Naslov
Learner Autonomy trough the Prism of Learning Styles in the European Language Portfolio
(Učenikova samostalnost kroz prizmu stilova učenja u Europskome jezičnom portfoliju)

Autori
Košuta, Nataša ; Vičević, Ivanović, Sanja

Izvornik
Croatian Journal of Education = Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje (1848-5189) 17 (2015), 3; 187-212

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
German in primary school ; learner autonomy ; self-assessement ; type of learner
(njemački jezik u osnovnoj školi ; samovrednovanje ; tip učenika ; učenikova samostalnost)

Sažetak
The aim of this paper is to look into the ways of receiving and conveying information in German classes, taking into consideration the types of learners found in the European Language Portfolio (ELP) for learners aged 11– 15 in the Republic of Croatia – visual, auditory, and those who learn best through direct use of language. The share of these types of learners was obtained during 2012 by using a questionnaire from the above-mentioned ELP on the sample of 147 pupils. By submitting questionnaires to 22 teachers during 2012, we studied the use of a certain way of conveying information in their teaching, and by analysing 20 textbooks and 20 workbooks for German as a second foreign language during the school year 2010/2011, we studied the way information was conveyed to a specific type of learner. The research showed that learners prefer receiving information visually, whereas teachers said that they convey information appropriately to different types of learners in equal amounts. On the other hand, when conveying information, textbooks and workbooks give precedence to the visual type. The results point to the importance of raising awareness of different learning styles as part of developing learner autonomy and suggest that the ELP can have a significant role in the process.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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