A talk on autonomous learning on December 3rd

A talk on self-access language learning at 11am on December 3.



UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE SUPPORT FLEXIBLE DELIVERY FOR AUTONOMOUS LEARNING



In this talk Dr. Reinders will consider the importance of language support as a complement and sometimes alternative to language teaching. As an example, he will demonstrate the system for language support set up at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. This combines diagnostic procedures with workshops, language counseling services, and crucially, an electronic monitoring system that supports students in their language studies and that encourages autonomous language learning. The system was designed to offer support that is tightly linked with the students' needs and that tracks their progress over time. The system also proactively offers students help, recommendations and referrals to support staff, based on their profile and their out-of-class language learning. Dr. Reinders will conclude with a number of practical suggestions for tertiary teachers for implementing language support in their own institutions.