GUIDE 4

1) Your research for tonight will be centered on education, English as a second

language to be more specific.
2) Pick one of the web sources you like the most.
3) Base your summary cards on that web page.
4) Write your Draft and send it to the teacher.
5) Next class we'll have an on-line debate meeting on this topic.

1 TEACHING ENGLIAH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

It is said that the variation between the students’ native language and non-
native speaker can cause all kind of problems of grammar, spelling and
pronunciation, plus the age.

1 ADULTS LEARNERS VS. YOUNGER LEARNERS

It is believed that adults acquire knowledge through experience while
younger learners will be accustomed to acquiring new language skills on
daily basis. So, they have a more natural skill rather than adults.

1 CHALLENGES
It is said that, a lot of challenges are play on while teaching to young
learners, such as motivation, resources and material and the “individual
attention” when teaching in different numbered classrooms.

1 COMMUNICATION
It is said thought that communication is essential in learning a second
language. It is very important the cultural differences in communication
styles.
1 LANGUAGES SKILLS
It is said believed that, the acquisition of grammar can be very challenging.
Moreover, spelling systems causes problems in both directions.

1 CONCLUTIONS
It is assumed that teaching english as a second language is not an easy work,
but the main teacher’s role is to get the attention into the “challenges” rather
than the “problems”