Teaching And Learning English As A Foreign Language

After reading chapters 6 & 13 in James Crawford’s book Educating English Learners, two political events that affected the education of English language learners stood out: Proposition 227 also known as the English for the Children Initiative and The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) also known as The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In 1997, Ron Unz organized the creation of Proposition 227 with the help of prominent Latinos. The main objective of the Proposition was to meet conflicting political and policy goals. Unz sought to outlaw a program that many parents wanted without appearing to restrict parental choice; to tie the hands of the school boards that favored bilingual education without seeming to usurp their authority; and to eliminate

Vocabulary plays a significant role in English as second language learning process. For the majority of English as Second Language(ESL) learners, the ultimate goal of learning the language is to understand (read and listen) and communicate (write and speak) with little difficulty and the lack of sufficient vocabulary may be the constraint of such goal (Folse, 2004). As the bedrock of English and as well as language, vocabulary also facilitates the development of other language skills: lexical richness leads to the progress in the use of language, namely listening, speaking, reading and writing skills (Nation, 1994). Reversely, The improvement in such skills may enhance learners vocabulary size as the exposure to more learning materials improves the capacity to acquire new vocabulary. (The importance of learning vocabulary/ why vocabulary?)

Language study has been essential in my life for years; although, it gradually became one of the main parts through various events, such as: travelling, going abroad to study, and teaching. During my studies, travels and year abroad, I became aware of the fact that language is much more than just a combination of letters, it is a powerful tool that can allow one to be immersed in a foreign culture. Moreover, during my time teaching I have realized that teaching is difficult, tiresome, and complicated; yet, it is what I want to do in my life.

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.

Whether one wants to travel, find a job, or find entertainment, the English language will most likely be somewhat involved. This comes as no surprise since English has been referred to as the unofficial language of globalization (Corrêa De Almeida). Globalization is attractive to many because, “it is the interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations” (Globalization 101, 2016). With this in mind many seek to learn English to gain better job opportunities or to simply have access to worldly entertainment. English as second language (ESL) education techniques now become the center of attention in order to satisfy the demand for effective English learning as a foreign language. ESL education techniques must take into consideration student’s learning style, background, and weaknesses to provide an effective learning environment.

According to Martin J (1963),he states that l have a dream. everyone have a dream including me, my dream is to go out and look at the world.this dream brought me to England.It is been four mouths since I left china and embarked on the British journey.During these four months,l deeply feel that every place has the own learning method,l gain a lot of knowledge in the class, in the corner and extracurricular activities.In my heart l think it is very interesting.now l will talk about what I learn? Including areas of progress and reasons of my studying.

When teaching English as a foreign language, the teacher must be conscious to develop four different language skills in the students – listening, speaking, reading and writing. The activities and strategies used to develop these skills must be determined by the level and ability of the students being taught. This essay will discuss the strategies that facilitate the development of each language skill in the EFL classroom; the examples of activities used will be in the context of B2 level students, a classroom full of individuals who are able to function as independent users of the English language.

Learning a new language can either be based on necessity or the willingness to learn a new language. Whether a student/adult care for the language or not, it is becoming very important in the process of obtaining a better job, or the need to learn a new culture. There are many concepts and ideas that go alongside the process of learning a new language. For that reason, this essay will try to explain through research why and how people learn English as a foreign language with the help of a former student.

For me, learning a language is a complicated process. It is different from learning other subjects. It involves a lot of practices and follow up. When I talk about my personal experience, I would say that I have a rich experience in learning English as a second language. English was taught to me for ten years starting from grade seven till graduation from university. After graduation, I felt that I should improve my language skills. Therefore, I did a lot of efforts personally to increase my fluency. Until now I still learn the language. Indeed, learning a language takes a lifetime.

Learning a foreign language cannot be easy. It takes a long time and learners have to study hard to improve their second language. Mother tongue may play a role to

Imagine being in a foreign country, with no in-depth knowledge of the language or culture there. Being educated in a foreign language could have helped immensely on such an excursion. Knowing a foreign language would help people better grasp the worlds multicultural society, better their native tongue through understanding the grammar and structure of this different language, and also provide people with the knowledge to compete with large business, who have branches in foreign countries. Unfortunately, many students neglect taking the time and putting the effort into learning another language. Over the years, budget cuts have been made to schools of all kinds. In these budget cuts, foreign language education is almost always the first to go. Students do not seem to express an interest in learning another language, mostly likely because it requires them to work hard in improving many skill areas. To combat this lack of interest, and to make the United States a more prosperous and accepting nation, high schools should require their students to take a foreign language throughout their high school careers.

In this report I will be comparing my views on teaching with those of an experienced teacher ,a learner and three experts, using: Concept maps, interviews and pre-assigned articles. I’ll explore a little of second language vocabulary acquisition, theories and

This material is designed for English as foreign language classes in China. The target learners are senior high school students, aged around 17. There are 20 students in the class and the gender is half female and half male in order to keep the gender balance. The most of students are going to enter the university and the majority aim of learning English is for the College Entrance Examination and improvement of communicative competence. And this material could be organised for three or four hours of teaching.

A questionnaire has been prepared to identify and assimilate your perception about English as a foreign language. The questions have been designed to evaluate the attitude towards learning the language, and the reaction to the language shift. Please participate in the survey and respond to the questionnaire in the prescribed format to support the development of an understanding about the variation in attitude and perception about the whole learning process. Your participation will be supportive and useful towards the fulfilment of the research.

Approaches and methods are the main methodology in the practice of English teaching. An approach refers to theories of the language, whereas a method includes the techniques and procedures in how it is used (Harmer, n.d.). Language teaching and its approaches have a very long history emerging from the early twentieth century. Throughout this time applied linguistics, teachers and others, thrived to develop teaching methods in order to meet the characteristics of change and improve efficiency. The main incentive for change corresponds to the increase demand in speakers who wish to acquire a second language together with globalization, encouraging an ongoing need of reassessing language-teaching practices (Richards and Rodgers, 1989). Due to the ongoing changes of language teaching, it is clear that this has resulted in a variety of approaches and methods that exist, ranging from the twentieth century to current time today. This leads to the clarification in which the method of discussion will be: the audiolingual method, a major trend in the twentieth century for language teaching. Firstly, an in depth description of what the approach consists of will be discussed. Then, the different theories corresponding to this method such as the behaviorism and language theories will be illustrated. Teacher roles in comparison to student roles will then henceforth, alongside a critical evaluation of the method.