Language Learning

LANGUAGES

• Online versus traditional learning
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• Compare online courses with conventional courses of English, focusing on:
  • schedule
  • place
  • motivation
  • means
  • working pace
  • practice
  • effectiveness
• Rank these factors according to how important they are in order to learn a language:
• skill
• hard work
• patience
• perseverance
• (passive) exposure
• resources
• being brave enough to accept your mistakes (losing sense of ridicule)
• Are any of them interrelated? Why?
• Which is the most difficult skill to learn?
• How possible is it possible for a non-native speaker to speak the language as a native one?
• How many years do you think are necessary to learn a language well?
• Rank these factors according to how important they are in order to assess a speaker's command?
  • fluency
  • accuracy
  • idiomatic expression
  • pronunciation (sounds / rhythm / intonation)
  • range
• What do you understand by the standard accent (RP)?

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

• Watch the video:
  • What's the meaning of GRIT?
  • Find a word that means NOVICE
  • What's the meaning of GROWTH MINDSET
  • Find a word that means CALL SO'S ATTENTION