Choosing materials and methods
A key element of autonomous language learning is choosing and working with suitable learning materials, methods and strategies. These competencies are acquired and developed bit by bit.
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I am familiar with a variety of materials and resources for language learning, for example |
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learning advisors |
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I can do this |
I want to learn this |
This isn't important for me |
In order to achieve my goal, I can choose materials and resources |
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with a learning advisor. |
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I can choose materials to help me achieve my goal bearing in mind |
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I can choose authentic materials – for example, films, different text types, radio and television programmes – to help me achieve my goal bearing in mind |
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I can choose materials and resources to help me achieve my goal |
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For further descriptors see completing tasks, monitoring and evaluating.
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I can do this |
I want to learn this |
This isn't important for me |
I can try out new, unfamiliar materials and resources (for example, new learning software, new textbooks, working with a newspaper article for the first time) |
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with a learning advisor. |
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For further descriptors see completing tasks, monitoring and evaluating.
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I can do this |
I want to learn this |
This isn't important for me |
I am familiar with different language learning methods and strategies, for example |
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speaking in the foreign language |
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translating from the foreign language |
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For further descriptors see completing tasks.
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I can do this |
I want to learn this |
This isn't important for me |
In order to achieve my goal, I can choose methods and strategies |
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with a learning advisor. |
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In order to achieve my goal, I can choose methods and strategies suited to |
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For further descriptors see completing tasks, monitoring and evaluating.
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I can do this |
I want to learn this |
This isn't important for me |
I can try out new and unfamiliar methods and strategies (for example, new methods to learn vocabulary or new exercises to improve my listening skills) |
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with a learning advisor. |
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For further descriptors see completing tasks, monitoring and evaluating.
For descriptors on working with learning materials and authentic materials, and on using learning methods and strategies see completing tasks. For critical analysis of materials used and methods applied see monitoring and evaluating. Do you like learning together with others? In that case, go to cooperating.