Task 1.3 Work in pairs. Design of similarities and differences between learners (young learners, adolescents, and adults).

YOUNG LEARNERS

- learn through multisensory experience

(touching, move interaction)
- learn a language more quickly
- learn from everything and from everybody and
every where
- bring a natural curiosity and enthusiasm
- less anxious and inhibited
- ideal age to build positive attitudes and
confidence with English
- develop vocabulary little by little, sometimes
generalize words.
- use activities to learn
- have a limited span

- have extrinsic
motivation - like to cooperate and work
- get bored when in groups
activities aren´t of their - learn at various rates
interest
- have different
learning styles
- are social
learners
- start to select things to learn, take out
somethings that don´t use - have abstract - have intrinsic motivation
thinking - behave better in class than the others
- are forming their personality, a desire to - need challenging groups.
be independent and searching his own activities - bring a huge range of knowledge,
identity - be involved in experience and expectations to the
choosing what to classroom.
- are hard to please, so teacher have to look learn
- use elaborated task, with real material to
for original activities that captures and learn.
hold their attention. - are more critical in their learning
- able to do a wide range of activities
- use simple task to learn, using adapted - rely on themselves, have a high confidence
material

ADOLESCENTS
ADULTS