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Learner-initiated exploratory practice: revisiting curiosity.
- Source :
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ELT Journal: English Language Teaching Journal . Oct2022, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p421-431. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the potential of learner-initiated exploratory practice (EP), which encourages learners to set their own investigative agenda based on their curiosity-driven puzzles. A case study was conducted in a remedial course for undergraduate students at a university in Japan. Data included student puzzles, posters, and reflective questionnaires. Student investigations of their puzzles remind teachers and researchers of the affordances of learning from learners. The results suggested that, despite their previously disoriented attitudes towards learning English, this form of fully inclusive practitioner research, EP, provides learners with an opportunity to realize their curiosity and reinvigorate their motivation towards language learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09510893
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ELT Journal: English Language Teaching Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159867932
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccab039