Unit 10 Exposure and focus on form
In this unit I learnt the ways to
learn a language: acquisition,interaction
and focus on form. Acquisition refers to the way
we learnt our first language unconsciously just by
listening, hearing or working out the meaning without using it because of the
level, it means exposure. Interaction with others is
another way to learn the language because here we measure and experiment the
level of knowledge we have by being able to understand and be understood by others.
Learners find it difficult because they have to use structures
and the vocabulary to make their messages understandable. Finally, focus on
form helps students to identify how pronunciation, word order and grammatical
structures are formed and used. In the classroom I will motivate learners to
experiment and use the language as much as possible through tasks like: make English-speaking friends, write emails,
read books, listen to songs, etc. which help them to develop their receptive
and productive skills as well as notice forms with
exercises where they can practice and be corrected in a positive way.
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Your comment about this unit is really clear, I like the way how you describe the use of this topic in the classroom with our students, I agree with you about the use of these elements in the EFL classroom. I found that your links have very useful information about this unit specially about exposure.
ReplyDeleteYour examples are really interesting for me because students need to experiment and use the language as much as they can. I consider that is the only way for them to improve their pronunciation, their grammar structures and others skills that they develop in the classroom. I like the video. Thanks for that.
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ReplyDeleteI like your ideas of teaching students by using real world examples and by letting learner to experiment with language as much as possible because on that way students will increase their knowldge.
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