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sistentwiththeirunderlyingbeliefsystem.Thismaybeseen,forexample,in
thewayinwhichtheypreparelessonsandevaluateoutcomes,andalsointhe
‘routines’bywhichtheymanagetheirclassesandinteractwiththeirlearners.
Alearner-centeredmodeofteachingisbydefinitionexploratorybyvirtue
ofitsopennesstolearners’motivations,knowledgeandexperience,andto
theirsubjectiveperceptionsoflanguagestudy.Forsometeachersitmaybe
stimulatingorevenchallenging.Othersmayfinditunsettling.Ineithercase,
however,itisusefulfortheteachertobecomemoreawareofhis/herown
subjectiveattitudestoteachingpriortoorwhileinitiatingalearner-centered
approachtohis/herteaching.Teacherreflectiveawarenessandpreparedness
arethusnecessarytoolsforenablingtheconditionwithinalearner-centered
approach.Someoftheskillsrequiredoftheteacherinalearner-centeredmode
ofteachinginclude:
a)
needsanalysisskills;
b)
courseplanningskills;
c)
educationskills;
d)
flexibilityandadaptability(Tudor1996).
Needanalysisskillsrelatetotheidentificationoflearners’objectiveneeds
andtogoalsetting.Suchanidentificationinvolvestheuseofvarietyofneeds
analysisandself-assessmentprocedurestoexplorelearners’communicative
agendasandtheircurrentabilitytorealizetheseagendasinthetargetlan-
guage.Atthesametime,teachershavetoexplorelearners’attitudinaldispo-
sitiontolanguagelearningandtheircurrentlevelofstrategicawarenessas
abasisforformulatingthestrategiclearninggoalswhichwillbepursuedin
parallelwiththeirobjectivelearningagendaintheircourseofstudy.
Courseplaningskillsareneededtochannelintoacoherentprogrammeof
prioritiesarisingoutoftheexplorationoflearners’needs.Dependingonthe
contextwithinwhichteachingtakesplace,theteachermayalsoneedgood
planningskillsandasolidpedagogicaljudgmenttopursuethegoaloflan-
guageeducationinharmonywiththeadministrativeandcurricularimpera-
tivesoftheinstitutionoreducationalsysteminwhichtheteacherisworking.
Thecommentsmadeonthoseskillsshowthatalearner-centeredapproachto
teachingbynomeansdeprivestheteacherofhis/herprofessionalexpertiseor
theroleoftheknower.Onthecontrary,theteacher’sroleasaknowerwith
respecttotheTLwillmanifestitselfinthesamevarietyofwaysasinany
formoflanguageinstruction;itwillalsobepresentinhis/herguidingof
learners’owndiscoveryofthetargetlanguage.Theteacher’sprofessional
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