讲座题目：Learner-centred language teaching revisited

时间：2010年6月29日星期二下午3:00 p.m.

地点：文科楼八楼学术厅

讲座摘要：

Taking a broad look at the current state of research and practice on autonomy in language teaching and language teacher education, this seminar will revisit the notion of learner-centred teaching as a core practical concept in autonomy. Historically, the idea of autonomy grew out of the idea of learner-centredness and has now largely replaced it. But the idea of learner-centred teaching remains useful because it best describes the kind of teaching that will help learners become more autonomous. After explaining what I mean by ‘learner-centred’, I will comment on an important distinction between teaching that is focused on teachers’ assessments of learners’ needs and teaching that encourages learners’ learners to direct their own learning. I will conclude by outlining some practical principles to guide student teachers and early-career teachers in their efforts to make their teaching more learner-centred. 

Phil Benson 教授简介：

Phil Benson is Head of the department and a Professor in the English Department at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), where he teaches on the Department’s Masters and Doctoral programmes. He is also director of the Faculty of Languages Popular Culture and Education Research and Development Centre. He has published widely on the subject of autonomy, including the book Teaching and researching autonomy in language learning (Pearson, 2001) and he is an active member of the English Department’s Autonomy in Language Teacher Education research group.

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