Different Reasons Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language

A number of complex interactions are necessary for learners to construct meaning and make knowledge explicit within real life sociocultural environments.Language plays a major role in social systems where interpretation of another’s behavior influences responses and where a conversation enables the creation of meaning. These conversations are interactions that help overcome differences. It is a mechanism for conflict resolution where through information transfer, the dissension levels between participants is reduced and an agreement is reached to understand something in a particular way. This sense making process involves a negotiation of shared perspectives about various themes and leadsto

Nowadays, English has become the Global language. It is the language of science, technology, economic, etc. As a result, learning English has become an essential need for everyone. While learners try their best to reach their goal of successful communicator in foreign language, teachers find ways to make language teaching effective. In this fashion, considering and choosing the right way in teaching is prior thing for all of teachers and I am not an exception. We have witnessed the dominance of Communicative Approach with Communicative Language Teaching in the world in general and in Vietnam in particular recent years. For me, I will use the Eclectic Approach to teach English in the future due to

Archakis (2006) states that the communicative approach has recently prevailed. The purpose of language teaching is to help learners to practice relevant cases of communication. According to the communicative approach the language teaching has to be directly interrelated with contextual components. The stress of language teaching needs to be language use in social events, that is, students should be aware of the socio cultural and sociolinguistic skills for appropriate language use. Oral discourse is an entity of a range of discourse genres such as a lecture, conversation. Oral speech should be taught on a regular bases involving students in various activities and social circumstances. The teaching of oral discourse should be centered on the specific features of oral speech that promotes participation. It is very helpful for students as contemporary society concentrating on oral conversational speech and its peculiar daily used devices. This leads learners to the production of dramatization, interpersonal contribution, arguing competence as well as building identity as critical

The field of second language learning has undergone, in the past few decades, many changes. Nonetheless, from a variety of methods that have come and gone, one has been adopted as pioneer, which is the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach. Nowadays, in fact, Communicative Language Teaching is one of the most common teaching methods adopted by teachers of second and foreign languages all over the world. Its origin can be found in the late 1960s early 1970s in the British academic system, which was undergoing a serious of changes that reflected, none other than, the changes that were occurring in society. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of what Communicative Language Teaching is, what are its main distinguishing and

People start learning foreign languages because of various reasons and for different purposes. But despite all their personal factors and goals, probably most of them will agree that at this time knowing foreign languages is very important. It can be because of the number of reasons. The first reason is that knowledge of a foreign language is a necessity nowadays. This factor may be applied to many learners, for example, students who have to pass their college entrance exams or it may be a compulsory module at university. Sometimes people have to know foreign languages in order to have a good job and get a higher salary or if they must know other languages except their native one because of their work, for example, diplomats or interpreters. Another reason is a strong will to be a part of

There are many reasons why foreign language learners choose to learn English and also a variety of approaches to teach English. Some of the motivations to gain proficiency in English are; improved employment prospects, improved quality of life and to travel aboard. It is important to consider these motivating factors when planning to teach a student who is learning a foreign language. As the contributing factors will dictate how best to teach the foreign language learner. This essay will try to describe, through the perspective of a case study and current research, why and how people learn English as a foreign language.

Gustavo Angel Vargas Tello is a student in Imac. He is a young Mexican male who takes an English class because he wants to improve in life and find a better job. In his household there six people including his parents. There is no one in his family who speak english. He is the first to take interest in the language. Even though English is not required in his school other than Imac, Gustavo says he tries to speak it with his friend. He wants to get use to the language and also he does not want an accent.

Methodology in EFL language teaching can be characterized in a number of ways. It is believed that methodology is what links theory into practice within the classroom. There are many different teaching methods that can be used in the classroom; in this essay I will compare and contrast the traditional grammar translation method, the communicative teaching approach and the audio-lingual method and the communicative approach and how they impact in the classroom environment. Deciding which method is best for the classroom can be difficult as each method has its own strengths and weaknesses both on teacher and the learner, one of the teacher’s most crucial tasks is to compare and evaluate different methods they use in the classroom in order to motivate students and to make their learning as effective as possible.

Learning a second language can be hard many times, but now a days it is almost necessary for everything, choosing to learn a second language it is important for different ways, most of them can be introduce from some people, it is a long process and it takes dedication, in this essay there is an analysis of all the problems and steps of a student who is learning English, it is made for searching the origins of the decision, at the end it is going to be a teaching plan to reduce those problems and strength the language.

The aim of this essay is to compare two main methods that are used in the instruction of ESL: communicative language teaching and grammar

Learning a non-native language is no easy task to partake, but a very important one for the many people that are trying not to get lost in the translation as they make their transition in their new home land. In a country that has shown itself to be less than tolerable to non-English speakers, immigrants are in a race with themselves to learn the language and assimilate as best they can. When it comes to learning a new language there seems to be a bit of a debate as to how to go about it. One side of the issue declares that learning the rules of grammar is the best way while the other sides with the importance of building a strong native vocabulary in the language being learned. The debate essentially comes down to one of Vocabulary versus Grammar. This papers purpose is highlight the attributes of vocabulary knowledge rather than the grammatical; to illustrate the importance of a solid, non-native vocabulary, the impact it can have on the functionality and learning ability of English as a second language, and to point out various strategies, for both students and teachers, that can be implemented in order to assist prospective English language speakers.

As we know that learning English in India it is gradually becomes very important due to century as well as techno-age is concerned. We all knew that English is taught either as Second Language or Target Language. It is very difficult for student-beginner who recently starts to learn English language as foreign language. One of the vital and pivotal pivot roles of learning Foreign Language is to open the treasure hidden in the literature of a particular language. To reveal such treasure one needs to be mastered in different methods of teaching the foreign languages. This makes easy full for learners to learn foreign language. If we want to understand different method of teaching foreign language things linguistically we can understand it as “A method in linguistics and language teaching determines what and how much is taught. The order in which it

English is one of the most spoken languages all over the world and for many people become a requirement in different area as work, school, social and cultural. This essay will explain through the use of research how this particular student learns English as a foreign language; needs, influences, strategies and intelligence.

1 UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTIC AND LITERATURE REFLECTION PAPER TESOL-MA Program Course: Advanced Teaching Methodology Name: ân ĐClass: 2016-B Instructor: ương, Ph.D. Taking the course of MA on TESOL, whose design is research-oriented, post-graduates are required to accomplish credit subjects including Advanced Teaching Methodology. It is obviously an opportunity for master students not only to review what they have learned but also to have an in-depth insight of issues related to teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Two-third of a nine-session course passed and it is time for course learners to take a look back on what they have experienced via a reflection paper. From a very personal perspective, in the one hand, this paper is going to summarize what have been presented and discussed throughout six weeks; and in the other hand, it includes certain points that the writer himself have interests in. The first session of the course focused on knowing of English language learners. In order to help learners achieve success in conquering a second language, it is important that teachers should pay careful attention to what their learners’ role is, viewing from both inside and outside the classroom. In addition, learners’ extrinsic and intrinsic motivation must be also taken into account if the teacher wants to

Student also need English both for pursuing their studies and communicate in real life situation after they leave university. English needed to perform a large number of communicative acts i.e. comprehend and interpret professional material in English, read general books and magazines for information or pleasure, persuade people to do certain other activities. Our approach to language teaching should then be such that students are enabled to use English for the purposes they would need to use it.