Learner-Centredness as Language Education

In This Book Learner-Centredness Is Presented As An Approach To Language Teaching Which Takes Account Of The Learning Goals Subjective Needs And The Culturally-Based Expectations Which Learners Bring With Them To The Language Classroom. Learner-Centred Teaching Involves A Collaborative Approach To Course Development In Which Teachers And Learners Share Their Respective Knowledge And Insights Into The Learning Process. The Book Stresses That A Learner-Centred Approach Cannot Therefore Be Made Synonymous With Any One Set Of Teachings Procedures: It Will Assume Different Forms In Response To The Individual And Cultural Identities Of The Learners Involved And The Settings In Which Learning Takes Place.