34.2437, Confs: Teaching Languages to Older Adults

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LINGUIST List: Vol-34-2437. Tue Aug 08 2023. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 34.2437, Confs: Teaching Languages to Older Adults

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Date: 08-Aug-2023
From: Karen Roehr-Brackin [ladeli at essex.ac.uk]
Subject: Teaching Languages to Older Adults


Teaching Languages to Older Adults

Date: 19-Oct-2023 - 19-Oct-2023
Location: Online, United Kingdom
Contact: Karen Roehr-Brackin
Contact Email: ladeli at essex.ac.uk
Meeting URL: https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2023/10/19/ladeli-workshop

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Meeting Description:

The aim of this workshop is to bring together research into and
practical experiences with teaching languages to older adults aged
60+. In particular, we will consider the benefits and challenges
associated with teaching third-age learners. What can and what cannot
be achieved? Dimensions of interest include learner factors such as
affect (confidence, anxiety, self-efficacy), cognition, mental and
physical health, social factors, and the role of the teacher. To what
extent do approaches to teaching and learning languages require
adaptation? How can teachers best serve older learners?

We will focus on the specific needs and preferences of older adults,
while at the same time bearing in mind that individual differences are
as important (or perhaps even more important) in later life stages as
they are at all other points during the human lifespan. The plenary
papers will report on work with both healthy, independent older adults
and older adults in care homes and/or with early-stage dementia.

Program:

The programme is now available and registration is open:
https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2023/10/19/ladeli-workshop



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