Which language?
It has been said repeatedly that the crucial question when people ask me, the idea is to learn a foreign language, “the foreign language that I should try to learn?” Motivations for or need, can learn a foreign language and almost as many changes as the number of people. The family, home, employment, economy, education, travel, adventure, romance and other personal concerns may have to learn all of their respective roles in the decision and continue to learn a foreign language.
With literally thousands of languages spoken in the world and in fact some of the largest such as English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and German, apparently there are no spoiled for choice. But many students to admit: “I hate trying to learn a foreign language.” Why? The first seven of the reasons given most often.
The seven most common reasons given
1st No way to practice regularly
“I know that learning a foreign language is a valuable skill, but I know he speaks and I have no way to practice”:
2nd Long lists of words to learn by heart
“We received more than 50 words long vocabulary list each week in class, and I can not store them.
3rd Grammar illogical
“The grammar and the rules of the foreign language does not make sense to me,” complained a number of people learn a foreign language.
4th Pronunciation problems
“Every time I try to talk me laugh in every class because I pronounce my words wrong, they say.”
5th Bad language teachers
Our language teacher is absolutely horrible. She seems to know little of the language itself. It really should not try to teach us. ”
6th Not enough resources available
“So what do we do with it (language)? We have no cassettes, videos, songs, movies or games. It seems like a waste.”
7th Travel abroad is too expensive
“Hey, I visit a foreign country where the language is spoken, but I can not get a visa”, “Even if I could get a visa, I would never be able to pay the airfare and hotel.”
Lower affective filter
If an English as a Foreign Language Teaching Professional is an effective work to do, these are just some of the many difficulties and objections can be overcome. Only then will the learners’ affective filter reduces or enough for the teacher and the learner compensated, most of any language learning efforts.
Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an English teacher and author of Expert Learning and university professor in Cali, Colombia. Now you too can live your dreams in paradise, romance, adventure and high, to be paid for the ride for free.
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