The advantages of using natural approach in learning and teaching the English and related researches
It is found promoting the research of the Division of Educational Research of the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education (2000) has mentioned about the problems of learning English language in Thailand that Thai students have been studying English for several years, but they cannot use it well in their communication with foreigners or foreign friends, both in listening and expression of verbal speeches. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction development of the Ministry of Education has suggested that the teaching English in Thailand overlooked or neglected the natural approach which helps the development of language learning skills of the students in a systematic
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Jones has comparative study on the teaching the concepts of Chinese traditional teaching method and Teaching of Natural Approach method. It is found that the Natural Approach method of teaching is more effective than the Chinese traditional teaching method of teaching languages. The sample groups of the research are divided into four groups as …show more content…
In this research study, the researcher has tried to reduce tensions in learning English in the class emphasizing on factors of providing understandable lessons naturally to students. The outcome result of this experiment appears that the students’ scores are higher than average test scores prior to learning English lessons in the
In the three articles “Do you Speak American” by Robert Macneil, “Why Good English is Good for You” by John Simon, and “Lost in America” by Douglas McGray they all share the same theme that Americans lack the motivation to be culturally diverse and broaden their horizons outside of the American Culture due to the lack of funds. This basically means that Americans lack the motivation to learn more about their culture and other cultures because they focus more on fitting in and doing the same thing as all other Americans. They lose the drive to be different and to educate themselves based on where they came from. In “Do You Speak American”, Macneil emphasizes how even though we have different cultures within America, we are all “Americanized”
Therefore, there is a general phenomenon of teacher's continuous explanation, writing, and students' notes. , however, the foreign teacher's class, the teacher is to guide students thinking and expression, is to develop student's or students as the dominant class teacher not speaking up in class, the teacher just provide subject and guide the people to discuss. Students are the subject of lectures and discussions in class. All of these differences are fundamentally different from the education concept in China and the west. In the Chinese education concept, knowledge is very important.
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 5.1 Discussion and Conclusions This study explored the components of Lesson Study, which impacts, on the respondent’s teaching and student learning. This chapter discusses the results and offers an analysis of how the study results emphasis on the initial research questions as well as connect to literature review of the study. The discussion is arranged on the basis of research question. Summary of Findings Participants interview, observations and from many literature this study explore that TSN through Lesson Study is an innovative teaching approach comes from Japan.
A person who is taught understands the necessity of this knowledge while a teacher should try to persuade people and engender desire to care about themselves. That is why, such a tight cooperation can lead to very good results and it is possible to speak about the positive teaching experience. The given teaching plan can be taken as a very efficient remedy and tool which is proved to be clear and understandable. Moreover, it does not demand some extra skills and knowledge form a teacher which could also be takes as another
First Language Acquisition versus Second Language Learning: Applied linguistics is the attempt to put the insights resulting from lingusic reseach to practical uses. These include first and second language teaching (Such as: lexicography, translation….etc). Our focus of linguistic application is the field of language teaching which focuses in turn on the learner and the language learning process. How is this language which is the object of study of the linguist being learnt? We have to investigate what happens in the mind of human beings through mental processes to learn a language.
The teacher has tried to use English as much as possible with her students. She used English when she explained the material and gave an instruction for the students, for example when she asked to the student to ‘listen and repeat after her’, ‘open page 49’, ‘submit your homework’ something like that. In my opinion, it is good enough because indirectly she invites the students to use English. But, sometimes I saw some students who didn’t understand the meaning of the teacher’s instruction, as the result they asked to the other
Virtual Reality its use in education, culture and the Impact on Society Abstract The aims and objectives, of this paper, are to discuss Virtual reality (VR), and its profound usage within educational systems. It will be supported by different research evidence which speak to the application of such. It is underscored by literature reviews and intends to enumerate the potential advantages of implementation within the Caribbean.
Introduction: The purpose of this essay is to analyze how the needs of the students will be met, while researching how to teach. Nowadays, students of the entire world are learning English, but their reasons are different from student to student. The purpose that students have for learning will have an effect on what they want and need to learn . In this essay, the needs of the student Paola Jovanna Alfaro Rios will be discussed, her motivation to study English, her learning style will be describe as well as her weakness in English and also how to solve some of them.
Some researchers assert that this problem must be external and is mostly teachers’ responsibility. First of all, according to Gökçe DİŞLEN, most of the time students lose their interest and enthusiasm towards language learning due to insecure classroom atmosphere and pedagogues’ harsh attitude (2013). Bad tempered and strict teachers tend to not only make students feel uncomfortable but also themselves. Furthermore, educators must make lessons more appealing though different activities, give constant positive feedback and encourage students to learn a
INTRODUCTION This paper will discusses experiences in the classrooms and how to approach teaching English as a second language. This paper will discuss lessons and my personal experiences in the classroom. Experience in the classroom has varied between beginners, intermediate and advanced classes. I will discuss various teaching approaches to teaching English as a second language and about how classroom management is important to utilize.
Academic English is important to college and university in academic writing course (Jet Writers Essay Writing Contest 2015). It is required students to reading, speaking and listening, while employing evaluating and sharpen their research and writing skills for college and university environment. At the college and university level is the ever-increasing need for students to focus on language and more specifically, the specialized language found both in substance areas and the Academic Language used in teaching that content. Academic Language as the name implies is importance the kind of writing that we are required to do in college and university. It differs from other kinds of writing such as annotated bibliographies, literature reviews,
This is attributed to boys’ attitude towards learning a foreign language. For boys, a foreign language subject is traditionally for women (Clark, 1995); thus, creating conflict between performed masculinities and language practice (Carr & Pauwels, 2006). Foreign or second language acquisition is also known to depend on the teaching approach of the educator. Some educational experts suggest that a natural approach is the most effective way of teaching. As opposed to rote learning, where students are asked to memorize words and focus on structures and rules, the natural approach is a process of learning that focuses more on language comprehension and terminology usage so that they can be used in communication (Terrel & Krashen, 1983).
Critical Essay 2 Norma Liendo Teaching English as a Second Language Teaching today has become a very interesting job for soon-to-be or current teachers due to the high culture diversity in their classrooms. Teacher not only have to be well prepared to present quality education but also to be able to accommodate for all the students needs regardless of origin, color or race. The important point is not teaching different children but due to their different backgrounds they learn differently; thus, the teachers now need to become aware of the students’ cultures in their classroom as soon as possible. These different learning styles should make the teacher knowledgeable that he/she might have to embark on a journey to explore the students’ cultures and embrace them because at the end of the day
I believe as teachers of English language we first get our understanding of the English teaching methods and techniques that would later affect our decisions about teaching our own students long before than official academic training begins. In fact, I, as a non-native speaker of English language, have spent at least twelve years learning it, which also means twelve years observing my teachers’ methods and strategies. Therefore, I would first like to describe my experience as a learner of English, then proceed with describing my personal teaching experience and conclude with a reflection on how these influences shaped my beliefs about language and language learning. Traditionally, teacher in Russia is regarded as an authority figure, and learners tend to rely on them to a large extent, therefore approaches that Russian professors adopt are mostly
TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS TO TEACH WITHN THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION Teaching methods refers to the general principles, pedagogy and management strategies used to classroom instruction. The choice to teaching methods depends on what fits educational philosophy, classroom demographic, subject area and school mission statement. The teaching theories can be arrangement into four categories and based on two major parameters- a teacher centred approach versus and a student –centred approach, and high tech material use versus low-tech material use. TEACHER-CENTRED APPROACH TO LEARNING Taken to its most extreme interpretation, teachers are the main figure in a teacher-centred instruction model.