The European Conference on Language Learning 2016
Official Conference Proceedings

The European Conference on Language Learning 2016
Official Conference Proceedings

The European Conference on Language Learning 2016
Official Conference Proceedings

In the foreign language classroom understanding how cultural learning experiences of
both the instructor and students combine and influence present classroom
expectations is important. Without understanding this, learning expectations of both
clash and this can thwart students’ EFL communicative skills development. Drawing
from the influences of past learning experiences this chapter addresses how students’
foreign language confidence and fluency can be developed while also encouraging an
autonomous learning situation. The discussion will focus on how through recognizing
can provide a basis from which students’ current learning practices can expand
develop, thus encouraging an autonomous learning attitude to develop. The purpose is
to demonstrate that when an instructor understands the cultural learning values of
their students, these can use to their advantage in facilitating foreign language
conversation skills to develop as well as encourages student to expand their overall
learning skills.


Keywords: Cultural learning contexts, visual thinking skills, foreign language
conversation

Elizabeth Yoshikawa