The Importance Of Interest In Learning English As A Foreign Language

What do you think of the requirement to learn English? Did you know you can find English speakers in almost every country around the world? English is the world’s most commonly spoken language because it allows its speakers to be more poised while facing difficult situation in their lives. Knowing English can able you to manage a wide variety of your difficulties. English can assist you in discussions with people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. Knowing English helps you learn new things and understand other’s opinions.

Virtual reality(VR) is a relatively new frontier in the technology industry. So new in fact, that, at its current stage, what it is and its potentials are unfamiliar to the general public. VR originally started gaining momentum as a new platform to game on, but its potential must be analyzed broadly in more than just one vocation. Because of the immersion VR provides, it has an immense capacity to benefit the educational field. Everyone is unique in the way they learn best; some people learn best by reading, some people learn audibly better, and, some people learn visually.

By many researchers, it has been hypothesized that language could be acquired only within a critical period, which is from early infancy to puberty. If this is true, this should be extended to second language acquisition as well, and, if so, young children should be better at acquiring the second language than adults, and younger children should reach higher levels of proficiency in the second language. If this prediction is true, it would importantly demonstrate that children should be exposed to language with rich vocabulary and grammar within the critical period, and foreign language exposure at school should take place in early grades in order to maximize their opportunity to learn the language effectively. However, the motivation and the purpose of learning the target language may differ depending on the individuals and those factors can limit or expand the exposure to the target language. In this paper, I would like to discuss the correlation between the age that bilingual individuals are exposed to the second language as well as their motivation, purpose, and value of learning the second language. I would like to suggest that regardless of the age that individuals are exposed to the second language, if one values the importance of learning the second language and maximize their exposure to the targeted language, they can reach to the native level of proficiency in that language.

In “Why Foreign Language Education Matters” Representative Rush Holt expresses the idea that the average American is generally deprived of what is known as cultural enrichment in their day-to-day lives, even though others believe that English should be the primary and only language Americans should speak. Holt conveys the overall concept that being bilingual, trilingual, or multilingual is a benefit not just for oneself but for our society. Rush Holt presents the argument with extreme concern for our upcoming generations and the consequences it may cause our nation’s economy to decrease in federal funding’s for education programs, as well as our global marketplace and national security who is highly dependent of translators, specialist, and

Children all over the world are taught every day that communication is vital to life in this modern world, but they are being kept from learning any language beyond their native tongue. In Europe alone, there are twenty-four official languages and that count does not include the more regional languages that are dotted across the continent. There are forty-four countries in a land that is of comparable size to the US. Twenty-four languages in forty-four countries, yet each new generation that comes along has been taught that it is fine to seclude themselves to knowing a single language. A child in the US could be able to talk to a child in Finland, Vietnam, or South Africa in a literal moment, but that connection often never happens, because they don’t speak each other’s language. Without the knowledge gained from a well known second language, they will be unable to reach their full potential in expressing themselves in a world where they have the potential to be constantly interacting with people from other countries, cultures, and language backgrounds. “We Americans do a less than adequate job when it comes to teaching our children a foreign language. We start too late and we do too little to convince our children about why learning a foreign language is so important. “ Children need to be exposed to as many forms of the world to expand their minds and allow them to convey what they experience. To not allow this to happen, would be akin to attempting to write a paper with

Knowing how to write properly is an important part of your education. Once you start your career after college, not a day will go by that you will not use what you learn English 111. A few things that will make you successful in English 111 include working ahead in class, asking for help if you need it, and studying.

Australia is an extremely culturally diverse country, therefore many different languages are spoken in homes and communities across Australia. Consequently many primary school students are learning English as an additional language. EAL/D is an acronym used to refer to students whose first language is a language or dialect other than Standard Australian English; that is English is an additional language or dialect. In Australian schools it is essential students are able to speak and read English in order for them to understand and succeed in all content learning areas.

In small groups, I tested out how children can learn by using augmented reality in education. Through this experience, I discovered how powerful it was for students to have the opportunity to be able to learn through technology. What is more, by integrating technology, students became more engaged with the material and with each other. In my journals, I was able to manage my daily communication with the students and also keep track. One of the most memorable experiences for me was when my student didn’t know the letter U but when I started using technology and augmented reality the student was able to gain more knowledge and learn the letter that they did not know.

