Mark Arthur – Five Keys to Developing Learner Independence with Teenagers and Adults

Whichever back-to-school scenario language learners are facing, they will almost certainly have fewer opportunities to engage in meaningful language use during class time, making it more important than ever for them to be effective independent learners. Yet simply setting independent learning activities is not enough and it is the teaching strategies that we use in-class to set up independent learning tasks that are key to facilitating learner independence.

How can we set up asynchronous, or out-of class, learning activities so that they truly foster learner independence? Join us to find out.