L2 Learning and Teaching - Sarada

 Language Learning Theories Basically, the first language is the language that is acquired by everybody in the world in childhood. It is a universal method for all human beings. The second language is the language that people learned after his/her native language. Normally, second language learners tend to study L2 for their individual purposes such as educational, official etc. Therefore there are various theories in second language learning such as Behaviourism, Krashen Monitor Model Hypothesis , and Innatism, etc. Furthermore in this paper, the discussion is about the theories on second language learning.    Behaviourism  Behaviorism is a theory that basically not only discusses L1 acquisition/learning but also discusses second language learning. The theory is based on the conception of reinforcement and response. Normally for this theory language learning is a type of imitation that children tend to imitate what they hear and learn from the environment. It means...

  VERBS IN ENGLISH  O bjectives   ·         To teach what is a verb, ·         To teach two types of verbs, ·         To teach how to write a sentence correctly using transitive and intransitive verbs.        What is a verb? A verb is a word that tells about an action or a state. It is the main part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs.    Two types of Verbs 1.  Transitive Verb 2.  Intransitive Verb    ·         Transitive Verbs A transitive verb is a verb that has a definite object on which, or for which the action is being performed. And it requires an object to complete their meanings such as bring, hit, give, carry, climb, make, kiss, take, love, eat, drink,  etc.  Examples: My mother is making a cake.           ...

Highly Imperative Teaching Methods in English There are various types of teaching methods to second language teaching. Sometimes the second language learners may learn a language through a method taught by the teachers without having a knowledge of the teaching method. Depending on the teaching situation, setting, and resources available, any of these English teaching methods could be right for individual students. Here, this short note mainly focuses on the three teaching methods found in English. They are as following; a.       The Grammar Translation Method b.       Direct Method c.        Communicative Approach       ·          The Grammar Translation Teaching Method The grammar-translation teaching method is a classical method in the traditional academic setting. This technique was used to teach Latin and Greek in 16 th century. Th...