11 fascinating facts about English
English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world, but how much do you know about the language? Here are 11 facts about Englishthat you might not know.
"Kralları bile nasıl kontrol edeceğini bilen dilbilgisi"- ѴDZè
Dilbilgisini düşündüğünüzde, "kural" muhtemelen aklınıza gelen ilk kelimedir. Kuşkusuz, geleneksel dilbilgisi görüşü, bunun "dil kuralları" ile ilgili olduğu yönündedir. Aslında, çok uzun zaman önce, bir dil öğretmek sadece gramer kurallarını ve belki de birkaç kelime listesini öğretmek anlamına geliyordu. Ancak, aslında gramer kuralı diye bir şey olmadığını öne süreceğim.
Ne demek istediğimi göstermek için, sıfatların karşılaştırmasını ele alalım: "daha büyük", "daha küçük", "daha kullanışlı", "daha ilginç" vb. Basit bir kuralla başlayabiliriz: tek heceli sıfatlar için -er ekleyin ve iki veya daha fazla heceli sıfatlar için daha fazla + sıfat kullanın.
Ancak bu pek işe yaramıyor: evet, "daha kullanışlı" diyoruz ama aynı zamanda "daha akıllı" ve "daha güzel" de diyoruz. Tamam o zaman, kuralı değiştirdiğimizi varsayalım. Diyelim ki -y veya -er ile biten iki heceli sıfatlar için -er ekliyorsunuz.
Ne yazık ki, bu da pek işe yaramıyor: "daha akıllı" diyoruz, ama aynı zamanda "daha ayık" ve "daha uygun" diyoruz. Ve bazı tek heceli sıfatlarla ilgili sorunlar da var: "daha gerçek" veya "daha " yerine "daha gerçek" ve "daha bütün" diyoruz. Kuralı bu istisnalara uyacak şekilde değiştirirsek, yarım sayfa uzunluğunda olacak ve her neyse, aramaya devam edersek daha fazla istisna bulacağız. Bu, İngilizce dilbilgisinde tekrar tekrar olur. Çoğu zaman, kurallar o kadar istisnalarla dolu görünür ki, o kadar da yardımcı olmazlar.
Ve "kural yaklaşımı" ile ilgili başka bir büyük sorun daha var: sıfatların karşılaştırılması kadar açık bir şeyde bile yapının gerçekte ne için kullanıldığını söylemiyor. Bir şeyleri karşılaştırmak için kullanıldığını varsayabilirsiniz: "Benim evim Mary'ninkinden daha küçük"; "John, Stephen'dan daha çekici". Ama şuna bakın: "Ne kadar çok çalışırsanız, o kadar çok para kazanırsınız." Ya da şu: "Londra giderek daha kalabalık hale geliyor." Her iki cümle de karşılaştırmalı sıfatlar kullanır, ancak iki şeyi doğrudan karşılaştırmazlar.
Aslında burada baktığımız şey bir kural değil, doğru teknik terimi kullanmak için birkaç örtüşen model veya paradigmadır:
Bu resim daha doğru, ancak soyut ve teknik görünüyor. Bugünlerde gerçekte öğrettiklerimizden ve öğrenme hedefleri ve ölçülebilir sonuçlar etrafında organize olma eğiliminde olan öğretme şeklimizden çok uzaktır, örneğin: "Bu dersin (veya modülün) sonunda öğrencilerim kendi eşyalarını başkasının eşyalarıyla karşılaştırabilmelidir". Yani öğrencilerimize bir kuralı ezberlemeyi ve hatta bir kalıbı manipüle etmeyi öğretmiyoruz; Onlara gerçek dünyada bir şeyler yapmayı öğretiyoruz. Ve tabii ki, bunu öğrencinin seviyesine uygun bir seviyede öğretiyoruz.
Dilbilgisine geri dönersek, genel dersimizi veya modül hedefimizi belirledikten sonra, bilmemiz gereken bazı şeyler şunlardır.
