Unit 10 - Exposure

Exposure and focus on form

In this TKT chapter I learn some essential things about exposure which to some experts is the main way to learn a foreign language, for example when a child is exposed to the language he or she will automatically pick it up without actually knowing they are learning, this is just like the way any of us got the mother tongue. So in order to help students to pick the language up there are three main ways to do it; the first is acquisition in which the learners should be totally surrounded by the language, they need to hear and read interesting material according to their level, so that way they won’t realize they are learning. The second is interaction, which is relevant they have to express themselves with others and also be able to understand what their classmates want to convey and that will help students to experiment new things and learn vocabulary and grammatical structures just interacting. The third and last is focus on form which help learners to be aware of formal features like pronunciation, arrangement of words spelling and grammar.

The way I will apply all of this information is by doing the exact steps and help the students in the process of learning a new language. Furthermore I will search for attractive grammar activities and fun games including all the features of language, so my students will feel engaged and they won’t realize they are picking the language or interacting with classmates because they are enjoying the process.

References
Eduscapes.com,. (2014). Teacher Tap: Interactive Websites, Games, and Activities. Retrieved 26 November 2014, from http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm

Classroom.jc-schools.net,. (2014). Basic Skill Practice Games. Retrieved 26 November 2014, from http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

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