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Learning Styles & Personalities left brain vs. right brain extroversion vs. introversion tolerance of ambiguity |
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Setting Goals & Planning One's Language Study long-term vs. short-term objectives different objectives for different skills proficiency levels based on the ACTFL |
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Motivation intrinsic motivation vs. extrinsic motivation integrative motivation vs. instrumental motivation attitudes |
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Self-confidence, Anxiety, Inhibition how to build the learner's self-confidence how to lower the learner's anxiety |
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Risk-taking how to encourage the learner's risk-taking |
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Comprehensible Input how to increase the amount of input how to improve the quality of input |
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Interaction: Negotiation of meaning how to increase the amount of meaningful interaction |
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Form-focused Instruction and Corrective Feedback consciousness raising the influence of the learner's native language |
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The Language-Culture Connection the relationship between language and culture: linguistic relativity How to raise the learner's cross-cultural awareness |
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Learning Strategies characteristics of good language learners |
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How to Improve Listening Skills |
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How to Improve Speaking Skills How to Improve Pronunciation |
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How to Improve Reading Skills |
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How to Improve Writing Skills |
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How to Increase Vocabulary How to Improve Grammar |