Focus on the Learner. Page 1 Introduction: The purpose of this essay is to show why and how learning English is important. English is in our lives everywhere, we can find it when we read a blog, a magazine, a book or the news paper, when we watch videos or movies, when we hear music, when we send an e-mail, English is present. When you travel to different countries you realize that English is the main language spoken around the world. This is important because it helps you understand the diversity of different cultures and to find interesting places. When you buy a new electrical appliance, a machine, tools, toys, or any other object you find a manual with some instructions or restrictions to read in English. English is also important for socializing in a …show more content…
She needs English every day at the Elementary School to give instructions, advice and make suggestions. She also interacts with children of different school levels and of course with parents in meetings. She needs to leave written messages for others, and to read mails. She uses all kind of support materials written for English speakers to prepare her classes. Such as magazines, books, textbooks, and newspapers This kind of employment sometimes makes her feel stressed because she would like to help the multilingual students and communicate with them. Like she loves to work with kids she decided to study English and now it turns in a good motivation to keep her learning English and with the passing of the time to become a bilingual teacher too. Motivation: What motivates the students to learn English? Before answering this question it is important to explain what motivation means and the two different types of motivation which are intrinsic and extrinsic. “The term motivation is derived from the Latin verb movere (to move). Focus on the Learner. Page
Matthew L. Sanders discusses the necessity of taking responsibility for one’s own education in a section of his book Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education. In this section, Sanders explains how he initially blamed an instructor for not teaching him sufficiently and then learned that “No matter what kind of teacher you have, no matter what kind of class you are taking, if you are a learner you will set out to understand the material and create opportunities for success.” This statement is true and the concept can be applied through many methods to create success for students if they are willing to put forth effort.
English is a Language that many people struggle with in the U.S. It can be a daunting task that many American’s have to face. Especially because of all of the domains that make up the English Language.(reading, writing, speaking and listening). There are many factors that can lead to the failure of learning of the English Language. One component is English being a secondary language that is not attended to correctly. Even though there is many reasons the lead to English Language Learners lack of proficiency (example Mr. O’Malley classroom), a strong instructional input, scaffolding, theory, research, ELD standard, and a intervention will not be one of them.
Although we see many immigrants who drop out of school and have a challenging time adjusting to their new lives it is up to the teacher to help and inspire these kids to be the best they can be. Some of the ways teachers can do this are to learn about communication, the culture the student has, and using a support system through the school and with the children’s families. It is a difficult task to comprehend what these children have been through and even harder to make a connection with them. That is why all teachers need these resources and the drive to see children like Enrique succeed in education and throughout
If the adult’s first language isn’t English it is necessary to provide a translator if the information that we are communicating to the adult is difficult to convey. Some parents might not want their children to be part of a play, it’s important that you adapt your communication is a way to explain that it’s an important part of their curriculum.
Becoming a Learner by Matthew L. Sanders is a book written with the intention of teaching college students how to make the most out of the opportunity for an education. Sanders states that the primary purpose of college “isn’t learning a specific set of professional skills; the primary purpose of college is to become a learner” (2). In preparing for college, I found the book a helpful guide in realizing that the way that you approach your work is just as important as the work you do. In the book, Sanders emphasizes that attaining a college degree does not necessarily make someone valuable to society.
In order for true learning to occur, the instructional unit must be designed to meet the needs of the learners represented within the group. During a learner analysis, a curricular designer examines the learners as a group. Since comprehensive curricular units designed to teach the foundational skills of keyboarding are not readily available, a full learner analysis will give the curricular designer a blueprint for creating such an instructional unit. This learner analysis will identify key areas that are instrumental to be included within the instructional unit; thus, increasing the likelihood of student success by meeting the individual needs of each student, as well as the group in entirety.
Teachers are able to set clear goals for learning and relate that learning to the needs of the students therefore motivating the intrinsic learner. While teachers should predominately use intrinsic motivators in their classrooms extrinsic motivators do have their place in motivating the extrinsically orientated student. Extrinsic motivators though should be used with caution as students will only ...
“Language is power” (LaForest 205). A power that can change throughout time using people and communication. Language helps communicate with other people. Lately, different countries have been learning English to help communicate with one another. As a result, English classes were created. However, is English the way to go? What are the effects of learning English or will English cause tension with other languages?
For example, the computer contains the systems and programs that are written in English; therefore, if people cannot read or understand English, it is hard for them to use the computer or laptop effectively. Also, some modern equipment or machines like the vacuum, television, or tablets are operated and have the direction and introduction in English; hence, in case that the users have no ability to understand English, they can apply those tools in a wrong way and cause some harmful consequences on themselves. Two years ago, when my family moved to the new place, we were struggling a lot with the problem of purchasing the new equipment and furniture for our new house. My father admitted that he had no idea in choosing the proper furniture for our apartment since he could not read and understand all the machine’s functions stated in the catalog. My parents realized that living in the foreign country without having the ability of reading and speaking English is a significant disadvantage for the immigrants like them.. Indeed, english is a dominant language which allows people to open their mind and access the modern innovations. People can have more occansion to reach the new and developed perception if they are able to use English proficiently. I always encourage my parents to learn English and explain to them that this language will give them many benefits in
Now you know our friend’s experiences -Rodrigo, Rubén, Jessica, Nieves, Ms. Rena, and all the rest of them. And you also got to know how they are related to English language; their difficulties, advantages, points of view and ways of thinking. Fortunately, this might mean you are now aware of the relevance English has in our current context. Although some people may still say that learning English is just an option, we are now able to stand our ground and claim that English is now a tool, a means … and an open door to a whole new world of experiences, people and resources which were not so easy to access
Moreover, Gardner (2001) insists that there is a close contact between motivation and language learning success. Additionally, Engin (2009) insists that learners need to know what types of motivation they have them to achieve greater success. There are two important types of language learning motivation, which are the integrative and instrumental motivation. Gardner (2001) defines integrative motivation as willingness to be a member of the target language’s community (p. 9). Those learners have strong interests in the target language and its culture. On the other hand, Gardner (2001) describes instrumental motivation as using the language as a tool to get decent job and being well educated (p.10). He also learners have the possibility to have
English is one of the languages in the world that is used by many people in most countries. This is why the main reason that English has become one of the languages that must be learned in school or giving out instructions. English is also an international language that is used by many people in the world. English may be majority of people’s second language, but English also has a basic skill that must be owned by the language. Language skills must be mastered by listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Speaking skills becomes a reason to measure a person’s skill.
English is, almost certainly, the most important subject that a child can learn in school. Without knowing proper English, a child will not be able to communicate effectively with the English speaking nation. They would be shut off from education and other people in this country. A person who does not poses proper English limits his or her ability to achieve their highest potential. Knowledge of the English language is important to learn to be able to communicate with others, in the teaching of immigrant students, and in finding and maintaining a job.
...e English tongue. And with all the many exceptions to rules and all the different concepts to be learned it can make it more difficult for newcomers to pick up. Or subtle wording or stressing of words that make it more pronounced or bold. Or just simply the way the wording should be set up into a sentence. Most of these are things natives of the language don’t actually realize because of how often it is used. But it can be a very complicated and confusing process to learn and understand the rules and all the words that break that rule. To conclude English is very important to the American way of life and among other nations that have English has their native language. But it can be a very confusing and complex system to learn and for people foreign to the language a very impossible seeming feat. That is why English is the most difficult subject of study to humankind.
English is an international language of communication (Nunan, 2003). So that English is a necessary basic skill for human. For instance, we meet lots of people who came from different countries in our daily life. Since our mother language is different, we can use English to be a lingua franca to communicate with them and try to understand their culture easily.