My teaching philosophy
I find most of the 11 principles very important, but I would like to especially emphasize the importance of principle 7, which is “Successful instructed language learning also requires opportunities for output”. I find this aspect especially important. Because student learn language in a creative way. When student learn a second language they acquire many hypotheses about the target language e.g concerning verb conjugation. When student either write or speak in their second language, they get to test these hypotheses .Through producing language output, the student`s get more experience with using the language creatively and independently. This way, the students have the chance to either keep or reject their hypotheses about the language in a more effective way, and therefore learn more than if they just receive input.
I also think principle 4 is important because implicit knowledge of the L2 is essential for being able to communicate in a fluent way. If you don`t have implicit knowledge of the language it will be difficult to communicate quickly enough for fluency. At the same time one should not neglect explicit language teaching because it's important that students have a meta-language (language about language). When students understand the system of the L2, they can compare it to their L1 and understand the similarities and differences. This can be beneficial considering one often has a better comprehension of the L1.
I also think prinicple 9 is important, because all students are different, and one type of L2 teaching might not be educational for everybody. Student learn in different ways and different tempos. It`s vital that a teacher is flexible and try out many different types of language teaching. It can be especially helpful if teachers are able to help the students develop their meta-cognitive ability. This can help them be more aware of what language- learning strategies work for them. This principle is important, because if one is not aware these individual differences you might have some students falling behind, and not being able to benefit from your teaching.
I find most of the 11 principles very important, but I would like to especially emphasize the importance of principle 7, which is “Successful instructed language learning also requires opportunities for output”. I find this aspect especially important. Because student learn language in a creative way. When student learn a second language they acquire many hypotheses about the target language e.g concerning verb conjugation. When student either write or speak in their second language, they get to test these hypotheses .Through producing language output, the student`s get more experience with using the language creatively and independently. This way, the students have the chance to either keep or reject their hypotheses about the language in a more effective way, and therefore learn more than if they just receive input.
I also think principle 4 is important because implicit knowledge of the L2 is essential for being able to communicate in a fluent way. If you don`t have implicit knowledge of the language it will be difficult to communicate quickly enough for fluency. At the same time one should not neglect explicit language teaching because it's important that students have a meta-language (language about language). When students understand the system of the L2, they can compare it to their L1 and understand the similarities and differences. This can be beneficial considering one often has a better comprehension of the L1.
I also think prinicple 9 is important, because all students are different, and one type of L2 teaching might not be educational for everybody. Student learn in different ways and different tempos. It`s vital that a teacher is flexible and try out many different types of language teaching. It can be especially helpful if teachers are able to help the students develop their meta-cognitive ability. This can help them be more aware of what language- learning strategies work for them. This principle is important, because if one is not aware these individual differences you might have some students falling behind, and not being able to benefit from your teaching.
