Complexity of age effects and its implications for instruction: the case of 50+ learners
Agata Klimczak-Pawlak, Sylwia Kossakowska-Pisarek · Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny · 2023
This study aims to explore the effects of age across adult groups on selected aspects of language learning.To achieve the aim, a study was conducted at the Open University of University of Warsaw.It focuses on reasons for taking up learning, relative importance of individual skills, major difficulties, individual goals, emotions and self-assessed ability to learn.The assumption that adults represent a single age group is questioned and the results are interpreted in terms of practical implications for course design.