Learning by learning

By Inna Holynska
 The three most critical
components in English language
teaching
learners;
materials;
teachers.
• What does it mean to succeed at
language learning?
• Language learning is a lifelong
journey
The goal of learning
 Learning to learn

• You can lead a horse to

water, but you can’t make
it drink.
What learning to learn means
to develop
 awareness;
 strategies;
 skills;
attitudes
Why learning to learn is important
The learners vary in their:
personality
aptitudes
 motivation
emerging learning styles
self-concept
psychological and emotional support
The teacher’s role

 behavioural;
an interactive
How to incorporate learning to
learn in lessons

to establish aims and purposes

for doing activities;
 to review what has been done;
to model aloud thinking and
verbal reasoning processes
The example of modelling the
procedure
Venn diagram
 Activities for learning to learn
 to develop children’s self-esteem and feelings
of confidence in their own strengths and
abilities;
 relaxation and breathing exercise;
 recording and memorizing vocabulary and
grammar;
 exploring learning styles, reasons for learning
English;
 to set short-term, personal learning goals.
Rays of sunshine
Vocabulary nets
Grammar mind map
Things that help to learn
Why I’m learning
 Self-assessment

in the form of ‘can do’;

to write their own report;
to keep a learning diary.
 Benefits of learning to learn
 Increased motivation;
 Greater self-awareness;
 Active involvement and commitment to learning;
 An open, curios, questioning attitude;
 Good work habits;
 An organized approach to managing their learning;
 Better concentration;
 Improved recall and memory;
 Greater collaboration, sharing and respect between peers;
 Becoming more responsible, reflective and independent
learners.
 References
• 500 activities for the primary classroom - Carol
Read
• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/
rania-jabr/academic-language-learning