How long a learner is able to concentrate at any one time.Some learners have a short attention span and they cannot concentrate for as long as other learners do
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Auditory learner
A learner who remembers things more easily when they hear them spoken.
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Autonomous
The learner likes to decide what he/she learns and how to learn.
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Communicative activity
A classroom activity in which learners need to talk or write to other learners to complete the activity, e.g. a role play.
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Kinaesthetic learner
A learner who learns more easily by doing things physically. This type of learner may like to move around or move objects while learning.
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Learner training
Using activities which help learners understand how they learn and help them to become more autonomous, independent learners.
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Learning strategies
The techniques which learners consciously use to help them when learning or using language.
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Learning style
The way in which an individual learner naturally prefers to learn something.
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Maturity
Fully grown or developed. If a learner is mature in attitude, they behave in an adult way.
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Mingle
A mingle is an activity which involves learners walking round the classroom talking to other learners to complete a task.
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Visual learner
A learner who finds it easier to learn when they can see things written down or in a picture.
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
An approach in which learners are taught a non-language subject such as science or geography through a target languag
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English-medium school
A school in a non-English-speaking country, in which all subjects are taught using English.
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Feedback
To tell someone how well they are doing. Learners can give feedback to teachers, and teacher trainers give feedback to trainee teachers.
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Interaction pattern
The different ways learners and the teacher work together in class.
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Needs(learner needs)
Language skills or learning strategies a learner still has to learn in order to reach their goals.
