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Andragogical Knowledge and Skills
for Teachers in Mainstream Education
as Prevention for ESL1
Klaudija Šterman Ivančič
Synopsis
Andragogy is a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning.
By incorporating its principles of acknowledging learners as auton-
omous, self-directed, pragmatically and problem-solving oriented
and internally motivated into mainstream education already at ear-
ly stages, teachers can help prevent ESL.
Summary
The aim of this article is to present the role andragogical knowledge
plays in tackling ESL, especially through its incorporation into
mainstream education. Contrary to teacher-centred, andragogy
is a learner-centred approach to learning and teaching. In the pa-
per, we focus on its assumptions, transactional processes, practical
implications, methods and advantages it can bring to the learning
process, and already existing attempts at such practices in main-
stream education. Andragogy builds on the assumptions about
learners as autonomous, self-directed, internally motivated, prob-
lem-solving-oriented and pragmatically-oriented individuals who
have a need to be respected and accepted for their knowledge and
experience. Therefore, they tend to be actively involved in the learn-
ing process in order to become engaged and productive learners.
1 The initial idea and concept of the article is the work of Polona Kelava.
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Andragogical Knowledge and Skills
for Teachers in Mainstream Education
as Prevention for ESL1
Klaudija Šterman Ivančič
Synopsis
Andragogy is a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning.
By incorporating its principles of acknowledging learners as auton-
omous, self-directed, pragmatically and problem-solving oriented
and internally motivated into mainstream education already at ear-
ly stages, teachers can help prevent ESL.
Summary
The aim of this article is to present the role andragogical knowledge
plays in tackling ESL, especially through its incorporation into
mainstream education. Contrary to teacher-centred, andragogy
is a learner-centred approach to learning and teaching. In the pa-
per, we focus on its assumptions, transactional processes, practical
implications, methods and advantages it can bring to the learning
process, and already existing attempts at such practices in main-
stream education. Andragogy builds on the assumptions about
learners as autonomous, self-directed, internally motivated, prob-
lem-solving-oriented and pragmatically-oriented individuals who
have a need to be respected and accepted for their knowledge and
experience. Therefore, they tend to be actively involved in the learn-
ing process in order to become engaged and productive learners.
1 The initial idea and concept of the article is the work of Polona Kelava.
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