This document discusses strategies for teaching English to diverse adult learners. It finds that adaptive teaching approaches can improve learner performance and attitudes. Teachers need to understand learner diversity and adapt instruction accordingly. The methodology involves teachers organizing resources and activities, using platforms like Moodle, coordinating with other teachers, providing personal support, and maintaining high expectations for all learners. Diversity is not always considered in adult education but should be through adaptive teaching strategies.

1. RE-ENGAGE
VULNERABLE ADULTS
WITH EUROPE
Addressing learners’
diversity and contact the
labour market .
CEPA El Fontán.Oviedo
Oviedo 8,9 April 2014

2. About diverstity
In my thesis “Adaptive teaching to enhance English-
language acquisition in Secondary Education for
Adults” we have demonstrated that:
• Adaptive teaching strategies can improve the
performance of adults attending ASE centres and
their attitude towards the English language.
• Students develop Comprehension skills of the English
Language, as well as Written and Oral expression.

3. INTRODUCTION
• How are students attending Adult Secondary Education
(ASE) Centres?
• What happens to older students?
• What do teachers do in this situation?

4. Homogeneity / heterogeneity
Curriculum
Teachers and collaboration
Expectations and agreements
Grouping Diversity
Spaces
Emotional / learning factors
Evaluation
About diverstity

5. Are differences inherent to
human beings?
• Yes, of course
About diverstity

6. Does diversity exist in all educational
centres?
Yes, of course.
About diverstity

7. Respect to diversity, what
happens at the adult centres?
• The groups are heterogeneous.
• Diversity is not often considered.

8. Respect to diversity, what
happens at the adult centres?

9. Diversity in adult centres

10. What reasons cause that schools are reluctant
to contemplate diversity?
• It’s more complex and more expensive.
• It’s dificult to the teachers to understand their
students.
• It brings up in teachers a feeling of unease and
insecurity.
• Video 1 Inexperience in diversity

12. How should we respond to the many
differences that presents the students?
• The Adaptive Teaching is a promising alternative
• Teachers need to know the student's needs to adapt to
their singularity.

13. METHODOLOGY: the role of teachers
• A new way of teaching. The traditional teaching is
changed by designers of comprehensive
educational proposals, not just executors.
• Video 2

14. METHODOLOGY: the role of teachers

15. METHODOLOGY: the role of teachers
• Organize, prepare and sequence resources,
activities and tasks.
• Moodle platform is a ideal learning tool.
• Video 6

16. METHODOLOGY: the role of teachers

17. METHODOLOGY:Student autonomy
• Fortnight working plan (sheet of curriculum
development).
• A cooperative team with positive attitudes towards
diversity.
• Learners share responsibility.
• Video 4

18. METHODOLOGY:Student autonomy

19. METHODOLOGY:Coordination
• Several people who collaborate in the classroom.
• Another way of doing the Final assessment
• Video 5

20. METHODOLOGY:Coordination

21. METHODOLOGY:Coordination
• At the end of the session
− Difficulties
− Modifications
− Comments in the daily log sheets
− Video 5b

22. METHODOLOGY:Coordination

23. METHODOLOGY: Personal support
• Personal relationship,
• Improved understanding of each other
• Promote positive attitudes and perceptions.
• High expectations for all learners

24. METHODOLOGY: High expectations
for all learners
• Highlight the success
• Analyze what does not work
• Skills, dedication and effort.