1) Students' learning should be self-directed.
2) Schools should produce students who want and know how to learn.
3) The most meaningful form of evaluation is self-evaluation.
4) Feelings, as well as knowledge, are important in the learning process.
5) Students learn best in a non-threatening environment.
I'm also a proponent of the idea that language is a complex system. I don't intend to go into it, but my posts will reflect that perspective. For a great overview of this proposal, take a look at Diane Larsen-Freeman's keynote at the 2014 TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Convention. If you prefer to read, here is a summary she wrote in Language Magazine at about the same time.
2) Schools should produce students who want and know how to learn.
3) The most meaningful form of evaluation is self-evaluation.
4) Feelings, as well as knowledge, are important in the learning process.
5) Students learn best in a non-threatening environment.
I'm also a proponent of the idea that language is a complex system. I don't intend to go into it, but my posts will reflect that perspective. For a great overview of this proposal, take a look at Diane Larsen-Freeman's keynote at the 2014 TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Convention. If you prefer to read, here is a summary she wrote in Language Magazine at about the same time.
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