Learning Strategies to Learn English
Learning strategies to learn English It is time to learn effective strategies for learning English as a second language acquisition. It is important to know that there are some learning strategies to help students how to learn English. Those strategies are learning English by the use of the internet and learning English in a classroom. But there are some students that do not have success on learning English and there are some questions about it: Why some students are not successful English learner? Is it effective to learn English by the use of the Internet? Is it effective to learn English in a classroom?
Those questions will be discussed in this essay. Why some students are not succesful English learner? Maybe because they have a hard time in understanding grammatical structure and memorizing new words. Students need a study plan for improving their language ability. Although those students are not successful second language learners, they, in a sense, maintain relatively high motivations toward second language learning. . Teachers tend to give their students some advices about how to learn English mostly based on their experiences which does not necessarily fit the students’ learning style. The success on learning a new language not only depends on the concern of the student to learn a new language, but to know what is the most effective strategy to acquire a second language. But which characteristics does an effective learner must have? First of all, this effective learner must have a concern for communication and a capacity to use strategies flexibly in accordance with task requirements. This implies the use of the Internet as a learning strategy. Considering the fact that it is necessary to use strategies to learn English as a new language, we have to mention the regular use of the Internet.
The Internet has many facilities in terms of searching for updated information. According to Steve Kaufman “The Internet helps you to efficiently accumulate vocabulary based on lively and interesting language content. ” This implies the possibility to learn English by downloading and watching videos where you can find a lot of strategies and a variety of topics to develop your skills about how to learn English. Although Internet is a useful resource to learn English, it is difficult to have access to it and sometimes it is not enough to learn English by the Internet.
Even though the Internet brings the facilities to learn English as a second language, there is another strategy to learn English: Learning in a classroom. Many students can learn English with the help of a teacher who knows the language. Besides the teacher have to use strategies that motivate students to learn English. According to E. H Ezra “The pros of learning English in the classroom includes easy access to your teacher and classmates. You get a chance to get your questions answered in real time and to comprehend the material. ” This includes the way you write and speak.
But some traditional notions that teachers apply about how students learn English could not be as effective as it sounds. Having said these, it is possible to learn English with a lot of strategies, but the common ones will be by the use of the Internet and in a classroom. The students have to be aware towards the use of those strategies because it could be a deciding factor to be a successful English learner. I think the Internet has an important function on an English learner. Maybe learning methodologies are available on the Internet that classrooms cannot match.
Bearing this end in mind, you decide whether it is better to learn English by the use of the internet or in a classroom with the help of a teacher. References Ezra, E. H. Is it better learn online or in the classroom? Yahoo! Contributor Network May 18, 2007 Kaufman, Steve. The Internet-The best place to learn English. Reference and Education: Languages October 1, 2006 . O’Malley and Chamot, A. Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1990 < http://catdir. loc. gov/catdir/samples/cam031/89009770. pdf>
Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador Instituto Pedagogico de Caracas Asignature: Reading and Writing II Professsor: Simon Ruiz Argumentative Essay Outline I- Nowadays there are different learning strategies to learn English as a second language acquisition. a) It is necessary to know what exactly is the history of learning strategies. b) The most important strategy could be the regular use of the Internet. c) The other strategy could be learning in classrooms. II- The history of learning strategies in English as a second language acquisition. ) O’Malley and Chamot (1990. pp 2-3) “The notion of learning strategies in English as a second language acquisition emerged in the research literature many years ago. It emerged from a concern for identifying the characteristics of effective learners. ” b) Effective learners must have a concern for communication. c) The use of the Internet as a learning strategy. III- It is necessary to use strategies to learn English as a new language. a) The Internet has many facilities in terms of searching for updated information. ) Steve Kaufman “The Internet helps you to efficiently accumulate vocabulary based on lively and interesting language content. ” c) Although Internet is a useful resource to learn English, it is difficult to have access to it. IV- Even though the Internet brings the facilities to learn English as a second language, there is another strategy to learn English: Learning in a classroom. a) Students can learn English with the help of a teacher. b) E. H Ezra “The pros of learning English in the classroom includes easy access to your teacher and classmates.
You get a chance to get your questions answered in real time and to comprehend the material. ” c) Some traditional notions that teachers apply could not be as effective as it sounds. V- Having said these, it is possible to learn English with a lot of strategies. a) The students have to be aware towards the use of those strategies. b) The Internet has an important function on an English learner. c) You decide whether it is better to learn English by the use of the internet or in a classroom with the help of a teacher.