Mevcut dilbilgisi ders kitapları genellikle tüm bu bilgileri sağlamaz; Özellikle, seviye konusunda çok belirsizdirler. Çoğu zaman dilbilgisi yapılarını belirli CEFR seviyelerine değil, örneğin A1/A2 veya A2/B1 gibi bir aralığa koyarlar ve hiçbiri dilbilgisini genel öğrenme hedefleriyle tam olarak bütünleştirmez.
app'da, İngilizce öğretmenler ve öğrenciler için aşağıdaki özelliklere sahip yeni bir dilbilgisi kaynağı türü geliştirerek bu sorunları ele alma hedefini kendimize belirledik:
Dilbilgisini GSE Teacher Toolkit'e dahil ediyoruz ve bunu şu amaçlarla kullanabilirsiniz:
Bunu, İngilizce öğreten ve müfredat tasarlayan herkes için açık erişimli bir kaynak olarak düşünün.
English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world, but how much do you know about the language? Here are 11 facts about Englishthat you might not know.
Students all over the globe learn English for many reasons. Some of these motivations may come from the students themselves – perhaps they are learning because they are travelling to an English-speaking area, or they want to be able to converse with English-speaking friends and colleagues. Other reasons for learning could include meeting school requirements, studying abroad, or progressing their careers.
As well as different reasons to learn English, there are also different goals. Many students are still focused on becoming fluent in English, and we are seeing an increase in people who want to learn the language for specific reasons. For example, immersing themselves in a particular culture or simply being able to order from a menu while travelling abroad.
Teachers are focusing on these personal needs to help students achieve their actual goals. It’s likely you’ve already spoken to your students about why they want to learn English. Understanding this is important as different motivations can influence a student’s attitude towards learning the language – and it may be necessary for you to adapt your teaching strategies for different groups of learners.
Let’s meet some different groups of students, learn a little more about their motivations and explore whether different motivations alter how students learn English. You may recognise some of these learners in your classes.
These students are learning English for pleasure or personal reasons. It might be because of travel, social or family reasons or perhaps because a better grasp of English might assist them with their careers. There are also adult learners who could be learning English as an immigration requirement.
For example, 23-year-old Alice decided to learn English so she could meet people and have more meaningful interactions with her English-speaking neighbours. She says: “I was very shy and not very confident in speaking to people, but learning English helped me connect with others and meet new people. I have changed a lot.”
A motivation like Alice’s requires strong teacher support and peer motivation woven into structured learning. Alice can set her goals and with the GSE Learning Objectives map out what she needs to do to achieve them. Teacher encouragement and personal support – and easy access to digital coursework, a social community of others all learning English, and small classes that emphasise conversation – keep people like Alice engaged and motivated to achieve her language goals. “I cannot do it without them”, she says.
These learners are typically in a more formal type of English programme and are learning the language to achieve specific career milestones, such as a promotion. Their employer might even be paying for their learning or they might be reimbursed for the cost of their lessons.
Vincenzo is 33 and works as a Product Manager in Milan for an international organization with offices around the world. He says: “I asked to take English classes as part of my professional development. My company chose an English provider and gave me a choice of group or one-to-one classes. I chose one-to-one classes as I’m easily distracted.”
Professional learners like Vincenzo succeed using a blended learning model of learning in class and at home that they can tailor around their lives. They have a strong motivation to succeed – that’s why learning at home works for them – but step-by-step progress provided by the GSE Learning Objectives is also important to keep this motivation alive. “I met with my teacher once a week where we would work on mistakes I would make while speaking English. He would also give me extra practice materials, like interesting games and videos to listen to in my own time, to help me really get a better understanding of the language,” Vincenzo says.
Learning English is a requirement for many school programmes and students will continue this at college or university. Many of these students will be learning English with a formal course that offers practice tests for high-stakes exams.
Seventeen-year-old Subra is from Malaysia and learns English at school. Some of her family live in Australia and she is considering studying abroad to attend a University that specializes in health care. When she was young, she learned in a traditional classroom backed with tests that helped her see how she was progressing. Now she uses technology, such as her Android Huawei phone to practise her English but still needs the validation of regular testing to know she is on track.
Subrasays: “I am used to studying for tests as I prepared hard for exams to get into middle school and senior school, which was totally determined by test results.”
Academic learners like Subra need to see demonstrable results to help them stay motivated and guide them to the level of English they need to achieve to get the required score on high-stakes tests. With the clear GSE Learning Objectives and a placement test, academic learners can map out where they are right now and where they need to be in order to reach their academic goals. These learners need encouragement and validation of their progress from their teachers to help keep them on track.
Understanding student motivations will help you teach to their specific needs, thus helping them to stay focused and motivated in achieving their goals.
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