KOTESOL National Conference 2018
Presentation (45 minutes)
Sabine Le Gaoziou, Jeonju’s Stepping Stones
The Stepping Stones' Theory or how I've mastered Korean
Abstract
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." While making the decision to start learning is an achievement on its own, the process of learning a foreign language completely from scratch can be a frightening experience for many people. The linguistic challenges or inappropriate teaching material/methods can repel even the most motivated students. In Korea psychological barriers such as peer pressure contribute to a certain form of anxiety among students, thus hindering the learning process. It is therefore crucial both for students and teachers to "start off on the right foot".
In this workshop, after a short hands-on exercise we will explore various techniques to overcome challenges faced by ESL first learners (of different age groups) and learn how to make sure to keep students engaged while doing their "first steps". Attendees will also be invited to share their best practices towards the end of the presentation.
This workshop will mainly be based on the speaker's own experience with learning a foreign language not closely related to her mother tongue, coupled with recent studies on cross-linguistic interference among languages also referred to as language transfer.
Biographicals
Sabine Le Goaziou has been teaching at her own language institute based in Jeonju since 2016 and has worked in numerous French, German and English speaking countries prior to her Korean experience. Multilingual, her primary interest lies in language transfer and her teaching methodololy is based on her experience acquired while learning Korean. www.steppingstones.or.kr
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