Steven Asquith
I am a senior lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies and co-editor of JALT The Language Teacher, My Share column. I am interested in training learners to be more autonomous, especially relating to learning vocabulary, digital pedagogies and new learning design.
Sessions
A Vocabulary Learning Strategies Course
In this poster presentation, a vocabulary learning strategies course which develops student autonomy is described. The course is structured using an iterative approach to engage students in creating, evaluating, and revising individual learning plans based upon personal needs analysis. These plans are appraised and reformulated as students gradually discover more about vocabulary learning strategies. The course culminates in two projects; one in which learners in pairs create authentic texts to demonstrate their ability to use vocabulary in context, and the other, in which they teach vocabulary learning strategies to a class of their peers. The presentation will not only explain the design and contents of the course, but also subsequent changes to the course going into its second year.