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But now we know
10 radical changes to traditional teaching proposed by Michael Lewis at the TESOLArabia2001 conference.

Motivating students to read
A series of simple questions to discuss with your colleagues.

Language Learning Styles & Theories
A series of questions and links to other worksheets to get you thinking about different theories and styles including your own and those of your learners.

Learning Styles Defined
A worksheet that asks you to match styles and strategies to their definitions.

Learning Theories Defined
Match the theories and approaches to their description. Not as easy as it first looks.

Humanistic Values
A brief description, based on Carl Rogers, of the values that should underlie any humanistic approach. Not many so-called 'humanistic' approaches meet all his values.

 

Experiential Learning
A brief overview of Rogers' theories on cognitive and experiential learning.

Second Language Acquistion Books
A good list of essential reading on the subject with links to Amazon.com for direct ordering.

The Theories
50 major theories of language and instruction all on one page.

Learning Management & Theories
An interesting article entitled "Adding (negotiated) learning management to models of teaching and learning" by Stephen Draper of the University of Glasgow. Has a couple of good linked references as well.

How to love learning English
A page aimed at motivating students to learn English and enjoy it. Nicely done.

The Motivation Approach
A straight-forward article by Paul van Raay which reminds us what it is all about.