for a feedback cycle

between students and teacher   E-mail

Telephone

Office hours

Tutorial periods

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

IT’S UP TO YOU!

Larry M. Lynch, Ed.,S., TESOL

Universidad Santiago de Cali

THANK YOU ATTENDEES!