What do you think your level of English in terms of listening, spoken interaction and spoken production, writing and reading according to the Common European Framework of Reference? Why do you think so?

What have you discovered about yourself as a learner (e.g. your learning style) and how you are going to make best use of it.


I’ve heard a lot about a rare breed of good language-learner who are always active, attentive, and engaged. It’s time to debunk this disturbing myth of picture-perfect students: everyone deserves to be called good. It’s just that this good differs.

Focus on the good habits
The first thing to know: the concept of a good language learner isn’t the brainchild of some grumpy teachers who were eager to label promising learners and “language losers”. It’s a whole area of academic studies that have existed since the 1970s.

Researchers aimed to design a checklist of efficient language-learning habits to support students who are less skilled in language acquisition.

According to the first collaborative checklist the researches made, good students:

can determine their learning style;
can immerse themselves in the learning process;
learn that every language isn’t just a strict system, but also a way of communication;
whenever possible, plan on deepening their knowledge;
prepared to cope with the difficulties and demands of learning a second language.
After that, the process of expanding the list has started. It has been added that children would be willing to make mistakes, have above-average IQ, be confident, and learn from helpful patterns of their native language.

Entry 3

1. 
   What do you think are the characteristics of a good student?
   
2. 
   How is it different to study in a secondary school and a University?
   
3. 
   Do you think you are a good student? Why?
   
4. 
   How do you think you can be a better student?
   

A GOOD STUDENT IS BRAVE
Brave kids are going to be the ones who take risks and amass experiences. They can use those experiences powerfully in their learning and growing. They quickly establish what they love and loathe and then they are more likely to create a life they love. They are also going to be the students who take learning risks that lead to lateral, out of the box thinking. The world needs that kind of thinker. Bravery is about taking on daunting challenges; feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Bravery is not the absence of fear. Sometimes when we talk to our kids we say, “Don’t be afraid” or “Don’t be silly, it’s going to be fine”. This implies that fear is something to be ashamed of. It isn’t. Fear is human and to be expected, but it also needs to be overcome. That won’t just happen by magic. It comes with modelling, teaching and explaining.