Ermie Fadul is an instructional technologist at Johns Hopkins Epic project. He has developed over 100 interactive modules using Adobe Captivate and animation applications like goAnimate, and Flash CC. He likes to transition his skill from creating on-line learning to mobile apps learning using the current IOS and Android platforms. He believes that the future of on-line learning is in mobile platform. Training is no longer confined to classroom or personal computer but to handheld devices. Knowledge and information will no longer be handed down in bullet points or texts, but in interactive scenarios and games simulating real world choices and experiences.

In 2016 a high school Nampa implemented the use of one on one devices into their everyday learning. With these devices came the ability to expand not only the knowledge of students but the very way that teachers were able to teach them. Over time the awe of having these devices faded and students were left trying to balance the use of devices and actually being taught. Due to some of these reasons schools should understand the benefits of technology, come up with plans on how they’ll limit the amount of time spent using the devices, and whether they will continue using old-fashion methods.

Since the 1950’s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial adoption. However, that is beginning to change and virtual reality has become a popular topic within the latest technological headlines. According to TechCrunch, VR startups have raised more than $1.46 billion in venture capital, and people believe that this is the year that VR will finally take off. Virtual reality provides an escape from reality through a “portal” to an alternate reality with a landscape that feels realistic. As VR becomes more popular, some educators and employers are looking to incorporate VR as a primary teaching tool due to its widespread and numerous uses. However, while virtual reality may seem like a beneficial educational tool, problems will inevitably arise from the development and implementation of VR in education, and a middle ground will need to be discovered.

Language is a key part of any family, community, culture and the human race. Without language the world today would be much different. From cavemen, to the Egyptian use of hieroglyphics, to Old English, to more than 6,500 languages spoken around the world today, the advances that humans have made in language is remarkable and inspiring. The ability to speak, read, write and understand more than one language is also remarkable and expands the liberties in life, especially for young people. High school students should be required to take at least two years of a foreign language class in order to graduate, as many recent studies support the benefits of doing so. Students who have learned a foreign language in high school have proven to have a

This research article, titled, The Effect of an Augmented Reality Enhanced Mathematics Lesson on Student Achievement and Motivation by Anne Estapa and Larysa Nadolny from Iowa State University, was written with the goal of examining more closely the effect of Augmented Reality-based lessons on student achievement and student motivation in a high school math class. Investigating this question is important because with more and more available technology to use in the classroom, it is essential to examine the effectiveness of it and not implement a certain tool to have technology for technology’s sake. The article discusses in depth the achievement levels and motivations of students who participated in a high school math lesson that involved the use of Augmented Reality, or AR, to reinforce the concept of dimensional analysis. In the article, AR is described as an ideal tool for the mathematics classroom because AR can facilitate things such as “manipulation, visualizations, and authentic contexts”. Another benefit is that to increase motivation, the researchers used real-world situations which is easier to fabricate with the use of technology, especially because of the prevalence of technology in almost every moment of a person’s life today. Although the researchers are seemingly seeking to confirm their belief that Augmented Reality is a useful classroom tool for technical mathematics, they are quick to point out that a good classroom is comprised of a clear distinction of

For me, learning a language is a complicated process. It is different from learning other subjects. It involves a lot of practices and follow up. When I talk about my personal experience, I would say that I have a rich experience in learning English as a second language. English was taught to me for ten years starting from grade seven till graduation from university. After graduation, I felt that I should improve my language skills. Therefore, I did a lot of efforts personally to increase my fluency. Until now I still learn the language. Indeed, learning a language takes a lifetime.

Today’s students are more tech-savvy than ever before. “It’s almost like they are programed to learn differently than traditional past methods” (Wainwright, 2015). Having technology in the classroom does not necessarily replace a great teacher, but a combination of a great teacher and a classroom with technology usage can result in great education. “It is important to intergrade technology in the classroom since it has become so integral to the world outside of the classroom and todays students are accustomed to in” (Wainwright, 2015). Since most of our students coming into our classroom have had technology in their hands since they were very young, it is only natural that we as teachers must continue the use of allowing technology in our classrooms to keep our students engaged in what we are teaching. “When we’re engaged in something, we do better at it. That’s as true of learning as it is anything else: an engaged student is more likely to learn and succeed than a disengaged one” (Teacherkit, 2015). According to Visual Teaching Alliance, 70% of the population is visual learners which explain why our students in our classrooms prefer to learn through pictures and video verses words and speech. Describing things in words isn’t always a very effective method to teaching our today students; however, adding video clips to explain concepts creates a much clearer picture for our students and is more entertaining. Our students are social and love being a part of a