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LEARNER CENTER INSTRUCTION

1.      What is learner centered instruction (LCI)?

Learner Center Instructions is an approach that focuses on students’ performance in their learning.  To succeed with it, the contents, methods, strategies, activities, materials have to be chosen taking into consideration students’ individualities, needs, and pace of learning. Additionally, motivation will contribute to have students’ active participation in class. The teacher has a very dynamic role; he is the facilitator of students’ learning providing a variety of sources to make students fulfill their learning goals.

      2.      What is the main role of the teacher in LCI?

In this process, the teacher has to value more students’ formative performance, providing permanent feedback to reinforce their knowledge. The key point of this approach is the developing of learners’ skills, creating independent learners who can feel motivated to continue learning.===

     3.       Explain the 4 key principles of student centered learning.

The 4 key principles of student centered learning are the following:  First, learning is personalized, this means that the teacher analyzes the group of students he works with and identify learners’ needs, so he plans the classes based on their individualities.  As a result learners are given excellent opportunities to have a meaningful learning.  Second, Learning is competency-based; this has to be with the information and skills that students have mastered .  Teachers respond to learners’ needs. Third, learning happens anytime and anywhere;  students realize that they can not only learn in the class, but in any place; so the teacher motivates  them continue learning inside and outside the class.  He can provide good learning sourcesfor this purpose. Finally, students take ownership of their learning; they have to learn the language to use it when they need to, it means for communicative purposes.  ===

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In student centered learning the instruction focuses on the learner and the learning process. The teacher creates a learning environment that resembles as much as possible the one in which students learned their first language. Students become part of the learning process by establishing learning goals, developing and choosing learning strategies, and evaluating their own progress. Learner-centered instruction encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning, and helps them gain confidence in their ability to learn and use the language. Teachers support students by devoting some class time to non-traditional activities, including teaching students how to use learning strategies, motivating them, using available tools and resources, and helping them to reflect on their own learning.

Learner Centered Instruction

It is the process that promotes student's learning by incorporating their interests, expectations and goals inside the development of their competencies, so they can feel confident and engage to personalize and apply effective strategies in order to take responsabilitiy and evaluate their learning.

Teacher's role in the Learner Centered Instruction

The role of the teacher is to help students learn by themselves. By supporting and motivating student's work, the teacher becomes a facilitator of tools and activities that emphasize and supports students' learning process.

Four key principles of Student Centered Learner

1. Personal Learning.- Teachers should know students' weaknesses and strengths to identify where they are in their learning.
2. Competency.- Learning is related to every students' abilities and skills development, so they will be able to master them in their real life in order to respond to their individual needs and challenges.
3. Learning never stops.- Students are able to learn anytime, anywhere, due to the fact that they discover something interesting to learn in and outside the classroom everyday.
4. Student's ownership.- It is important for teachers to take desitions with and for students, because they play a vital part in their learning for their success.

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Learner-centered

What is learner centered instruction?

It is a group of methodologies in which the student and the student's learning process take priority.

What is the main role of the teacher in LCI?

The teacher's role is to help students learn by themselves. By supporting and motivating student's work, the teacher becomes a facilitator of tools and activities that emphasize and supports students' learning process.

Explain the 4 key principles of student centered learning.

1. Personalized learning: by knowing each of the students the teacher can provide different tools that match the student's different skills.
2. Competency: Instead of sticking to a curriculum the teacher focuses on developing students' knowledge and skills at their own pace.
3. Learning never stops: show students that every environment is full of knowledge.
4. Student's ownership: the teacher provides the tools to facilitated student's learning, but it is the student who is responsible for his/her developing knowledge.

What is the learner-centered instruction?

It is a group of methodologies that are focused on the students' learning process so it stimulates students to be part and must be responsible their own learning and get the confidence to use the language.

What is the main role of the teacher in LCI?

The teacher becomes a facilitator that supports students' learning using tools and activities for this process to motivate them to continue their work.

Explain the 4 key principles of student-centered learning.

• Personal learning: the learning is personalized giving them the specific tools and activities.
• Competency: the learning is according to competencies.
• Learning never stops: the learning takes part at anytime and anywhere.
• Student's ownership: the student is responsible on their own language.