Today's podcast episode is based on my blogpost "Die Scaffolding-Methode: Bau dir deinen Lernprozess."
Have you ever experienced a situation where you were trying to solve a problem and someone just asked you a question, or recommended a book, or showed you a simple trick - and you had the solution?
That's a form of scaffolding - something that helps you to move from where you are to where you want to be. Sometimes scaffolding can feel obvious - like when you are leaving the satnav switched on, but leave it on silent - because you know the route, but you are not 100% sure that you will not need a reminder.
And sometimes scaffolding can feel like a magic trick, like when someone asks you a question that seems simple, but nevertheless moves your thinking in a direction that helps you to solve your problem.
Today I will talk about scaffolding for language learners:
What is scaffolding?
And why is it so useful for adult learners?
What does it look like? (an example)
And how do you move on from it?
