Learning Languages gives you the opportunity to consider how language limits our education and how it affects our reading and writing. By the end of the activities, you will have a better understanding of why learning another language is difficult and how to learn more effectively.
Watch a video on ways to improve when learning a language and answer the questions.
Listen to a poem performed at Slam Nation and then answer the following questions.
Read the text about the first day at school for young children.
Why learning a language is hard & how to make it easier by Erin
Here are the words and phrases covered in this lesson about learning languages:
- applicable
- conversation partner
- commitment
- cultural immersion
- grammar point
- intensive language course
- motivation
- native language
- native tongue’s grammar
- polite conversation
- fluently
- self-doubt
- sophisticated
- struggling
- super-flexible brains
1. Write a blog for students who want to learn English.
- Create an introduction on the importance of learning English.
- Write four headings that highlight important points to consider when learning a language.
- Finish with a short paragraph offering encouragement.
2. People believe that not all schoolchildren have the natural ability to learn a new language. This means it is wrong to force all schoolchildren to study a foreign language. Write an essay stating if you agree or disagree with this matter.
- Create an introduction which paraphrases the background information and state if you agree or disagree.
- Write three paragraphs which give specific examples or explanations to support your ideas.
- Finish with a short paragraph restating your opinion on the issue.
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