Second Language Acquisition Assignment

♥ name : Mi-Jin, Hong (shalley)

♥ teacher's name : Valerie Hamer

♥ title : becoming a fun learner

♥ class : TESOL 31

♥ date :  14 of July

♥ word count : 552

Introduction

- learning English in the philippines for 3months, success, very useful

1. Modern classrooms

- active students, variety of activities

2. Involver and enabler teacher types

- tries to involve students

3. Learning styles

- I'm interpersonal learner

4. Adult leaners

- goal oriented

I had successful experience of learning English at the academy of the philippines for 3months 5years ago.

The English programme in the academy was very useful to learn English.

The atmosphere of modern classrooms in the academy was very satisfied.

All teachers were Filipino and spoke fluent English, they were not only just English teachers but also as facilitators. So they gave me a passion to keep me motivated to learn English through the class.

We were involved in variety of activities such as a man to man class, small groups, pair and so on.

All students were active and talkative, I loved learning English through those fun activities.

The English teachers at my language academy were mostly the involver and enabler. There are lots of classes such as reading, speaking, listening, grammar, discussion for 1day.

Each class were different teachers and teaching skills. For example, the teacher at the listening class taught us pop songs written by English.

After listening the pop song, we filled in the blank on the paper and we sang songs several times with dance. she encouraged to memorize the English songs automatically.

And every class, we had to do individual presentation in front of other students at the end of month.

I learned leadership and fun of English through the involver and enabler teachers.

Actually, I'm an strong interpersonal learner. I like to communicate in English with other students and foreign teachers.

Every class at the academy needed to cooperate with other students. Especially at the discussion class, we had to prepare topics of the discussion for the next class every time.

After class, we did brain storming and shared our opinions for the topics.

In the class, we divided two groups, agreement and disagreement.

we strongly tried to persuade each team's opinion to opposite group.

I had good interpersonal skills and speaking ability through the discussion.

Characteristic of an adult learner is goal oriented. The teacher knew the reason why I came to the philippines to study English very well that I'd like to be a flight attendant of foreign airline. The teacher taught me English interview skills, manner and polite attitude needed for becoming a flight attendant at the man to man class.

She asked me as many questions as possible like an interviewer and I tried to answer earnestly as a real interview.

I had confidence about English interview and wasn't nervous in front of foreigner thanks to the role play.

Actually I achieved my goal to be a flight attendant of Qatar airways after graduating the academy.

Even though I studied English very short time in the philippines, I became a fun learner to learn English through the experience ; involving in many activities, good teaching skills of the teachers and clear goal of mine and so on.