Essay Assignment

My Second Language Acquisition Experience

Name    : Su-jin, Kim

Class    : Weekend Course 33

Date     : 11th September, 2010

Teacher : Jonathan Ken

Word account : 539

I. Introduction

I learn to start English at middle school as a second language. At that time, English was surprised to me. Pronunciation, spelling and speaking. But whenever the teacher changes, they used different teaching skills.

II. Body

1.Traditional-Modern classrooms

Traditional classrooms : Students are just listning and reading.

Modern classrooms : Students have some activites every time.

They are positive.

2. Learning styles

Students remember a lot of words and sentences passively. Reading and writing      are important better than speaking and listening. So it is difficult for them to        communicate.

Recently, communication activities are increased, and contents based learning is

important, too.

3. Teacher types

Most teachers are explainer.

They explain the meaning of word and translate as their mother tongue.      Sometimes the students repeat after what the teacher said.

Nowadays teachers turn to the involer or enabler. They try to teach

cheerfully. They want to assist their students to study by themselves.

4. Effective teaching

Teachers should provide motivation to the students. If they are

interested in their study, they will study steadly by themselves.

III. Conclusion

There are many teaching skills to teach the students. The important thing  is what the students learn to study easily and pleasantly.

I learn to start English at middle school as a second language. At that time, English was surprised to me. Pronunciation, spelling and speaking. But whenever the teacher changes, they used different teaching skills.

The first teacher when I was first grade in the middle school, he was very activity. He prepared materials every time, and try to show us something as he acts. And he tries to make us speak in English. At that time, it's very hard to me. But sometimes it's interesting and so funny. Then, second and third grade teachers are a little bored. They come to class with only one book. Sometimes with cassette player. They only read a book. And we took a test everytime. I think the first grade teacher's skill matches to me. So I studied hard at that time. But later, English is not interesting to me. Maybe teacher's skill doesn't match to me.

Students are just listening and reading in traditional classrooms. We did just like that. Students mest remember a lot of words and sentences passively. Reading and writing are important better than speaking and listening. So it is difficult for them to communicate. Most teachers are explainers in my school days. They explain the meaning of word and translate as their mother tongue. They usually us GTM. Sometimes the students repeat after what the teacher said. He is teaching so he is center of all his lectures. Students become passive and feel bored and lose interest in English. The explainer is not good for the students in three types of teachers.(explainer, involver, enabler)

But recently, activity teachers are increased. And the activities of students are increased, too. Teachers and students communicate to each other. It's important for the students to learn English. More and more communicative activities are increased, and contents based learning is important, too.

In my case, speaking and writing is more funny with activities better than just listening and reading. Though the boring contents, involver or enabler try to make us move anyway. At first, I thought it's hard to me. But I knew that positive my activities are familiar with English.

Nowadays teachers turn to the involver or enabler. They try to teach cheerfully.  They want to assist their students to study by themselves. Students know whether the teacher try to hard or not.

Teachers should provide motivation to the students. If they are interested in their study, they will study steadily by themselves. At first in 5 minutes, the teacher give motivation to their students. If it was interesteted in the students, the class is successful. If it was not that, the students lose their interesting about the class. When we study English I think communication and confidence are very important. Especially confidence. Of course it's not easy. But if someone assist to me, if the someone is a teacher, my level is upper better than now.

There are many teaching skills to teach the students. I think the important thing is what the students learn to English easily and pleasantly. It's difficult to learn English as foreigners. I think there are many methods to teach English easily. We will have to try to find and develop the methods for the students.