Sharing my experience in learning English.

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Sharing my experience in learning English.

For me, learning a language is a complicated process. It is different from learning other subjects, learning a language involves a lot of practice, follow-up, and grammar rules. I started learning English when I was just 6 years old and completed my schooling in English medium. Even though I studied in English medium my English is poor because I studied English only to score marks [memorization] to pass- out, I started to study English as a language at BPU [Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka].

when I study English for the very first time, English become one of my favorite subjects. The syllabus included Grammar, rhymes, poems, and short stories. It became boring to me when a teacher introduced grammar because learning grammar many practices and memorizing words is quite boring for me.

when I reached Sri Lanka, I faced lots of troubles because of language. Here I cannot speak English as well as the Singhalese language which is [the official language of Sri Lanka] I do understand English but I cannot speak up, anyhow I started studying English as a second language at Buddhist and Pali University, here I learned the usage and necessity of English in a globalized world. Here I have learned a Second language, Theories, methods, factors, etc.


Second language and importance - as we all know; Second Language is a language learned by a person in his/her first or native language. A second language a typically an official or societal dominant language needed for education, employment, and other basic purposes.

Theories on language acquisition – in l2 learning, there are a lot of theories among them these three are popular.

·         Behaviorism

·         Nativism {UG}

·         Krashen’s monitor model


Second Language Teaching Methods

·         GTM [ Grammar Translation Method]

·         Direct method

·         Audio-lingual method [speaking and listening, focuses on memorizing, mimicry, etc.]

·         Natural Approach

·         Communicative Language Teaching.

 

Factors Affecting Second Language Learning

Internal Factors are- 


·         Intelligence

·         Aptitude

·         Motivation

·         personality

·         Attitude

·         Beliefs

·         Age etc.,

Externals Factors are-

·         Instruction

·         Learning environment

Personality

·         Extroversion

·         Introversion 

As we know introverted learners show slower progress mainly in Oral development. Shy, hesitation, etc. I am having an introverted personality, so it’s very difficult for me to learn a language, I always avoid to speaks in foreign languages because of fear of mistakes.


Challenges I have faced

  1. Ø  Limited learning environments.
  2. Ø  Lack of seriousness.
  3. Ø  Inadequate learning materials.
  4. Ø  Overuse of Native language in the classroom.

 

My opinion

Again, listen to music, speech, lecturer, or any audio in the target language.

Read – read everything you get in your hand. Classic literature, newspapers, websites, emails, your social media feed, etc.

Stop worrying about mistakes.

 


 

 

Comments

  1. VimalaJune 7, 2023 at 3:03 AM

    Thanks for your new ideas regarding L2 learning. Hope you can improve your English and master it

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