Module 2. Adult education and teaching for adult audiences

Competency


Individuals who have completed the Curriculum globALE have knowledge of learning theory and are able to link this with their own didactic activity. They are familiar with the motivational, psychological and social particularities of adult learning and take these into account in the planning and implementation of their teaching.


Individuals who have completed the Curriculum globALE


• are familiar with the key characteristics of adult learning as opposed to learning in schools;
• are able to recognise the individual reasons for beginning learning processes and are able to increase learning motivation;
• are able to identify learning barriers and – as far as is realistically possible – reduce them;
• are familiar with the relevant psychological models and their implications for the learning process;
• are able to use these various dimensions in their work with adults in both planning and direct interaction to achieve sustainable learning success.