I agree that teachers can and should help the learners choose, but always with the goal of helping them find content that is of interest to them and at an appropriate level of difficulty. It should not be assumed that what is of interest to the teacher will be of interest to the learner. <br>
<br>The greater the relevance, and possibly emotional appeal of the content for the learner, the better he or she will learn. There is considerable experience and research that supports this principle.<br><br>Steve Kaufmann<br>
<a href="http://www.lingq.com">www.lingq.com</a><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Rosemary Dill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rhdill@yahoo.com">rhdill@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I think it is fine to let learners choose, but let's not forget that they do not always have the knowledge to know from what to choose. I think teachers have the responsibility for presenting their students with options.<br>
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