Youngmee Han
Reflection 3
When I was in Middle School, I first learned English. At that time, I was a little nervous about learning a foreign language for the first time in my life. My first English teacher was very strict and even scared me; therefore English was no fun to learn. First, she taught me capital letters of English alphabet and then lower levels, actually not taught but forced to memorize them by writing ten times or until learned by heart. The English teacher never taught me phonics but I had to read the text book without knowing phonics by memorizing pronunciation of words in which English teacher read for me first.
It was difficult to read a book without knowing phonics. When I happened to meet words that I did not know their pronunciations and meanings, I had to look up the dictionary and then to memorize them. By time passed, I knew how to read some simple words by experiences guessing phonics.
Regarding to writing, I could write simple sentences by memorizing them. During the Middle School, I never voluntarily tried to write English an essay, a diary or a journal by myself except that I had to write in the tests.
At that time, English was only a subject which I had to study even though it had no fun.
Reflection 4
When I was little, my Mom always talked me a lot of words and sentences and read many stories. Before I could read and write, I listened them hundreds times and could speak them.
Difference between learning to read and to write Korean and English
In learning Korean,
1) I learned listening and speaking first without knowing alphabets.
2) I learned Korean phonics.
3) After I knew listening and speaking, I learned how to read and write.
4) I learned Korean, the mother language from my Mom and family members.
5) I learned Korean naturally not studying.
6) I already knew many vocabularies before I learned to read and to write
In learning English,
1) I learned alphabets first.
2) I learned how to read and write without knowing phonics.
3) I learned reading and writing without learning speaking and listening.
4) I had to study to learn English.
5) I learned English as a foreign language in school, not at home
The way you were comparing your personal experience of L1 and L2 reading and writing process is simple but to the point. It would have been better if you had added your insightful opinion summarizing your points.
답글삭제Thank you for the good work.