I enjoyed and learned a lot through everyone’s presentations
tonight. Through our jigsaw activity, I am able to understand most of the parts
in our chapter reading.
I would like to continue sharing with us the part on social
and cultural factor in learning the language.
- Feel frightened because of different culture and you’re
the only one from your culture may cause the child to not learn well the
English language.
- Self-conscious and concerned about being different may
lead to the child frustration and difficulty to learn the language
- being the eldest sibling is another factor in culture
because eldest sibling carried lots of responsibilities in the family. Eldest have
to help with household chores while the youngsters have the chance to play and
socialize with peers.
In some other studies, it tells us that the younger you are
the more you acquire the language. It is easy for the young ones to acquire the
language than adult.
Today I consider Guam as a
melting pot. For this reason, I think it is very important for teachers to
consider the social and cultural factor in our school system.
Koneta,
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to continue in sharing with us more on social and cultural factor in learning the language. I truly believe that as educators we have to be aware of these factors whether it's social or cultural and how it affect our students especially our English learners.
Chapter one talked about these students coming to a new country having to adapt to a new culture and new school as well as new environment. It will take some time for them to adjust and adapt to the new school, new culture and new people. The teacher needs to observe the students closely in order to understand how to help each individuals. Thank you for sharing! Have a great weekend!