No matter what language class you were in, your teacher likely implemented some elements of Grammar Translation. Grammar Translation methods can be extremely helpful in the explicit teaching of grammar concepts, sentence structure, or vocabulary.
When I was at the start of learning a language met teachers would implement many forms of grammar translation and it would help stick it in our minds more and be able to recognize different sentences and words.
How did we learn our first language growing up? It certainly wasn’t with our parents sitting down with a dictionary and explaining words to us. It was through natural interaction. Or have you ever traveled abroad and heard a new language around you?
As a kindergarten student I was learning Japanese for the first time and was so scared because how was I supposed to know how to do that. But y teachers had me learn through music games and different fun and appealing activities which helped me learn without me even realizing it.
This position claims that, especially for adult language learners, much of what we know about a language is first declarative, and procedural ability develops with extensive practice and exposure. However, whether or not exposure and practice allows procedural knowledge to develop separately or whether it develops directly from declarative knowledge, it is clear that these two aspects of knowledge interact and support each other.
I think this is a good point to bring up because of how people put lots of bias on the fact that it's more difficult to learn a language when you are an adult. If you are an adult yes it could be more difficult because your mind has finished developing and expanding but your want to learn the language and understanding on why you want to continue learning it will be a lot more deeper and meaningful.
Language apps like Duolingo are a perfect example of behaviorist learning.
I totally agree that this is an example of behaviorist learning. I myself have never used Duolingo but I know that it is a lot more rewarding then just learning in a classroom. when I learned a language in elementary - high school there wasn't much of a reward to make me want to continue getting better. It was very difficult and discouraging when I continued to not do as well as I would want. But with apps like Duolingo, it creates more of an ego and want to continue with learning because you are getting more, the more you get correct.
See it as a journey of counting “learning steps” instead of labeling them as “errors”. For this, we encourage you to dive headfirst into positive language ideologies, hold fast to your motivations, and most of all believe in yourself.
I think this is way to have healthy and useful mistakes when learning something new so you can take from those experiences rather then just seeing them as failure. I think there are certain things that successful learners take away from their experience to cary on to the next learning task to help improve their journey.
Have you ever said that you just aren’t good at math? Or whatever subject for that matter. That is an example of a fixed mindset because by stating that you aren’t good at something, you are stating that your ability to learn – your intelligence – is fixed and will never change. But that’s not true, right?
This is something I can connect to myself and how I think. I have never been able to do math with a flick of my wrist, but I also never was confident that I would do well. I had and still have a very fixed mindset about max and certain subject subject where I feel incapable of unable to do something just because of my performance in the past.
Aren’t communication and language the same thing?
This is a question that you have to sit with for awhile and eventually come to the answer no. We use language as a way of communicating but that's not all communication is built off of a language. Other than language we us our expressions, body language, and emotions to communicate how we are feeling of what we need. When a baby is hungry or needs something it cry's as an alert to the parent that they need something, not using language ay all.
What if someone told you that you couldn’t pick up a paintbrush unless you were already a great artist? What if someone said you could only swim in the pool if you were an Olympic-level swimmer? Or that you couldn’t make pasta in the kitchen because you’re not yet a 5-star chef?
This opening sentence is a good intro because it draws you in and gets you prepared for what the reading is going to go into later on. It gets you thinking about what the author is trying to convey and get across. I am not the best at learning new things usually because of a mental block and so when I wanted to learn guitar I struggled thinking I wouldn't do well because I'm not magically gifted as a musician. The thing is anyone can do anything if they just try and overcome the difficulties in their way.