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Essay On Language Learning Experience

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My own experience from school when I was a pupil myself is that the combination of textbook and workbook ruled. It was not until my first practical teacher training period that I came across alternative teaching material in the English classroom. My tutor did not use coursebooks; she put together her own themes for the pupils and only chose material from authentic texts such as magazines, newspapers, the Internet etc. I was so inspired by this that I decided to make my own teaching material for my last practical training period. The whole procedure was very time-consuming, but it was definitely worth it. I enjoyed it and the evaluation I received gave mainly positive feedback from my pupils.

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The famous linguist, Stephen Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition has influenced the development of integrated instructions at all levels. The teacher should incorporate meaningful activities where students can enhance both language and content skills. She should design lesson plans which cater the needs of the students, and it should be flexible enough to fulfill the demanding needs of the students. I believe that lesson plan is the raw material, and it should be drafted by the warmth and love of the students ' interests and mental capabilities. Teachers should incorporate creative as well as inspirational activities for the better understanding of the material. For example, vocabulary should be taught in context rather than individually. I believe that this is a wonderful strategy because it will be easier for ELLs to retain meanings for a longer time. Moreover, learners can understand the concepts of semantics, syntax, and can use vocabulary in daily life conversation. I really like the idea of Cloze Procedure that will be helpful to students by providing context clues or choosing the words from the list, and fill up the blanks in the appropriate context. These strategies help students to hone language and content

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