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1 British Council Teaching Centre, Chennai, IN
Source
HuSS: International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 2, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 52-54
Abstract
This paper details chosen personal experiences of a teacher of English while dealing with adult learners from different backgrounds in a language school. It aims to highlight certain affective filters adult learners need to overcome in a participative learning process and the teacher's role in facilitating such learning. A few brief examples of lessons that unfold in a rather unusual classroom experience, which catalyses a teacher's multifarious roles, and the realistic expectations learners need to shape in order to reap the full benefit, are shared. Although several different contexts for such reflection and learning exist, only those pertaining to interaction, collaboration, constraints and building relationships are examined here.
Keywords
Affective Filters, Collaborative Learning, Experiential Learning, Passive Learning.
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