Week 3 is coming towards its end... A lot of reading was involved (and this means not only article reading but also Nicenet posts reading-which were loads!!).
I managed to create my Delicious account but I still have a long way to go since I need to organize my links into neat stacks so that my "place" isn't so messy.
I found some time to read all 3 articles on speaking/listening teaching. I was amazed/confused by Busa' article! No, it was not her fault that I was confused. It is the technology which went so far into analyzing someone's speech, comparing it and finding its weaknesses that confused me and "shocked" me. So much research has been done which proves the necessity for teaching pronunciation and intonation as well... Nowadays, learners have so many tools at their disposal in order to learn that they are "unforgiven" if they don't succeed in doing so. But, no matter what a learner does, a teacher must always keep in mind this learner's L1, as this affects his pronunciation of the L2... And, at the same time, no matter what s/he does, a learner should always keep in mind to LISTEN to as much as possible to L2 and to SPEAK as much as possible in L2. After all, "practice makes perfect", doesn't it?
I managed to create my Delicious account but I still have a long way to go since I need to organize my links into neat stacks so that my "place" isn't so messy.
I found some time to read all 3 articles on speaking/listening teaching. I was amazed/confused by Busa' article! No, it was not her fault that I was confused. It is the technology which went so far into analyzing someone's speech, comparing it and finding its weaknesses that confused me and "shocked" me. So much research has been done which proves the necessity for teaching pronunciation and intonation as well... Nowadays, learners have so many tools at their disposal in order to learn that they are "unforgiven" if they don't succeed in doing so. But, no matter what a learner does, a teacher must always keep in mind this learner's L1, as this affects his pronunciation of the L2... And, at the same time, no matter what s/he does, a learner should always keep in mind to LISTEN to as much as possible to L2 and to SPEAK as much as possible in L2. After all, "practice makes perfect", doesn't it?
Hi Geogia, I can't agree with you more."Practice makes perfect."Although the technology is at the cutting edge,students still need a good teacher to encourage and support them in having a appropriate way to learn.As you said ,the basic is really important to a step-by-step learning,well-L1 good start to L2.I hope I don't misunderstand what you mean.Thanks for your sharing.
ReplyDeleteNo misunderstandings Justin! You got it alright! Thank you for your comment!
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