Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language
Older adults' increased longevity and improved health are becoming a great achievement in this century. In lifelong learning, active learners in the community benefit from a variety of courses offered by different institutions, with foreign language learning showing particular positive effects...
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Older adults' increased longevity and improved health are becoming a great achievement in this century. In lifelong learning, active learners in the community benefit from a variety of courses offered by different institutions, with foreign language learning showing particular positive effects on emotional and mental health. Teaching a foreign language to older adults requires teachers to use specific approaches and effective strategies. The main aim of the following study was to analyze older adults' perceptions of the teaching methodologies for learning English in terms of activity types, resources, approaches, and motivations to learn the language. A convenience sample of 24 participants who attended English classes at a Chilean university was selected. This descriptive-quantitative study collected data using a Likert scale survey, highlighting key trends and patterns derived from participants' experiences in a shared educational setting. Data analysis included measures of central tendency and word cloud analysis. The results showed that older adult learners appreciate socially interactive English lessons that involve sharing experiences; they enjoy using audiovisual resources but find listening and reading skills challenging due to limited vocabulary and age-related hearing impairments.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9eea02a8a37d4fc0bd3dca7c87240d7e2025-08-20T03:32:36ZengUniversidad ORT UruguayCuadernos de Investigación Educativa1510-24321688-93042025-06-01162Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign languageCecilia Cisterna Zenteno0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9707-154XMarcela Cabrera Abarza1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0511-2908Ignacio Roa Herrera2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1873-0640Universidad de ConcepciónUniversidad de ConcepciónUniversidad de Concepción Older adults' increased longevity and improved health are becoming a great achievement in this century. In lifelong learning, active learners in the community benefit from a variety of courses offered by different institutions, with foreign language learning showing particular positive effects on emotional and mental health. Teaching a foreign language to older adults requires teachers to use specific approaches and effective strategies. The main aim of the following study was to analyze older adults' perceptions of the teaching methodologies for learning English in terms of activity types, resources, approaches, and motivations to learn the language. A convenience sample of 24 participants who attended English classes at a Chilean university was selected. This descriptive-quantitative study collected data using a Likert scale survey, highlighting key trends and patterns derived from participants' experiences in a shared educational setting. Data analysis included measures of central tendency and word cloud analysis. The results showed that older adult learners appreciate socially interactive English lessons that involve sharing experiences; they enjoy using audiovisual resources but find listening and reading skills challenging due to limited vocabulary and age-related hearing impairments. https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/cuadernos-de-investigacion-educativa/article/view/4022older adultsEnglish language learningforeign languageteaching methodologieslanguage skills |
| spellingShingle | Cecilia Cisterna Zenteno Marcela Cabrera Abarza Ignacio Roa Herrera Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa older adults English language learning foreign language teaching methodologies language skills |
| title | Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language |
| title_full | Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language |
| title_fullStr | Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language |
| title_short | Older adults’ perceptions about methodologies used to learn English as a foreign language |
| title_sort | older adults perceptions about methodologies used to learn english as a foreign language |
| topic | older adults English language learning foreign language teaching methodologies language skills |
| url | https://revistas.ort.edu.uy/cuadernos-de-investigacion-educativa/article/view/4022 |
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