What is Language? Summary 1

Summary 1.
Answer to the Questions:

1. - Language is defined by three point of view:
- As a social fact: it means it’s a natural behavior process, it is depend on a social context for being part of a society.
- As a mental organ it means that the information to communicate is located in our brain.
- As an abstract object we cannot see language.

2. - Study of language. Language users and how they use the language. It also is related to first, second and foreign language teaching.

3. - L1 is acquired; it is developed gradually since the very beginning of the infant's life. The exposure is constantly.
L2 is learned it is depend on the amount of exposure to language and interaction.

4. - Acquisition is an unconscious process that will depend mainly on the amount of exposure to language and interaction.
Learning is a conscious process related to explanation of grammar rules and memorizing list of vocabulary.

5. - - Affective factor
      - Transfer (positive and negative transfer)

6. - Interlanguage is an in between system where the form used by the learner do not belong nor L1 neither L2.

My Teaching Philosophy

I believe that the teacher has to focusing on individual needs and the learning process of the students.

Nowadays the students learn about the real world experiences, so the teacher has to be actualized and enthusiastically, because is the teacher who can change Students with his/her lessons.

I am very motivated and interested in my future students, in their interests, situation, and finding a connection with them.