TESOL

Second Language Acquisition Assignment

TESOL WD 89th

YEO HYANG SUK (SUK)

Second Language Acquisition Assignment

I learned English from long time ago. But  I can’t  feel confidence and  talk fluently. Like so many other Korean students attended a Korean language school. But they can't speak English very well. Even though many of the students that attended other English academic had no interest in learning other language.

Also we can feel variety feeling about teacher's teaching skills. I had experiences of learning English and I  felt each other feeling by each teacher.

There are 5 basic language systems Phonology (the sounds) Lexis,(vocabulary) Grammar (form structure), Function(stuational usage of the language orders), Discourse and 4 basic language skills Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening. especially reading and listening are receptive skills, speaking and writing are productive skills.

Ttraditional teaching is explainer teacher, using board and test base teaching, having lots of homework, fixed thinking, long and boring, looking at the board, passive role, big classmates, spanking and punching. but modern classrooms use computers , mult-tasking, debate class, many materials, creativity/activity, active, no more than class, multi-cultural education, anti-racisted and so on. Teacher types turned chalk and talk, jug and mug, peripheral learning. Plus Empathy, Authenticity, Rapporty (be able to communicate with students). There are 3 teacher types explainer, involver and enabler.

Explainer teachers deal with meaning of the word, read our it's meanings, from dictionery, writing on the board, giving definition as vocabulary and explaining long structure, focus on function of the grammar, giving examples from the book and showing many similar words, drawing tongue-chart, explaining the differences by writing on the board as a pronunciation. Involver teachers are to use charts, giving gestures, let student to find out, let them figure out, playing games so students to understand, inductively, playing a tape and ask students to repeat. Enabler teacher are to ask student to give examples, making them to find themselves, making few examples, research yourselves, trying to reach each other. According to the Learner Retention many students commit teaching/mentoring others he best to memory and experiential learning next discussion groups live demonstration, audio-visual. but reading and lecture are very weak.

so effective teacher should make really listens to his/her students, communicates clearly, know the subject matter well , be honest, be patient, show respect, give clear, positive feedback. As a result, effective teaching is opening mind, color blind, good mental with students. To order to do teacher should keep empathy, authenticity, rapporty. Teaching methods are GTM, DM, ALM, TPR, and CLT. GTL is language for the purpose of reading literature and goals are reading, translation. DM is spoken and communication for everyday use and goals are Ss learn to think in L2. ALM is langue is a habit to be formed and goals are over learn target language, so speaking can occur automatically. TPR is communication is a process; knowledge of the forms of language is insufficient and goals are full communication.

In conclusion, there are lots of types and concepts in teaching language. I think we have to do training for improving our teaching skills. Also I try to study more and prepare my attitude to treat to my students.