Encouraging learner-generated content

As an ELT trainer in adult education, I have found that giving my learners space to provide content has a number of advantages. It helps learners to stay engaged and provides motivation, as it is personal and gives them the opportunity to acquire and use language they need. Giving learners space to come up with ideas for using language often leads to creativity. In addition, frameworks to be filled with learner-generated content make use of different types of input and output by giving learners the chance to both speak and listen to others. As the bulk of the lesson . . .

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Marjorie Rosenberg
Marjorie Rosenberg
Marjorie Rosenberg has been teaching in Austria for over 40 years, working at tertiary level, with adults and with teachers. She has written several methodology books on learner preferences and materials in the area of business English. Marjorie is an NLP trainer and has used the techniques in the classroom as well as in teacher training courses.