second language method

olivia(namjin park)

A method is a specific way of teaching.

It’s an overall plan for presenting language.

There are several methods used – grammar translation method, direct method, audio-lingual method, total physical response, communicative language teaching approach)

I have my own experience in learning second language.

I had experienced in two different way.

First time I learned my second language in school , my english teacher made me memorize each of the vocabulary in every day.

We had to keep write down on paper repeatedly.

and had a vocabulary text all of a sudden.

and in the class, teacher was doing his lecture for one hour.

It was really chalk&talk , jug&mug.

Teacher explained the grammar rule, and made us translate certain sentences.

He was such a explainer.

and also it was a grammar translation method.

In addition, it was so traditional style of class.

Teacher was so strict and they controled whole things.

So normally we had strong punishment, when we couldn't reach our teacher’s demand.

I couldn’t enjoy my study at that time.

I couldn’t understand why I had to that sort of things.

So I failed in learnig my second language.

On the contrary, the second language learning experience was different.

It happened in Australia.

I went to english school, there are many native english teachers in school.

Most of teacher was involver, enabler.

They used inductive way such as direct method.

We had lots of oral communication.

Sometimes I had to answer spontaneously, and it was really helping develop of my language sense.

Also the teacher used the audio –lingual method that we was asking and answering each other one –by-one  in a circular chain around the classroom.

It was effective way of learning.

and teacher was so respected me as an adult learner, I could feel relax and easy in class.

As an adult learner, I was independent student so I needed people’s respect and it was really encouraging my study.

The most effective way was total physical response style.

I have bodily/kinesthetic intelligence so I enjoyed many funny games with actions.

and I could pick up some vocabulary and expressions during the game.

It was happy memory.

That class style was totally modern classroom style.

We shared ideas ,thinking with the teacher, and teacher was monitored our stuff.

I loved my study at that time.

In conclusion, there are many method of teaching used by teachers.

For me, as a student view, most effective way of method was inductive way of learning such as TPR and modern style of classroom, and enabler teacher type.

Since this happy experience, I could determined to be a english teacher.

That teachers from the english school gave me motivation of english.

I hope that I would be a teacher like them so I could encourage my students.