"Failure teaches Success"

-A failure as English learning my experience-

Jennifer

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In this essay I will explain a failure as my English learning experience.

While I have studied English for a long time, I am embarrassed to use it, for still fear of speaking poorly. How can I be fluent in English?

Looking back on it now, I was too passive in my school years. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It is crucial to understand to meaning of "failure" because "Failure teaches Success".

I first started English in regular curriculum of the middle school.

At that time, I was beginner, not literate, but there was not important to classify       student's level. Mixed-ability students (beginner,intermediate,advanced)received         standardized education system that is focused around memorization.

Generally, teacher taught to use receptive skills as listening and reading.

Many English teachers were explainer as a way of conveying test information to       students. As mention Learning teaching Book (by scrivener), exactly described.

The students were just listening, perhaps occasionally answering question and         perhaps making notes, but were mostly not being personally involved or challenged.

The biggest problem in studying English at that time was that we didn't have a lot    of opportunities to speak English. Actually, We only listened and repeated what we    heard from the record tapes or teachers without regard to learner modes.

For example, If some students are shiny, they might learn reading and writing by      visual modes by using picture, movie ,books ,art. (Three Learner modes -Visual,      Auditory, Tactile-Kinesthetic)

Sadly, This situation didn't change until high school. I think teachers had a     limited amount of time to interact with each students in education environment.

They couldn't try various teaching techniques such as most effective Teaching /       Mentoring others. Because of the education system that focuses only on college      entrance exams. Teacher with traditional teaching techniques taught mainly on         "explaining" or "lecturing" as a way of conveying English to students.

Overall, they mainly taught lecture-oriented class(5%-low retention) and reading       class(10%) of various teaching techniques.

Then, as now, korean society regards school names as being important.

Maybe, That is why they must be strictly enforced.

After I entered the university , I studied at the English academy with my friend.

Native speaker used many language systems (Phonology,Lexis,Grammer,Function

,Discourse) and skills (Writing,Reading.Listening,Speaking).

Teacher teaches English class in an interesting way. He look as if orchestra leader    who directs and controls in class.(using ALM methods)

My friend was a passionate and active person who study English and tries many      new things to foreign English teachers. My friend is teaching English to speakers of   other languages and she is living in California. But I was always nervous and         passive in English class. My English didn't have improved remarkably.

Fortunately, the teaching of English focus more on conversational skills than   on grammar these days. A good education environment are provided to many people in various ways. Many Korean kids start learning English when they are young. They learned in a variety of ways. Depending on the type of students (Three Learner Modes), Visual learner learned by using picture, movie ,books, and art.

Auditory learner could learn how to English by singing and chant. Tactile-kinesthetics learner also learned activity through group work and active game.

Adult learners are goal oriented and autonomous, self directed from their experience.

They can learn many things and get useful information through 5 Methodologies.

(through GTM ,DM, ALM, TPR, CLT)

Because 5 Methodologies offer a variety of method, students will be able to learn English effectively.

Before, I learned to teacher centered English in traditional classroom. Teachers were the authority in the classroom. Students did as teachers say so students could learn what teachers knew. Grammar Translation method is ineffective to me. According to Krashen ,"Fluency in second language performance is due to what we have acquired, not what we have learned." (Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis) I will acquire the technique of teaching English that the students can learn English in a more exciting way in this TESOL program. Although this Tesol course is difficult to me, I think I can also improve my English a lot in this.

I have a dream that my children will study English while having fun.

My children is my main motivation.

I must do "acquisition"(similar to child first language acquisition) in studying English.

Now, I believe there will be significant change in my life.

"I can do it!". l will try not to be failure again.