Second language

to teach language. From Igoa and Valdés, I learned the importance of fostering students’ self-confidence and self-esteem, embracing dual-language identities, involving parents in a student’s education, being patient with newly arrived students, and being honest about the realities of being a language learner in the United…

connections 3 I am a monolingual myself, however I have always had strong passion for languages, particularly the Spanish language. Personally, I believe that speaking in a foreign language is a beautiful way to express a culture and communicate with various people from diverse backgrounds. Languages are taught and apprehended in various ways, in which I happen to find board games an enjoyable approach to acquiring a second language. I feel care-free about making mistakes and determined to find…

studies that hypothesize and conclude that when children learn a second language at a young age it exercises the brain, and helps with critical thinking skills. In Kathrine Ford’s article for “The Telegraph,” she explains the concept of learning a second language being a useful way to improve critical thinking and the many other benefits. Ford writes, “Longitudinal studies by Harvard University confirm that learning additional languages increases critical thinking skills, creativity and…

to learn English, my second language.…

action as global citizens by becoming more global minded. Learning a second language have always been rough, but after surpassing countless obstacles blocking my path, I am finally enjoying this language and using this as a tool to communicate with foreigners. This summer I am applying for Exeter Summer to gain experience on boarding schools and to see what payed off after countless time dedicated to learning this second language. As a IB international school, Shen Wai International School…

During the program, I focused my studies and research on studying the linguistics of English, the theories that govern the language and the theoretical and pedagogical approaches through which such theories may be utilized in facilitating a better experience for individuals who are learning English as a second language. Motivated to relate this theoretical experience in an applicable manner, I committed to several field training activities and programs, through which I…

In the classroom I was observing, which was second period there were only 23 kids while in the third period only 21, and then fifth period had exactly 20 students. The class I focused much more on was third period, and everyone single one of them was Hispanic. The gender in the classroom was 13 girls and 8 boys. Most of them were native English language learners, with only one ELL learner in the intermediate level from the teacher’s information. Only one student needed special accommodations and…

Because multicultural learning environments exist within our society we must remember that there are those students involved who are English Second Language (ESL). Such things to take into consideration comprises how well the students can read, write, and comprehend English. Other consideration may encompass performance anxieties related to student comfort levels with their abilities and the amount of time allocated for them to complete their testing. Furthermore, the environment in which an…

can have different meanings. Miss Krag said that her job is to teach formal English not the informal that they may learn in the street. Other accommodation that I noticed is that she asked 1st grader students to write small sentence, instead the second grader should form longer sentences. Another challenges that aroused, other that few behavioral issues, was of not understanding or not communicating…

2002) Language Acquisition Device suggestion. Taking into account these latter implications as well as Piaget’s, it would be possible to consider the idea that being an adult learner is, in a way, a positive characteristic that may add to a better and more solid acquisition of the L2 on the part of the learner. Children –below 11- have not completely developed their cognitive matrix, therefore, they pick-up the language as they develop the cognitive tools that allow them to do so. On the other…