EFL curriculum is learner centered because its instruction focuses on the learner and the learning process. Students become part of the learning process in which teacher in the learning environment stablish learning goals, developing and choosing learning strategies and each student evaluate his/her own progress. It kind of instruction help students to gain confidence in their ability to learn and use of the target language.
ROLE OF THE TEACHER
In a learner centered instruction teacher´s role is like a facilitator who provides and models tolos and activities in which students interact with instructor and one another.
FOUR PRINCIPLES OF LEARNER CENTERED INSTRUCTION
1.- Focus on Students weaknesses and strenghts: Teacher identify what are their students´ weaknesses and strenghts in their learning.
2.- Training: Students master their abilities and skills so they can use them in real life.
3.- Learning at anytime: Students are well prepared to face any challenge in and outside the classroom everyday.
4.- Teacher ´s decisions: Decisions that the teacher take is crucial for their students learning process and sucess.
One posible way, teacher must expose students to authentic problems to be resolve as in real life.
Another posible way, it is planificate with questions that cuase on students to think, motivate their curiosity.
LEARNER CENTERED INSTRUCTION PROS
Students actively construct their understanding
In well-structured knowledge domains such as math and science, teacher-centered is better