Reading Reflection March 2

In the H. D. B. (p.324) the author makes and excellent point clear to the readers. It talks about the affect of losing face in uttering something nonsense or incomprehensible in class which is one of the most significant hindrances that learners face. It gives two equivalent quotations of an old poem in my language which says " In the nature of the wise people selling one's self is not a condition. Either say something wise or else keep silence." This and what the book quotes are giving the same message. However, it is not applicable to learning environment at all as the author also implies so. In fact, any learning environment, especially language classrooms are the places where mistakes and errors must be welcomed by the whole class. If a learner do not expose his/her language here, I guarantee that he will never learn a second or foreign language. A process which takes people over a decade to reach to be able to communicate. As there was an English Speaking program where in its introduction it was talking about three principles of learning a language one of which was that learners of a language must swallow their pride in order to succeed in learning the language.

This book also emphasizes that "Our job as teachers is to provide the kind of warm embracing climate that encourage students to speak, however halting or broken their attempts may be." Unfortunately, some emotionally sensitive teachers might not be able to take this point into considerations. Some may say how about advanced level learners or student-teachers like us. I would say it is highly possible that even NN teachers make mistakes or lack some communication shortcomings let a lone those whose learning is in progress.

In regards to children and adult learning differences, it is of great importance to know that children of more kinesthetic than adults are. Children are more dependant on the motivation that are created for them to learn, but adults are self motivated in learning. Children learn things when it makes authentically and practically sense to them whereas adults can learn even through theories. Children do not seek logic behind learning a language, but adults refuse to do so and etc.