
How adults learn: ANDRAGOGY
How adults learn: ANDRAGOGY

THE BLUE TREE
How to Learn

CEFR B2
Upper
Intermediate
warm up
- Did you enjoy going to school when you were a kid?
- Do children and adults learn in the same way? If not, what’s the difference?
- Why is learning important for adults as well?
part one
key language
watch the video
COMPREHENSION
- What does “andragogy” mean?
- How many assumptions of adult learning are there?
- What is the “the need to know” assumption about?
- How is self-concept helpful in learning?
- What are the two elements of self-concept?
- What are the pros and cons of experience?
- Why is unlearning sometimes required?
part two
key language
watch the video
COMPREHENSION
- What is “readiness to learn” about?
- What are the two factors related to the 4th assumption?
- What is “orientation to learn” about?
- What is the Experiential Learning Cycle?
- What are the types of motivations and which one is more likely in adults?