#3 A reflection on discussions

I really in love with children , Everytime I look them as so adorable babies.
The reason why I love them is by just fansicnate to see how they growing and take in everythings around them moreover, they are showing new things to us and their eyes are so shining themselves. Moreover we give children love and growing themselves.
I have two baby cousins, they are 3 and 5 years old boys. Oviously, their first language is Korean. They have a command of some stuctured sentences that means they are learning and more absorb languages into their brains. Couple of months ago, my auntie wanted me to talk in English to them so I did, and as soon as they heard and making funny faces at me and I asked them to follow what I said but they ignored me.... One day, I picked them up from kindergaten and listened a disney song called "Let it go". This song was very popular song and it was the time that I fell into that song, I was starting to sing in English . Surprisingly, they were starting to sing after me !!!! I wish I could record the cutiest moment...:-(  From this incident, I learned something from it. Most children who starting to learn second language then that will be really difficult but when we teach them into using fun method in order to get interests. The key point it that to grab their attentions. After my group members talked over and it made me to dig more and study more about children's developments.

What materials, tools, and/or sites have been most useful to you as a language learner?

I would like to tell some good methods to learn language!
They are all my under experiences it may not suit for you to acheive but worth to try ~
1. Listening to English music that you like and listen over and over again But it is important that 
    should choose easy one which means that a song , you can understand everything in words.
2. Start to read very basic story book  like baby story book in step by step, it helps you to build
    standards vocabularies at begining.
3. Listening and watching TED TALK ,  it a website that many differents nationalites and fields give
   a speech about 15mins to 1 hour. They have subtitles in Korean and English. We can study with
   them.

#2 Teaching methods - answer&questions

Can you think of times when you learned language by the different historical approaches...

*Grammar Translation Methods.

I remembered the time when I was 5th grade in elementary school, my mother sent me to a horrible grammar institution. we used a thick book and inside of book, i found a full of black letters. The teacher taught us by old style grammar teaching. Most times i fell into sleep, I could not help myself. I did not improve any English grammar skills.

*Audiolingual

I still remember the name of academy , it was like more than 14 years ago!!!!

It was called "Let's go" which was very sensation at that time. When I went inside at first time, there was about 10 computers and students were all sitting with headphones on and looking at the screens.

After we all listened ,

teachers checked whether we had done properly or not. Honestly, I think this teaching method was not good at all. Students couldn't understand fully and concentrate.

*Communicative Language Teaching

Which have you experienced the most?

 I had a speaking tutor who married with a Newzealander and she was most like a native speaker.

At first class, I really uncomfortable her teaching style. I couldn't open my mouth, because I knew that I was at very poor level of speaking in English. Her method were a piece of paper, a pen and cassette tape and recorder. She pressed the ON button and starting the greeting mentions and daily talks. During the recording, she wrote down expressions , idioms and phrase verbs while we talking which I wanted to say during conversation with her. That really helped me to get close to "SPEAKER".

Give examples of activities that fit into the different methods

I just want to combine all these three learning style onto one! WHICH is a

 " Making a own short story!"

Firstly , I teach one basic grammar in step by step and do some exercises to make sure they understand then write any kinds of story with using the forms of grammar which they learned;

story could leads us to massive imagination which I strongly important about.

Moreover, It will be more

practical , actually students can use how to put their words into right place while using own sentences.

Then, I collect them and making corrections. Lastly, I ask them to read out to partner or to whole class.!!

How do you (will you) balance these approaches as a teacher???

UM.... This always will be my consideration, more and more to think.

However, for starter, I think that

I need to look over my future students's level and features so that I can make a proper curriculum for them. Sometimes, I give them fun and serious during the class.

If I always give them a good treats then they would be not focus on studies. I really hope that they found my class effective and joy-able.

The 1st day of Tesol class - my reflection on our discussion.

Always! exciting and thrilling about 1st day of class
It was all new about learning on theoretical on acquisition second language. 
especially my class talked over on Krashen;s Theories.

Before the discussion, we watched the Krashen's short video. He was telling us very new thing that we might couldn't think about it by myself. I thought he's very cleaver. I wonder i could ever think like him. 

I thought learning a new language is just about learning so they can speak BUT his theory pointed out! that Learning is just about putting in our head that means could be like when your mother shouting at you and you listening to her like go through your right ear to your left ear. Taking not seriously. But on the other hand, Acquisition is very different than learning. If we want to speak properly, we should acquisition. So that we apply to various on a new language.  

Talk show (Final test for practical English conversation)

Me and my partner, Jee Eun, we chose the ghost topic.
We kinda love to see scary movies or tv show. and always wondered that how many people believe in ghosts and what they are thinking about this issues.

We are going to share our unexplained supernatural phenomenons in our life.
and watching short video ,in the video a guy find a hunted house and places to hear spirits voices and
communicate with them. It's pretty creepy.

Hear's a related video from  above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvf91IWSUg

Also, we are discuss a little about korean shamans.
Do they really serving right god? or just possessed by evil spirits?

