"Why should I learn this?" Competency-oriented and autonomous forms of teaching as motivation in the secondary school classroom

SENNEMA, Anke and Helena HRADÍLKOVÁ. "Why should I learn this?" Competency-oriented and autonomous forms of teaching as motivation in the secondary school classroom. In Veronika Nekolová. Inovatívne vzdelávacie metódy. Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie. Bratislava: ABC – ACADEMIC BUSINESS CENTRUM, 2018, p. 20-26. ISBN 978-80-972600-2-6.

Basic information

• Original name: "Why should I learn this?" Competency-oriented and autonomous forms of teaching as motivation in the secondary school classroom
• Authors: SENNEMA, Anke (276 Germany, guarantor) and Helena HRADÍLKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Bratislava, Inovatívne vzdelávacie metódy. Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie, p. 20-26, 7 pp. 2018.
• Publisher: ABC – ACADEMIC BUSINESS CENTRUM

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: storage medium (CD, DVD, flash disk)
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14410/18:00104770
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• ISBN: 978-80-972600-2-6
• Keywords (in Czech): motivace; cizí jazyk; autonomie žáka; projektová výuka; profesní orientace
• Keywords in English: Motivation; foreign language learning; learner autonomy; project-based learning; occupational orientation
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

One of the most important aspects of teaching is finding ways to motivate your learners. Motivation is particularly relevant for young adolescent learners on the verge of deciding on future job careers. How can you encourage students to take responsibility for their acquisition of a foreign language? To achieve this, project classes offer a suitable form of learning that complements the regular structure of teaching routines in schools. The additional value comprises interdisciplinary thinking as well as stimulation of learner autonomy and students’ willingness to cooperate with both peers and project partners outside the school. This article reports on a project week that was designed to both promote motivation for foreign language learning, and also to raise students’ awareness about future job perspectives with regard to their foreign language acquisition.