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Addressees: Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning languages well and successfully, maintaining and expanding existing language skills is language learning competence.<\/strong> It is a capacity for the lifelong use of foreign languages. Their relevance for life in a multilingual Europe is obvious. Joan Rubin has summarized „good language learning<\/a>“ in only a few points. There you will find what distinguishes good language learning. Many hints can also be found in the European Language Portfolios<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Good language learning in general<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good language learning varies individually. Foreign language researchers speak of the „maverick hypothesis“ (Riemer). Nevertheless, some common characteristics of good language learning can be found across individual features. They include (incomplete list) the following interacting variables:<\/p>\n

Motivation<\/strong>: Learners must want to learn the target language(s). Their motivation can be intrinsic, i.e. integrative or instrumental in relation to the target language group, or extrinsic, mainly caused by the individual\u2019s own social environment. In the first case, communication (use) in the target language is clearly in the foreground and sympathy for a target society is strong.<\/p>\n

Learning awareness<\/strong>: Good learners observe their own learning (learning monitoring). They set themselves learning objectives and register what they (must) do to achieve the targeted results. They are attentive to what causes their learning success, what causes a relative failure \u2013 and draw conclusions. With this in mind, they design a learning plan. Points of reference for self-monitoring are:<\/p>\n