Handout 1

Reflecting on your own learning

experience
I Learned English when I was in the University

Descriptive observation of Analysis of the experience

the experience
STEPS FEELINGS HELP HINDER

What did I do to learn How did I feel? What helped me learn? What hindered my
English Pronunciation? learning?
What did other people
do?

She used to do active I felt excited because I Listening native I did not contact with
activities. loved English. speakers and travel to native speakers many
Otavalo to practice with times only for few tasks
them. Study what I used of the university
to learn.
 Handout 4
Reflecting on your language learning
Experience
FOCUS ON MYSELF AS LEARNER
What did I do to help me learn? What did I do to hinder my learning?
Listened music in English. I used to work and sometimes I did not have
time.
Live and study in USA helped me to improve
my English. Study PET and First

FOCUS ON MY PEERS
What did my peers do to help me learn? What did my peers do to hinder my learning?
They did not know a lot English, but few of Some of my classmates did no contribute to in
them were dedicated. the learning process.

FOCUS ON THE TEACHER

What did my teacher do to help me learn? What did my teacher do to hinder my
learning?
She motivated us.
She did not expose a lot to contact with native
speakers

FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

What did the environment help me learn? How did the environment hinder my
learning?
Kindness
They did no like English a lot and they did no
know English very well
 How did the following factors affect
your learning?
Tasks Visual, auditory, kinesthetic and
tactile opportunities
School important They encourage me to learn
Grammar tasks in the high school, English
they did not focus in practice.

The amount of information Solitude, pair work, group work

School was a little I learned the
basic.
It was the necessary according to
the level.
Solitude a few times.
Pair and group work did not like to
English and they were not
interested.

Anything else?
Nop

Based on the experience: what are some new ideas of learning

pronunciation in a foreign language

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