Unit 14 Learner needs

Learner needs are those that influence his/her learning. For example, some learners need praise. Regarding this, recognizing and trying to meet learner needs are part of being a good teacher. There are three different kinds of learner needs; these are going to influence what a teacher does in the classroom. First, personal needs, here we have security, challenge, goals and expectations. The reasons for the needs influence the age, gender, interests, motivation, etc. Second, learning needs like specific target language, specific language subskills and learner autonomy. Here influence the learning styles like past language learning experience and availability of time. Third, future professional needs for example, specific subskills, vocabulary and grammar, specific functions and text types.  Often, schools provide different kinds of courses according to their needs. About the knowledge I acquired in this chapter I could suggest different courses according to their specific professional, general or academic goals for their learning of other language for example, a three- day intensive course, a series of one to one lessons over eight weeks, a four week online course. As a conclusion, it’s really important to know what the learner needs are in order to teach them the correct teaching method and activities.

For further information:

• Pcrest3.com,. (2014). 3.2.6 Identifying Learner Needs. Retrieved 5 December 2014, from http://www.pcrest3.com/fgb/efgb4/3/3_2_6.htm
• Yates, B. (2014). Learning Needs Analysis . Assetproject.info. Retrieved 5 December 2014, from http://www.assetproject.info/learner_methodologie