Learner autonomy and what you do outside the classroom.

This advertisement (The Reader, Bells. Directed by Greg Gray), is excellent to help us reflect on learners' autonomy.

As you watch the video, it gives you some ideas that can help improve some of your language skills. You can then think of some of your own ideas to improve the language you are learning.

In the video we can see the man slowly making progress playing vocabulary games, taking every opportunity to read, write and remember the spelling of words, as well as sharing his progress with friends.

What techniques do you use to remember new vocabulary? What do you do to try and include the new words you learn in your everyday language? Do you read things based on your level? Do you practise your writing regularly? Do you listen to podcasts? Do you listen to music and try to guess the lyrics of the songs? Do you watch series in the original language with subtitles in the same language? Do you use learning websites that provide materials at your level?

Set your own realistic goals and remember it is extremely important to work regularly, so think of other ways you could practise the different skills and have a look at the recommended websites.