Advantages And Disadvantages Of Grammar Translation Method

“Learning a foreign language draws your focus to the mechanics of language: grammar, conjugations, and sentence structure”(Merritt). Before I began learning Spanish, I did not even know that conjugation was a thing, but in speaking a different language, I have had the opportunity to push myself to learn about conjugation in Spanish as well as recognize it in English. “The positive effects of learning to speak a second language can train the brain to analyze and process different linguistic structures” (9 Big Advantages). In the same way a foreign language affects one’s first language, it also creates skills that are highly beneficial to those who choose to use their brains. Benefits include: improved memory, increased attention span, improved multitasking abilities, more logical and rational thought, increased awareness of surroundings, and more. “Speaking a foreign language improves the functionality of your brain by challenging it to recognise, negotiate meaning, and communicate in different language systems” (9 Big Advantages). Consequently, these cognitive benefits translate into different aspects of one’s life such as affecting their professional life.

General Studies Writing (GSW) 1110 has provided skills that have taught me how to be a better writer. In the past semester, I have acquired many new skill sets and expanded on skills I already had knowledge of. In the beginning of this course I had implemented an improvement plan which included: Using better word flow, choosing more scholarly words, creating paragraphs that were very knowledgeable and lengthy, using many peer editors and online editors (including Bowling Green State University's Learning Commons, Paper Rater, and Grammarly), and replace over used words with synonyms. By implementing this improvement plan I wrote several amazing papers and have exponentially grown as a writer. I have excelled in areas such as: electronic

Cunningham (2003) remarks “While there may indeed be some negative effects from using translation,… there is a place in the learning environment for translation. With careful application aimed at specific goals and situations, translation can contribute to the students' acquisition of the target language, at all levels.” According to this, there are different situations in which students are more comfortable by using L1. While there are clear advantages on the communicative approach, not every student feels on a “safety” environment to apply their L2 knowledge, and by giving them the chance to have a transition from both languages, they feel that they have something to more familiar – native language – to rely

In recent years, a discussion has been brought forward about whether the mother tongue (L1) should be implemented in foreign language classrooms or not. “The issue of whether language teachers should use the students’ first language in their second/ foreign language classroom has always been a controversial one” (Sharma, 2006:80). When looking at the historical process of teaching a foreign language, it is observed that teaching techniques should not be based on mother tongue. The target language (TL) is best taught in that language and by the native speakers. It is widely believed that the more exposure to the other languages, the less effective the target

Students are usually required to prepare some class with some recommended reading books, journals or articles, (depending on the particular aims of the course), occasions where they are able to practice their literacy and language skills.

Foreign languages help students compete to be accepted into top schools. Many colleges require a foreign language for admission, but more than that it teaches students important study skills needed to be accepted to and excel in college. The memory is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. Learning a foreign language exercises the memory, thus making it easier to remember facts from other classes. Students who study a foreign language also find their English improves. By learning a language, students learn English grammar, sentence construction and parts of speech, helping them excel in English and other classes that require writing.

Specialized writing tools - used to help students develop gross motor and fine motor skills. This tool is used to reduce frustration for students when writing while practicing their writing speed and movement.

particular feature of language or could be authentic texts "adapted" to contain or highlight certain features of language. However, Johns and Davies argue that learning should contain a purpose and that texts in the language classroom should act as “vehicles for social and economic contacts and for the transmission of ideas”. Consequently, they propose an alternative to TALO which looks at a Text as a Vehicle for Information, or TAVI. This is where understanding the text is the main priority and the text should have some relevance to the students. As a result, cognitive strategies are reinforced. Because of this, Johns and Davies (1983: 4) add that where “where possible the texts will be selected not by the language teacher but by the students

I have always had a trouble in writing and after taking this GSW course I feel much more confident in my writing abilities and have learned many skills that I will always be able to use in my writing. I feel that over the course of this writing class that I have learned a lot of useful information and have grown as a writer. I have learned many skills that have improved my writing from the sources I use to the styles I write into using visuals in my papers. I have also improved my writing process. I go through many more steps to make sure my writing is to its best. I use more than just myself in my writing process I use others to help me and give me feedback on how I can improve even more on my writing. I have made a huge change in my writing

“One of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time”, Federico Fellini once stated that “A different language is a different vision of life” and I, in my turn tend to say that he was perfectly right. A person who speaks more than one language can experience multiple personalities, visions and reflections consisting which language is he speaking. High School students should comprehend the real benefit of speaking a foreign language. Being a multilingual myself and speaking fluently four languages and studying another two, I consider that I am qualified enough to persuade that my argument is strong, plausible and not ultimately-right. In the following paragraphs I am going to address the following three reasons why should other High School students learn at least one foreign language? Firstly, learning a new language enhances performances in the academic domain and makes you smarter. Secondly, knowing a new language is a high estimated and a very valuable characteristic in your professional CV. Thirdly, international travel is more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.

Students have enough opportunities to practice the target language, in pairs, individually and as a whole class. They practice the language in speaking and written form.

“Learning another language assists in the development of critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving and memory,” according to Connecticut State Department of Education. In fact, students who studied a second language have had higher scores on standardized test such as the ACT and/or SAT. Someone might ask why should we learn a new language we are Americans everyone should learn English. However, most people who speak English that learn to speak a second language have better listening skills and greater understanding of their native language.

This would have been something I thought to be a requirement for someone teaching English as a second language because even if the languages do not coincide, the teacher would have an understanding of the difficulties of learning a second language. A benefit of the knowing the language her students speak fluently is the ability to translate information from that language into another, for example Spanish into English. Because this is not a resource the students have available in their classroom, they instead turn to the internet to translate things they do not understand in their native

Around 6,000 to 7,000 languages are spoken daily around the world, but as time goes on the amount of people that know each language is decreasing. Schools should have foreign language class. Initially, students who are bilingual have a brighter future. At the same time, language class helps students overall in school. Following this, being fluent in more than one language may improve one’s appreciation and respect for others. At the same time, when considering learning a second language one may want to consider the few cons. Undeniably, if students study a foreign language,they will be better

It’s important to consider that de former definition has the intention of developing communicative and linguistic skills such as writing, speaking and hearing within the EFL contexts. It sounds magnificent all this idea, but is it really happening in our classrooms nowadays? Maybe if you ask this question to any person, they would say “they never made me talk with my classmate”, “I don’t know how to do that” or “they barely made interact with my classmate”. This is happening because the focuses of the majority of the teaching programs or teaching methods have been being applied wrongly. However there is not just one correct way to do this, but balanced ones in which the teacher gives a complete set of meaningful knowledge to the student. The last affirmation was said due to the grammar-centered classes. More than the 70% of teachers’ lessons are about grammar constructions, memorizing vocabulary and literal translation.