LEARNING LANGUAGES 1. Reasons for learning foreign languages 3. English – lingua franca

Comment on the following quotations. Without knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov A different language is a different vision of life. Federico Fellini

Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics: LEARNING LANGUAGES Language Reasons for learning languages Learning and acquiring languages English as a foreign language Influential factors when learning a foreign language Varieties of English The status of the English language

Why do you learn foreign languages Why do you learn foreign languages? Choose from the following hints and explain your reasons. MUST PERSONAL NEEDS COMMUNITY WORK/BUSINESS SOCIAL NEEDS ACADEMIC NEEDS PRESTIGE TRAVELLING ENTERTAINMENT NECESSITY

Talk about the reasons the people in the pictures have to learn English as a foreign language. 1. 3. 2. 4. What difficulties do they face when learning a foreign language at different ages?

What causes you problems when you are trying to learn a foreign language? Pronunciation Remembering new words Long texts Various accents Grammar Writing Spelling Native speakers Translation

Look at the diagram of language families. Describe it Look at the diagram of language families. Describe it. Where does English belong to? Where do you think your mother tongue belongs?

Look at the words in British and American English Look at the words in British and American English. Match them with the pictures below. (click on the flags to check your answers) a) SUBWAY 2. 1. b) FRENCH FRIES c) LIFT d) TORCH e) MOBILE (PHONE) 3. f) TUBE g) PANTS 4. h) CELL PHONE 5. 6. i) FLASHLIGHT j) ELEVATOR k) TROUSERS l) CHIPS

Do people in the pictures learn or acquire a language Do people in the pictures learn or acquire a language? Explain the difference. Which process is easier – learning or acquisition?

What is your learning style. How do you easily learn new things What is your learning style? How do you easily learn new things? By seing them, hearing them, touching them or when you move? Tactile learner Auditory learner YOU ? Kinesthetic learner Visual learner

What kind of learner are the hints below typical for? (click the icon to check your ideas) Can you identify with any of them? I take in new information best when I can see information in a diagram or a picture. I may become bored more quickly than other students while listening to a class lecture. When I am not sure how to spell a word, I write down different versions of the spelling. I prefer to find out about something new by listening to someone explaining it. When I study, I prefer using a highlighter to emphasise information. I like to learn using movements. I seem to remember objects better if I create jingles and rhymes. I prefer teachers who use discussions. I prefer lesson where we can move around. I have trouble remembering things if I can’t take notes. When I am in class, I often have to have something in my hand while reading or listening. I learn better when I touch an object. (Visual learner) (Tactile learner) (Kinesthetic learner) (Auditory learner) (Visual learner) (Kinesthetic learner) (Auditory learner) (Auditory learner) (Kinesthetic learner) (Visual learner) (Tactile learner) (Tactile learner)

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