Empowering Learners with Proactive Language Learning (Webinar)

English language learning is not a passive process. It thrives when learners actively seek, shape, and manage their learning experiences. This webinar introduces adult educators to the Proactive Language Learning Theory (PLLT) (Papi & Hiver, 2024), a cutting-edge framework that places learner agency at the center of language development. Participants will explore the four key proactive behaviors, input-seeking, interaction-seeking, information-seeking, and feedback-seeking, and learn how to foster these behaviors in adult ESOL learners. Backed by research in SLA, cognitive psychology, and educational theory, the session offers practical strategies and tools that educators can use to help learners become active agents of their own progress. Learning Objectives: Describe the foundational principles of Proactive Language Learning Theory (PLLT) and its relevance to adult second language learners. Identify the four proactive learning behaviors—input-seeking, interaction-seeking, information-seeking, and feedback-seeking—and explain how each supports language growth. Recognize the role of learner agency, self-regulation, and motivation in fostering proactive engagement with language. Analyze practical, classroom-ready strategies that encourage proactive behaviors among adult learners, both in and beyond instructional time. Reflect on how to adapt instruction to promote a learner-centered, behavior-driven model of language acquisition.