Learning to Learn for life By Samantha Lewis
Samantha has worked in ELT since 1994 and is a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer who is based in Spain and specialises in ELT in secondary schools. Her most recent course, Own it!, focuses on Life Competencies in language learning.
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When developing learning to learn competencies in the secondary classroom we are equipping our learners with the practical skills to participate in, take control of, reflect on and evaluate their own learning in higher education and in the workplace.
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eachers today are encouraged to help their learners develop life competencies during each life stage of education from pre-primary to secondary. Twentyfirst century course materials integrate opportunities to work on competencies such as communication, collaboration, creative thinking, critical thinking, social responsibilities and learning to learn. They offer the teacher a range of activities and ideas to encourage and motivate their learners to develop these competencies. Among the six main competencies Cambridge has identified in the Cambridge Life Competencies Framework is Learning to Learn. So, why is it important for our learners to develop learning to learn skills at school and how will such skills equip them for life beyond secondary school education?
