TESOL 01: Second Language Acquisition Assignment

Write a 700-1000 essay describing a second language environment that you have experienced. Was it a success or failure as a language learning experience? Why? Relate your personal beliefs to concepts learned in the TESOL 01 module: characteristics of adult learners, traditional vs. modern classrooms, teacher types, and effective teaching.

- My first exposure to English was in middle school. Interested in traveling and learning different languages, I can learn English easily and kindly. usually, I like to read a traveling books in English because, I think that it can be deliever the content lively. So, I achieve improvement in reading skills naturally. But, I couldn't learn about speaking skills in detail. I always think that I want to get great speaking skills and make a foreigner friends. This is one of my dream. When I entered my university, I chosen major English myself. Our department all of subject is modern class style and teaching style is involver. So professor location isn't decide and we always make a small group and have a pair project. So it gave us many benefits. It can help about we can participate is high in our class, communicate with classmate and professor smoothly.  Our professor have various knowledge and knows how to teach and prefer to class discussion. If we can't communicate with classmate smoothly, we can't participate almost subject. so we always try to speak with classmate about subjects, homeworks. But, I always think that I need to have a speaking skills more systematically. When I was the first semester of third grade, I decide that I want to go the philippines as a exchange students. when I arrived language school, I was struck dumb with fright. So, I always bring my electronic dictionary. If I don't have dictionary, I can't express my idea easily.

there also have a modern style about all of course so, we always should ready to idea about some subject and try to disscuss with group. But it was diffierent for me, because I don't know various vocabulary and great grammar skills. Specially, I had a difficult about comment on current events.  It took a few months adjusting to the new surroundings. But as times goes by, it gets easier to adapt to the new situation. So if we want to improve our language skills, we should try to share about ideas with classmate and teacher with unremitting industry and make a natural environment about we can speak anything in English language ourself. Anyway my short language training course was successful for me so I satisfied with my studying experience in the philippines for 5 months. I can forget that my  experiences language training course in there because, I got a many knowledge and great English abilities from my instructors.

They always tell us, "we are autonomous and goal-oriented person so, we make a effort to learn English with consistent aims" and "we have a various life experiences and knowledge" they also said that  we can draw out your experience and knowledge which is relevant to the topic, relate theories and concepts to you, and recognize the value of experience in learning in the subjects for general education. My close teacher is my success key because, she knows that what we expects and wondering things about subject. and she prefer to make a group discussion. so our class always have a group activities and pair work. So I thought that my teacher likes just a  English helper and kindly guide for me. On reflection, my teacher is involver mix with enabler teaching styles. Now, I took a TESOL class in a week so I don't know what is a good teaching skills and my valid teaching types in English. After I finishe my courses, I have a dream teacher and planning. I want to be a involver to my students. Specially, I want to teach about american cultures subject because, I have a experiences and professional knowledge so I can explain about this field more deeply and detail. I want to speak about 3 my wish teaching rules and planning. I always check my students ideas and participate rate and then, I can lead my class and can communicate with students and me. First, I can give a chance about various activities : play, read dialogue, unware of illustrations and many dynamic things. I'm sure that it can be help high participate rate and interesting and cultivate the power of understanding about class. Second, I always move to my location and give a pair work project. If they make a group, they can give and take their idea easily and make a good class environment. Finally, I always give a detail guidelines and explain in class content and control progress. if I can't take care of it,  students can't concentrate their attention and then, they feel that confuse, have complaints about class. So, it is very imfortant and very basic as a instructor.

I wish to finsh my course and then, I want to be great teacher for my furture students.