The learning context in Vietnam is as follows: English is taught as a second language. In Vietnam, English has become a crucial communication language. However, English instruction in secondary and high schools is heavily focused on grammar, sentence patterns, and vocabulary. Conversational English was not taken into consideration in such a teaching approach. In addition, English learning and teaching are purely examination-based. In Vietnam, there are very few possibilities to hear and speak English.
Within education, we shall look at three ages: children, teenagers, and adults. The student in the topic is currently 14 years old who is a teenager. Teenagers have intellects are kicking in. The desire for identity and the yearning for self-esteem are intertwined in the adolescent. They are extremely sensitive to how others perceive them. One of the most important concerns of a secondary school teacher is to maintain students' self-esteem by avoiding the embarrassment of students, affirming each person's talents and strengths, and de-emphasizing competition among classmates, encouraging small-group work where risks can be smaller.
The phrase "learning style" refers to a student's first method of receiving knowledge. It also refers to the students' favorite, quickest, and simplest method of receiving and comprehending any information in the learning process. Every student can have a variety of learning styles. As we can see, this learner in the topic has a learning style that is Auditory, Kinaesthetic, and Group. The auditory learning style is a learning style in which an individual acquires knowledge through using the senses of the ear, such as listening to lectures, radio, dialogue, conversation, etc. Characteristics of auditory learning style: Listening is simpler than seeing to recall. Noise easily distracts. Likes to speak, debate, and explain things. Like to read and listen. Being sensitive to sound, etc.
Kinesthetic learning style is a learning technique in which an individual receives knowledge by action, touch, practice, or direct learning. This learning method contributes to interactions and exercises. Characteristics of kinesthetic learning: being physically focused and moving a lot, manipulative as well as practice-based learning, and inability to sit still for extended periods of time, etc.
A group learner is the one who “learns more effectively through working with others” (Reid, 1995, p. x). Characteristics of group learners: Improve verbal communication skills, enjoy mingling and finding it simple to make new friends, and participating in group sports and activities, etc.
Motivation is the set of thoughts and feelings that cause us to want to do something, continue to want to do it, and transform our desires into actions. There are two forms of motivation: intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. The motivation of students in education is important. The learner stated in the subject is motivated to learn English since they enjoy English and science. This student is organically driven, as a result of his/her own personal interests. The motivation of learning English activities specifies the goals for which pupils strive, and consequently influences the decisions they make. If the learner's motivation continues, learners could be successful learners of English.
If I am his/her teacher, I will have proper educational methods to sustain student motivation; moreover, it must be suitable for their learning situations, ages, and learning styles. For example: providing knowledge through lectures, class discussions, small group activities, videos, and tapes or facilitating students' participation in group discussions and problem-solving activities or providing activities that foster learning via interaction with others, etc.
The
learning
context in Vietnam is as follows: English
is taught
as a second language. In Vietnam, English has become a crucial communication language.
However
, English instruction in secondary and high schools is
heavily
focused on grammar, sentence patterns, and vocabulary. Conversational English was not taken into consideration in such a teaching approach.
In addition
, English
learning
and teaching are
purely
examination-based. In Vietnam, there are
very
few possibilities to hear and speak English.
Within education, we shall look at three ages: children,
teenagers
, and adults. The
student
in the topic is
currently
14 years
old
who is a
teenager
.
Teenagers
have intellects are kicking in. The desire for identity and the yearning for self-esteem
are intertwined
in the adolescent. They are
extremely
sensitive to how others perceive them. One of the most
important
concerns of a secondary school teacher is to maintain students' self-esteem by avoiding the embarrassment of
students
, affirming each person's talents and strengths, and de-emphasizing competition among classmates, encouraging
small
-group work where
risks
can be smaller.
The phrase
"
learning style
"
refers to a student's
first
method
of receiving
knowledge
. It
also
refers to the students' favorite, quickest, and simplest
method
of receiving and comprehending any information in the
learning
process. Every
student
can have a variety of
learning
styles
. As we can
see
, this
learner
in the topic has a
learning
style
that is
Auditory,
Kinaesthetic
, and
Group
. The auditory
learning
style
is a
learning
style
in which an individual acquires
knowledge
through using the senses of the ear, such as listening to lectures, radio, dialogue, conversation, etc. Characteristics of auditory
learning
style
: Listening is simpler than seeing to recall. Noise
easily
distracts. Likes to speak, debate, and
explain
things. Like to read and listen. Being sensitive to sound, etc.
Kinesthetic
learning
style
is a
learning
technique in which an individual receives
knowledge
by action, touch, practice, or direct
learning
. This
learning
method
contributes to interactions and exercises. Characteristics of kinesthetic
learning
: being
physically
focused and moving a lot, manipulative
as well
as practice-based
learning
, and inability to sit
still
for extended periods of time, etc.
A
group
learner
is the one who “learns more
effectively
through working with others” (Reid, 1995, p. x). Characteristics of
group
learners
:
Improve
verbal communication
skills
, enjoy mingling and finding it simple to
make
new friends, and participating in
group
sports and
activities
, etc.
Motivation is the set of thoughts and feelings that cause us to want to do something, continue to want to do it, and transform our desires into actions. There are two forms of
motivation
: intrinsic
motivation
and extrinsic
motivation
. The
motivation
of
students
in education is
important
. The
learner
stated in the subject
is motivated
to learn English since they enjoy English and science. This
student
is
organically
driven,
as a result
of his/her
own
personal interests. The
motivation
of
learning
English
activities
specifies the goals for which pupils strive, and
consequently
influences the decisions they
make
. If the learner's
motivation
continues,
learners
could be successful
learners
of English.
If I am his/her teacher, I will have proper educational
methods
to sustain
student
motivation
;
moreover
, it
must
be suitable for their
learning
situations, ages, and
learning
styles
.
For example
: providing
knowledge
through lectures,
class
discussions,
small
group
activities
, videos, and tapes or facilitating students' participation in
group
discussions and problem-solving
activities
or providing
activities
that foster
learning
via interaction with others, etc.