MODULE14

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LEARNER NEEDS

 

The unit fourteen was about the learners needs. Teacher should differentiate the learner’s wants from the learners’ needs. To get started it is good to know the current state of knowledge of the students, besides that, there is vital to know the kind of needs, there are: the personal needs, which are the (1)goals of the students, what they want to achieve with the course. Moreover, there are their (2)expectations toward the class, what they expect for the course. There are also the learning needs, which are specific ways of learning, how students learn the (3)target language, it is important for us to recognize their (7)learning strategies strategies, and how to help them to have (4)autonomy. This placed the learner as the center of our attention in language learning education. Finally, there are the professional needs, which are important for students who are specialized in a certain field. They need specific (5)funtions , for example if a doctor take an English course, he definitively will need a specific one with lexis about that field. The same happens with the (6)text types, it has to be specific. A good strategy to build rapport and to help with the personal needs is to create a good environment in the class using the (8)interaction patterns. To sum up, I consider that it is really necessary to base our class in the students need to make the subject meaningful for them.

References:

-Pcrest3.com

3.2.6 Identifying Learner Needs

Pcrest3.com,. (2014). 3.2.6 Identifying Learner Needs. Retrieved 6 December 2014, from http://www.pcrest3.com/fgb/efgb4/3/3_2_6.htm

-Google Books

Meeting the Needs of Students of ALL Abilities

Google Books,. (2014). Meeting the Needs of Students of ALL Abilities. Retrieved 6 December 2014, from http://books.google.com.ec/books?id=IGUunzckrfkC&pg=PR14&dq=students+needs&hl=es&sa=X&ei=wU-CVNCQOIK0ggSszYDIDQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=

 

REFLECTION:

-         There are forty students in my class, but I can still find ways of meeting some of their needs.

I agree with this opinion because it is important to assure that all students have every opportunity to reach their full potential.That could be a kind difficult because of the amount of students but we can apply the learning techniques varying day after day.

-         Sometimes my students just want to chat in English rather than study for their exam.

It is important to give students exposure to language throw interactive activities like chatting with classmates, and so on. But, it is as well important the evaluation to know the situation of the student referred to the knowledge. So it is better to reach a consensus with them to have time for both activities.

-         I don’t think my students have any particular needs- they just have to learn English.

No, I don´t agree because each person has its own way to learn and for that reason their own needs.  We have to find their needs in order to plan the class.