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– Autonomous learning does not always mean individual or self-learning

– Tandem– Chat– Penfriend– Learning in groups

- Backgrounds

– Past learning experiences– Personality – Habits

- goals clearly defined

- interests in culture

- opportunity to use the language in practice

- pleasure not unpleasant duty

- internal willing to learn

– Reasons for learning a language (interests, professional reasons, emotional)

– Integrative motivation (integration into the culture)– Instrumental motivation (means to an end, e.g. getting

a better job)– Motivation and effects– Attitude towards learning– Involvement in the language learning

– Teachers’ role: a guide, supervisor, assistant, advisor, inspiration, encouragement

– Students’ role: responsibility for own learning, not waiting to be taught

Advantages:- Time flexibility

- Individual pace

- Lack of competitiveness

- Lack of shame, exposure to critics

Advantages and disadvantages of autonomous language learning

Disadvantages:- If lack of communicative interaction

- If lack of evaluation, feedback

- Lack of competitiveness

- If lack of strong motivation, determination

and self-discipline

– words are learned easier if concern the same topic, e.g. food, clothes, shopping, traveling

– do not translated all words – pictures are enough and easier to remember

Conversations about foodomon apple pear potato tomato lemon sandwich…

• Trains, buses and taxis

Holistic approach to learning foreign languages

– reading comprehension– listening comprehension– speaking– writing– culture aspect– above four skills and culture awareness should

start from elementary level and evolve simultaneously

– do not worry if you do not understand each word, grasp essential information

– elementary level: listen and read the same text

– select tapes according to your language level

Tickets and timetables

• Clerk: „ Good morning. What can l do for you?"• Alice: „ Good morning. What time is the next train lo Oxford, please?"• C: " There s one at9.30."• A: " And when does it arrive in Oxford?"• C: " At 10.31."• A: " Is there a later one?"• C: "Yes. There is one at 10,45, change at Didcot. It arrives in Oxford at 12.04.

Or there is a direct one at 11.35, arriving at 12.36"• A: "Sorry? When does the direct one leave?"• C: "At 11.35. Arriving at 12.36."• A: "Thank vou verv much."

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– read real life texts: leaflets, brochures, posters

– watch subtitled films: double benefit listening and reading

– chat in the Net

– find a penfriend

– do not worry if you speak worse than natives

– imagine you are speaking to a foreigner in your language (although there are grammatical and pronunciation mistakes you comprehend)

– listen a lot

– strange sounds impossible to distinguish, e.g• th: ð or Ө• they /ðei/ you may say /dei/• south /sau Ө/ you may say /sauf/

– should be explained in a native language on elementary level

– may be explained in foreign language if intermediate level

– not the most important in communication (improper belief from old school education)

Access to autonomous English language learning

a) numerous websites:

for learning English: www.samouk.pl, www.ang.pl/samouk_do_FCE_180.html, www.thetower.com.pl/new/samouk,

on-line dictionaries: www.allwords.com, www.dictionary.cambridge.org,

www.britannica.com, www.english2american.com, www.symbols.com, www.wordcentral.com, www.1000dictionaries.com, www.dict.pl, www.netdictionary.com, www.onelook.com , www.medterms.com, www.nolo.com

Access to autonomous English language learning

b) books for autonomous learning, e.g. English in 30 days by Langenscheidt including CD, dialogues, grammar and culture aspects;

c) autonomous language learning materials English for everyone sent by mail, divided into thematic groups including CDs and tests;

d) materials for learning English to order by e-mail and sent by mail www.supermemo.net.pl, www.angielski.eskk.pl providing supervision and certificates

e) The widest selection of DVD films with subtitles are in English (Shrek, Chinatown, Monty Pyton Flying Circus, Mr. Bean, Benny Hill, Chicago), songs, cable TV (Sky news, TTV, CNN, Euronews, CNBC)

Access to autonomous GermanGerman language learning

a) numerous websites: on-line dictionaries: www.allwords.com,

www.dictionary.cambridge.org, www.1000dictionaries.com,

b) books for autonomous learning, e.g. German in 30 days by Langenscheidt including CD, dialogues, grammar and culture aspects;

c) materials for learning German, to order by e-mail and sent by mail www.supermemo.net.pl, www.niemiecki.eskk.pl providing supervision and certificates

d) DVD films subtitles (Goodbye Lenin, Die fetten Jahren sind vorbei), songs, cable TV (Das Erste, hessen fersehen, SR Sudwest, Pro Sieben, RTL, RTL 2)

Access to autonomous Spanish language learning

a) numerous websites:– www.hiszpania-online.com, – on-line dictionaries: www.allwords.com, www.1000dictionaries.com,

b) books for autonomous learning, e.g. Spanish, French in 30 days by Langenscheidt including CD, dialogues, grammar and culture aspects;

c) materials for learning Spanish to order by e-mail and sent by mail www.supermemo.net.pl , www.hiszpanski.eskk.pl providing supervision and certificates

d) DVD films with subtitles (Mar adentro, Tesis, Abre los ojos... , Incautos i El juego de la verdad, Nadie conoce a nadie, Los debutantes, Te doy mis ojos and Utopia), songs, cable TV (ETB sat, Canal24horas, C Milagro, Top TV)

Access to autonomous Italian language learning

a) numerous websites:– on-line dictionaries: www.allwords.com,

www.dictionary.cambridge.org, www.1000dictionaries.com, – materials for autonomous learning ttto order by e-mail andd sent

by mail www.supermemo.net.pl , www.wloski.eskk.pl providing supervision and certificates

b) books for autonomous learning, e.g. Italian in 30 days by Langenscheidt including CD, dialogues, grammar and culture aspects;

c) DVD films subtitles (La strada, La dolce vita), songs, cable TV (RAI, Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, Rai Sport satellite, Rai News 24, Canale 5, Rete 4, Italia 1, La 7, ALL Music)