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Developing Autonomy in Language Learners: Diagnostic Teaching
LEARN WorkshopJuly 28 and 29, 2015
Ra’ed F. Qasem
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
Goals
o Define diagnostic teaching.o Explore the process of diagnostic
teaching.
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Plan
1. Introduction.2. Define diagnostic teaching.3. The process of diagnostic teaching.4. Questions.
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Autonomy in formal language learning
Autonomy
Confidence
Motivation
Attitude
Knowledge WillingnessSkills
AbilityClassroom
CommunicatorLearner Person
Affective
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Factors affecting development of Autonomy
1. Role of the teacher2. Role of feedback3. Learner independence4. Learner confidence in ability5. Experience of language learning
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Assessment
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Diagnostic Teaching
Diagnostic teaching is a hypothesis driven method that links assessment and instruction to determine student abilities, needs, and objectivesin order to prescribe requisite learning opportunities.
PlanExecuteEvaluatePrescribe
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Diagnostic Teaching
Action Learning Outcome
Diagnostic Assessment
Current State
How to improve
Resources
Feedback
Evaluation
Determining the abilities, needs, and objectives of individual learners.
Prescribing and guiding learning opportunities.
Specifying objectives.
Assisting in evaluation of progress.
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• Language learning as a developmental process.• Continuous process.• Monitoring the understanding and performance of
learners.• Constant but immediate or delayed data collection.• Feedback to the teacher on the efficacy of
instruction:– New instruction building on the learning that students
demonstrate.
– Effectiveness of lessons.
– Targeted instruction.
Rationale
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Tools
PerformanceProjects
HomeworkRecordings
Written reports
InteractionParticipationInvolvement
CommunicationInterviews
ConferencesGroup discussions
TestingOPI
DLPTUnit Tests
Teacher made testsQuizzes
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Implications• Share learning goals with students.• Involve students in self-assessment.• Provide feedback.• Use the target language.• Encourage quest for good learning activities.• Help learners set their own learning targets
and choose their own learning activities.• Plan for individual goals but collaborative work.• Maintain records of learning.• Evaluate progress: individual learners and
class.
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QUESTIONS?????
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