Teaching English as a foreign language

In today’s world of teaching one of the greatest challenges that most teachers face is engaging and motivating their students to learn about a variety of topics that oftentimes may not be very appealing to them. The same lifeless textbooks, filled with countless words and a couple of boring diagrams, are simply not enough to spark and peak the interests of the minds of a generation of youth who live and thrive on media and digital technology. Boles (2011) asserts that there is a vast difference…

Communicative language teaching makes use of real-life situations that necessitate communication. The teacher sets up a situation that students are likely to encounter in real life. Unlike the audio-lingual method of language teaching, which relies on repetition and drills, the communicative approach can leave students in suspense as to the outcome of a class exercise, which will vary according to their reactions and responses. The real-life simulations change from day to day. Students'…

of identity in her written work. In the article If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? James Baldwin attempted to clarify that despite the fact that individuals may talk a similar dialect, it will be distinctive in light of where they originate from, their identity, what they do, and the encounters they have experienced. James Baldwin makes it acknowledged that dialect is made by the circumstances and plight…

Dear members of the graduate admissions committee: My background as a language learner and my own knowledge as a language instructor is what motivates me to pursue a doctorate in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University. In this program, I will be able to expand my knowledge and experience to conduct useful research and encourage others to learn foreign languages. My interest in foreign languages and language acquisition began when I moved to Indiana to spend a year as a high…

intrigued. I spent that whole class asking him about where he was from and if he liked it here in the states. Unfortunately, he was not completely fluent in English yet, so he was nervous and hard to understand. This was okay though, because I got to know him through his art, and we became great friends. Now that he is great with his English, I have learned that he actually lived in Russia most of his life. Because Andrew has experienced both cultures, he was a perfect candidate for my interview…

grammar that exists independently of any other language, while deaf community growing. If you got situation that you couldn’t hear or speak, so you can use sign language for that situation. Casual observer of a conversation conducted in sign language might describe it was graceful, dramatic, frantic, comic or angry without knowing what a single sign meant. SEE is most often used in an educational setting, where the focus is on English as a first language. SEE can used for communication and…

However, parents of non-English-speaking children are keenly aware of the realities of life as an immigrant in the United States. They understand that by not assimilating their children into American culture, at least from an educational stand point; can serve to hurt their children with respect to social and economic opportunities as they move into adulthood. There is one glaring impediment to realizing the aims of bilingual education: children who are placed into these programs are less…

Growing up in America was not a walk in the park for many peoples such as myself. Growing onto a foreign land which you are not used, can be extremely difficult. Inside daily activities of modern societies communication with one another is a crucial need of human activities. The languages barrier many times can easily misled your intent of communication by causing confusion and misunderstand among one another. Therefore, it is important to…

000 re-purposed plastic bottles. During our stay, we also worked with our Education Coordinator to plan and deliver English lessons to the children of the village in a classroom setting. My experience working with these children impacted me profoundly, inspiring me to begin the process of receiving my Certification in Teaching English as a Second Language. I will be teaching English to University exchange students in the Spring of…

United States of American than most people are aware. I found the diversity of speech, a comforting aspect of our society. It showed me traditional, individualism, and pride. These three items remind me how my students feel about their culture and language. I think this realization is and will be a benefit to my students in the future and…