Techniki poprawiania wydajności pamięci stosowane przez lektorów języka włoskiego pracujących z seniorami
Memory efficiency enhancement techniques used by Italian teachers working with senior students

Author(s): Katarzyna Ciszewska
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: teaching seniors;senior language learners
Summary/Abstract: Learning for life (lifelong learning) is becoming more and more popular in Poland. More and more educational centers offer courses tailored to the specific needs of adults and seniors. However, factors influencing the learning process in this age group are still the subject of scientific research. This group is completely different from adolescents or young adults, both in terms of motivation to learn, as well as cognitive abilities. Moreover, it is internally differentiated to a greater extent than other age groups; such aspects as state of health, experiences or lack thereof, social status etc. influence the abilities of this age group. It is common, however, to declare the deterioration of memory performance when compared with earlier periods of life. This is one of the most serious problems faced by teachers working with seniors. In the face of limited subject literature and lack of appropriate textbooks, teachers work out their own solutions. In this article, I present the results of a survey conducted on teachers of Italian working with seniors. I discuss strategies used to improve memory performance of adults, examples of exercises considered the most effective, as well as the teachers` own suggestions developed during seven years of teaching Italian to seniors.

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