Teaching English as a foreign language

The Language Gap Learning a language is like finding your perfect pair of glasses; the world becomes infinitely clearer, and you are exposed to many paths that would have otherwise escaped your view. In the United States, language learning is seemingly an unnecessary part of most people’s high school education. Other countries, such as those in Europe, value languages much more than this country does. Learning languages would help improve both American general education and encourage higher…

how to teach. Nowadays students of the entire world are learning to speak English, but their reasons are different from student to student. The purpose students have for learning will have an effect on what it is they want and need to learn1. In this essay the needs of the student Paola Jovanna Alfaro Rios will be discussed, her motivation for study English, learning style will be described as well as her weakness in English and also how to solve some of them. Student Background:…

Many college students may think that their mandatory foreign language classes are just requirements to check off their list, they may also wonder: “Is learning a second language in the United States worth it? What are the benefits of learning a second language?” These are common questions that not only college students, but many workers across the United States have faced and tried to answer during their education years. In an increasingly competitive international economy, while high GPA,…

dissemination and management information (Nordin, Embi & Yunus, 2010; Thierer, 2000). These technological tools and resources cover radio, television, computer, Internet, social networks and etc. In the former decade, enhancing of the practicality of teaching and learning in all levels and in both academic and non-academic contexts has been caused much interest in usage of computers and the internet (Yunus, Nordin, Salehi, Redzuan, & Embi, 2013). However, at the present time, the ancient…

essay are who born in foreign soil and lean a second language, then who don’t speak a second language parents. This is an assignment for my online English composition course at Ivy Tech Community College, at Indianapolis, IN. I’m taking this class because this is required for Business Degree. The first draft writing assignment requires a minimum of 1000 words. The writing project topic that I have selected is about ‘the second language learner’ who struggle with the language and faced a…

another language at a random occasion. Clueless of what is being expressed, the average American might think of what the conversation translates into the English language. Language is a barrier from means of communication, how will communication be a hundred years from now and, how does it affect culture? In the article “What the World Will Speak in 2115” by John H. McWhorter, argues that English will become the dominant language and will facilitate communication around the world. English will…

“ Despite some positive developments, overall foreign language instruction has decreased over the last decade and the achievement gap has widened” (Pufah and Rhodes, 2011, p 258). The efforts shown to improve language instruction in schools districts in the United States couldn’t beat the lack of funding to world language programs. The funding decrease can be observed on the type of learning tools world language teachers use daily to instruct students. According to Wallis and Steptoe (2006),…

Contents Introduction Course length Approach and Methodology Syllabus Unit structure and organization Spelling differences between American and British English Unit 1 Reporters write stories from the present, writers write novels from the past! Lesson 1 Getting involved Lesson 2 Amazing people Lesson 3 Amazing stories Lesson 4 Classic Tales Unit 2 The power of words and the influence of opinions! Lesson 1 The power of words Lesson 2 If it sounds like writing, rewrite it!…

The American education system robs its students of learning a foreign language until high school. This disadvantages our youth and provides them obstacles that makes them ignorant to other languages and cultures. Waiting until high school to teach foreign language places American students behind the students of other countries. The average European country begins teaching one or more languages early in a student’s educational career. Unlike the United States, European countries are actively…

The topics that I searched gave me interesting insights about ways to improve my teaching practice as well as make the students’ learning process more pleasant and individualized. As a result, I made some changes in the ways I teach. For instance, I included games in the classroom and most of the students, not only those selected for this study, enjoyed them. By doing so, I believe I made the language class more interesting and enjoyable. Another thing that I did differently as a teacher was to…