Thursday, February 23, 2012
Chapter 5
Establishing basic reading and writing skills are essential in the L1 and L2 acquisition process. The book referred to implicit and explicit considerations that teachers make when introducing assignments that deal with oral, verbal, and written activities. Personally I find that normal English teachers focus more on the pronunciation and the mechanics of grammar rather than English as a whole. In chapter 4 it was mentioned that language learning that emerges after the silent period should be taken with great caution. It is the same when it comes to implicit and explicit methods of introducing language. Teachers should think about how their student is internalizing all of the new information that is being given and how to maximize on the quality of what is being learned.
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Yes, because of the strict rules and importance that is stressed in English classrooms, many lessons are strictly grammar-focused. But this does not allow for students to develop beyond perfect grammar. They should be encouraged to read a variety of genres, so they can see different meaningful texts to learn writing and reading from.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I agree with your point that normal English teachers often focus more on the rules rather than English as a whole, I do think that the grammar rules are crucial part of English as a Second language. As we learned that the orders of words (SVO, SOV) may differ according to language, the importance of learning grammar should be balanced depending on students' mother tongues.
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