Let's check our talk show 7pm 15th May

[Language Learning Online]

On last Friday, our Practical English class studied in computer lab. We tried several learning English websites. Some of that I really enjoyed but on the other hand,some of websites, I didn't find any interests. 

They were so helpful to build our English level over every fields. If anyone love to listen to pop songs then

trying Lyricstraining.com which make me to listen harder and catch every words to my eyes, of course with

fun music on at same time! I liked the FreeRice.com site which enlarges vocabularies. This was a like flash card with meaning and I had to choose a same word like on card and when I got wrong, it reminded me later on. Effect on visualize to remember easily. Few words games got me boring. I think, this is because I don't know many words  to find words. Overall, websites were great! 

Sometimes, I go to this website ---> www.breakingnewsenglish.com  I have known for 2 years now.

This website is good source to study by yourself or tutoring others. The website uploads many interesting articles and I can choose from Level 0 to 6 in same story from article. When People pick Level 6 then with more complex phrases, structures, vocabulary. Moreover, Each article has  a lot of activities like matching /

comprehension questions, dictation and so on. I think, this website has all we needs!

WOMAN MARRIES A BRIDGE

<Rock-solid love: Australian woman marries a bridge in France>

I've read about this shocking article couple of months ago. 
The article is about Artist Australian woman, Jodi Rose who fell in love with 600 years old bridge, Pont du Diable which means 'the Devil's bridge'. She was travelling around world to see bridges and recorded all bridges's the sounds and vibrations they make. Then she said it was love at first sight for the Devil's bridge. She also posted in her blog saying, "Although he is made of stone…I feel at peace in his strong embrace. He makes me feel connected to the earth." and "The perfect husband… strong and silent,"

I thought, it was a joke. HONESTLY, whose ever gonna think that human-being marry to an object?! Many countries around the world are discussing same-sex marriage. No country is discussing the rights and wrongs of marrying a bridge. I am not saying that she's totally wrong but she could have think more harder than ever..ever .She looked very happy on pictures

BUT I wonder if this happiness goes forever??

(Jodi Rose and her husband)

     
(2nd pic, her hand-made wedding ring/ last pic, her husband's wedding ring)


(Vocabulary)

• Embrace -  [verb] if you embrace someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly,                          usually in order to show your love or affection for them.  껴안다/포옹하다

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356774/Australian-woman-Jodi-Rose-marries-bridge-France--gets-mayors-blessing.html -photo

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130707-marriage.html#ixzz2grp2Q4Ml -article

38 random questions about myself?!

1. What color is your pj? Pink and white 

2. Name one person who made you smile today:  a girl and a boy from a video on a youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iyeUcFKRv4

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? sleeping in my bed

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? cleaning my room

5.What is your favorite sweets? Whittaker's berry and biscuit chocolate

6. Have you ever been to a strip club? kidding? no but anytime soon? kk

7. What is the last thing you said aloud? YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


8. What is your favorite ice cream? Halloween of wizard -Baskin Robbins 

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? chinese medicine ! too bitter.. ok.. i've got 
6 bags are left...

10. Do you like your wallet? getting sick of it.. would you get a new one for me?

11. What was the last thing you ate? strawberries

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? NO! run out of money.. bought my mom's birthday gifts.

13. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? cheese flavor! 

14. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone? My lovely mama

15. Do you take vitamins daily? no, can't you see?! i don't need any of that  'cause i am the one. 

16. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? Do you prefer water or rice? There’s no right answer.

17. What did your last text message say? "kkkkk if that is true, that is awkward  she could'nt be like that.

18. What are you doing tomorrow? going to lecture lecture.. lecture..and lecture.


19. Creamy or Crunchy peanut butter? crunchy ~!

20. Look to your left, what do you see? my evil sis i hope she's not seeing this.

21. What color is your watch? orange

22. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? That’s a stupid question.

23. What is your favorite number? Not big on commitment.

24. Who did you email last? From Cambridge English Webinars

25. Any plans today? Finish this  thing, and then, then watching "3days to kill"

26. Biggest annoyance right now? Umm... this

27. Last song listened to? Help- Hurts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88XxoddW9iY

28. Do you have a maid service clean your house? yes yes i do ~ my maid doesn't paid at all kk

29. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? a pair of sneakers? / shoes need to be comfortable/ right?

30. Are you jealous of anyone? maybe some celebrities?

31. Is anyone jealous of you? you tell me

32. Do you love anyone? no i have never loved someone, if you are asking 'a man'

33. Do any of your friends have children? nope, my age is too young to have children yet.

34. What do you usually do during the day? Trying to enjoy my lectures and studying,
checking up updated webtoon, watching shows, eat and good nite sleep

35. Do you hate anyone that you know right now? no not yet i guess.

36. What color is your car? light blue

37. What would be the one thing you’d take to a deserted island? a WELL- packed bag

38. Are you thinking about someone right now? you ;-)