The Learning Experince

1. What problems do you have learning English?

2. How would you use English if you could speak it better? How do you currently use
English, how have you used English in the past, what opportunities do you have to
use English in the future?
3. How do you feel your progress has been as an English learner? Slow, fast lately,
steady, stuck, bumpy? Think of some adjectives.
4. How is your confidence in speaking English? What about in writing? Listening
comprehension? What makes you feel more confident in speaking writing first,
talking in pairs first, small groups, a good class atmosphere, depends on the
teacher? How do you prefer to express yourself in Spanish writing, speaking, art,
music, humor?
5. What part of the English language or learning English fascinates you or is interesting and
exciting to you?

6. Tell me about a good English teacher and a bad English teacher you had in the
past.
7. What is limiting you from improving your English? Resources, time, motivation,
opportunities, fear? What are you lacking or what would you need to get
English? Imagine an ideal situation.
8. How does comparing yourself to others in class effect your learning? How could
you change your thinking patterns? What kind of classroom culture should we
create?
9. What strategies do you use when learning English? Do you have any tips to share
with the class?
10.

Do you know what kind of learner are you visual, auditory, reading-writing,

kinesthetic? How about avoidant, participative, competitive, collaborative,

dependent, independent?
11.
What is your attitude about learning English? Do you feel forced, motivated,
frustrated? Think of some feelings. How do you feel about

American/British/English speaking cultures? How much do you identify with these

cultures?
12.

How does anxiety and fear play a role in your learning English? Does it effect

your willingness to communicate? Does it decrease your fluency or your accuracy?

13.

Do you think language learning is the same or different to learning other

skills?
14.

How does your personality effect your language learning?

Are you.
Open to experience?
Conscientious?
Extroverted?
Agreeable?
Neurotic?

15.

inventive/curious OR consistent/cautious
efficient/organized OR. easy-going/careless
outgoing/energetic OR solitary/reserved
friendly/compassionate OR cold/unkind
sensitive/nervous OR secure/confident

Looking through your textbooks table of contents, what areas do you feel

you need the most work on? What specific language structures did have you
struggled with in past English classes?
16.

What are some practical applications of English in your life? What are some

situations, projects, or vocabulary youd like to work on?

17.
Do you want me to assign homework? Do you have time to do it?
18.
Why did you sign up for this class?
19.
Do you ever hold back your questions in class? Why?
20.
When a teacher corrects your grammar, how do you feel? How often do you
want a teacher to correct you 20% of the time? 50%?
21.

What are you an expert on?

Think: what are your hobbies? What do you do in your spare time?
Do you have a side job?What are you good at?
What silly skill do you wish you could put on your resume?
What do you know that your spouse/parent/friend doesnt know?
What do you like to read about?
What kind of TV shows do you
watch?

22.
Order the skills you need/want to work on the most from 1 (most) to 6
(least):
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary, Pronunciation