Unit 2: Senior Learners and the Concept of Wellbeing

Application and Reflection

6.1 Application Task

In the Unit 2 Application Task you will consider how you could use a language learning activitiy to increase the wellbeing of your senior learner/s and plan this activity. 

To achieve this, go through steps A to E. 

Step A: Select one person in your care environment for whom you will develop a language learning activity. Make some notes in your learning diary with important background information on this person.  Which language/s do they know or speak? Have they travelled to other countries? Have they got relatives who live abroad? Also, consider which health issues this person is facing, and how these impact on their wellbeing.

Step B: Develop an idea for a language learning activity you would like to try out with this senior learner.

You could, for example, consider:

Step C: How would you ensure you use a person-centered approach for this learning activity? How would this activity increase the wellbeing of your learner? Look back over the 'Environmental Factors' in Activity 4.0 and consider in which setting you could try this activity out with your learner: Would you need good lighting? A quiet environment? How could you achieve this?

Step D: Post a description of your learner, your planned learning activity, and the environmental factors you considered in the Unit 2 Forum. Read and comment constructively on at least one post by a fellow student.

Step E: In the light of your peers' comments on your own planned learning activity, consider if you would like to make any changes to your plan. Note down why or why not.

To help you with your planning have a look at our model answer