What is Language? / My teaching philosophy

The History of Language Teaching.

Summary 1

Answers to the Questions:

1. How is language defined?

   Language is defined by three point of view:

- as a social fact: It's a natural behaviour process,it is depend on a social context for being part of a society.

- as a mental organ: the information to communicate is located in our brain

- as an abstract object: we cannot see  the language.

2. What is AL?

Applied linguistic is Study of language: Languages users and how they use the language. It also is related to first, second and foreign language teaching.

3.Which is different in L1 and L2 acquisition?

L1 is acquired, It is developed gradually since the Beginning of the infant`s life.The exposure is constantly.

L2 is learned. It is depend on the amount of exposure to language and interaction.

4.What are the differences between acquisition and learning?

Acquisition: is a unconcious process. It will depend mainly on the amount of exposure to language, and interaction.

Learning: is a concious process related to explanation of grammar rules and memorizing lists of vocabulary.

5. Which factors are part of L2 learning?

    Affective Factor

    Transfer (possitive and negative transfer)

6. What is interlanguage?

Interlanguage: is an inbetween system where the form used by the learner do not belong nor L1 neither L2.





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MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY


My teaching philosophy is based on the build-up to the learning using new methodologies that include activities more interesting for the students, in the way to motivate for learning a Second language.
Also, I think that as a Teacher, I am guide and channel to promove English as a second language. For this reason I must be in disposition to my students to resolve doubts, explain grammatical structures, and help them in the development to the process teaching-learning.