METHODOLOGY 1

This is what I learn about the chapter "second Languge Acquisiton / Learning" of " The study of languge"  by George Yule.

methodology: Is a set of methods, strategies, and processes to do activities with students according to the curriculum. this is my  definition it is a general definition.

A teacher desings a method that goes according  to the curriculum of a school or institution that he or she works for. this methodology has to be according to of the sociocultural setting, also for the type of student that we have in the classroom.

 For a S.L.A there is a “Natural Acquisition “that is unconscious, and the other way is the “Conscious Learning” that is artificial and conscious, it`s just like we are doing at the university, for learning we use books, we need a teacher, etc.  also  for S.L.A  there are barriers or different factors  that make learning a second language, like affective factors this goes according to age, when we are younger we are more willing to learn, but sometimes when we are older  we feel more embarrassed to speak in front of other people. Another barrier is that we do not have everyday communicative requirements in a foreign language; we just communicate our first language.  Other barrier is other things going on, I remember when I was on highschool learning a second language it was not very important.

About the methods I think that “grammar translation” and “audiolingual” are the most used and I  also think they  are more effective. Teachers  still use repetition to make a habit and grammar rules are very important, it may be behaviorism but I think it works.