Reading Report 5

Opinion
When students are taught only with books and written exercises, they get tired, bored, and stressed. Music is a very good alternative when classes stop being appealing. Music makes students relax, create, imagine. Through music we can say many things: what we feel or felt, what we think, what we want, the experiences we have had or expect to have. When we create a song -especially if those songs are going to be known and sung just by us- we use our own words since books don't have our ideas or feelings. We learn to communicate our real needs not by memorizing words but by having the necessity to find the word we are looking for and that we need for that specific situation. As the article said, besides being helpful, music is fun. Even the most shy students sing when they have to do it at the same time. The learners will enjoy the song if they really like it. So, the teacher should look up a song that is appropriate to the students acquired language, to their needs, and to their likes. The song also should allow the learners to acquire more vocabulary and good pronunciation. In short, learning a second language means not only to be in classroom with books but to share our ideas and feelings.

Vocabulary
conducive. adj. Tending to bring about an intended result. "... teachers must provide a positive atmosphere conducive to language learning." The sports class should be conducive to practice a sport not to work out.

genuinely. adv.
genuine. adj. Not affected or pretended. "...to use target utterances in a genuinely communicative fashion." Susy cried genuinely this morning.

intertwined. trans. and intr. verb. To become closely and intricately linked with each other, or link something closely and intricately with something else. "...the three theoretical reasons are all intertwined and help to..." The classes we attend are intertwined.

Reading Report 2

Opinion
I found this article very, very interesting. Now, I can understand why our English class includes listening, speaking, and reading besides writing. I didn’t like the Product Approach because it could really affect students’ self-esteem I mean, as the process includes correction constantly, students could feel they don’t have the ability to write in a foreign language. I know writing in a foreign language is difficult; I’ve had many troubles with it and, at some point, I thought I wasn’t capable of writing anything in English well. But we can’t improve our skills without practicing and making mistakes. I enjoy writing but when the topic is about something interesting to me. Sometimes I have to write about something I don’t care but, anyway, it helps me to learn new vocabulary in every article I read. So, I think it’s important for the students to write about topics they like and the ones they don’t, too. I think they do a better work when they like the topic, though. If I ever become a teacher, I’ll take into account these processes especially the Process Genre Approach since it is a combination of the two main processes –Process and Genre Approaches- because it cares about students’ personal experiences and allows students to choose their topics, and it also allows the teacher to have an approach to the students since the teacher will be a guide. If I ever become a teacher, I would like my students to consider me not just as a teacher but as a person who can help them as much as possible in their school activities.

Vocabulary

churning. trans. verb. To produce or issue something quickly or regularly and in large quantities.
"Instead, it focuses in imitation and churning out a perfect product."
The reading says we have to churn out a good script.

esteem. noun. A high opinion and appreciation of somebody or something.
"... and that affects sutdents' motivation and self-esteem."
Their relationship is based on mutual esteem.

trigger. trans. verb. To set something off, bring something about, or make something happen.
"Many student writers do not possess the strategies to recall, trigger, and activate these stored experiences..."
She has the ability to trigger old memories.

paramount. adj. Greatest in importance or significance.
"... the role of the teacher in strategy training is paramount."
Your attitude towards him is paramount.

enhances. trans. verb. To improve or add to the strength, worth, beauty, or other desirable quality of something.
"Introducing authentic texts enhances student involvement."
This exercie will enhance her writing skill.

arouse. trans. verb. To evoke a feeling, response, or desire.
"Teachers also can make efforts to arouse curiosity..."
You only arouse my disdain.

feasible. adj. Capable of being achieved or put into effect.
"The process genre approach makes this feasible."
The theory about talking robots is not feasible.

unison. noun. At the same time as somebody or something else.
"... also illustrate how elements of the process and genre approaches work in unison."
I don't like it when singers sing in unison.