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A Successful Language Learner:

A Successful Language Learner:. Prof. Ken-Teng Lin. Group members: 9631002 Linda Hsu 9631024 Tiffany Chen 9631044 May Liu 9631051 Tracy Yang. Outline. Introduction Data collection methods Learner’s characteristics Learning condition Behaviorism Discussion Conclusion

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A Successful Language Learner:

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  1. A Successful Language Learner: Prof. Ken-Teng Lin Group members: 9631002 Linda Hsu 9631024 Tiffany Chen 9631044 May Liu 9631051 Tracy Yang

  2. Outline • Introduction • Data collection methods • Learner’s characteristics • Learning condition • Behaviorism • Discussion • Conclusion • Reflection • Q & A

  3. Introduction • Who is Prof. Ken-Teng Lin ? • A professor who has taught in Dept. of Japanese for more than 8 years.

  4. Educational Background ●淡江大學 東方語言學系學士 ●日本千葉大學 日本語學研究科碩士 ●日本梅光學院大學 日本文學專攻博士生

  5. Experiences • Expose to Japanese when he was a child • Two part-time jobs in university Interpreter &Translator & Tour-guide Leader • Recommend by teachers • Chinese to Japanese • Gain knowledge and make money • Spent 7-8 years in Japan (Including further study) • 1997 Began to teach in NKFUST • 2005-2006 Joined Exchanged-teacher Program (Use Japanese to teach Taiwanese culture)

  6. Data Collection Methods • Questionnaires • Face to face interview • Recording

  7. Learner’s characteristics • Intelligence • Learning styles • Personality • Motivation • Attitude

  8. Intelligence • MI Inventory Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence Musical Intelligence Naturalist Intelligence

  9. Learning Styles • Perceptual learning style: Auditory • Cognitive learning style: Field-independent(FI) Right-brain dominance

  10. Personality • Self-confident • Friendly • Easygoing and outgoing • Willing to help others solve problems

  11. Motivation • Intrinsic: He is interested in Japanese. • Integrative: He was touch by a Japanese novel which translated into Chinese, and then wanted to learn more about Japanese.

  12. Attitude • Willing to and eager to learn Japanese • Learning Japanese actively • Not afraid of asking questions • No pain, no gain

  13. Learning Conditions Learning Process Learning Materials Difficulties (How to overcome)

  14. Learning Process Grew up in the background of Japanese colonial period. Went to Japan for 5 years. (studied for the master’s and doctor’s degree ) Back to Taiwan. Taught in Japan for 1 years. Finally,he came back to Taiwan.

  15. Learning Materials • Tapes, films, broadcast, advertisements, etc. • Talking Japanese to his roommates who were from Japan

  16. Difficulties (1) • At first, he didn’t know how to speak out whole Japanese sentences. • How to overcome it: • Try to encourage himself to practice speaking Japanese by following tapes. • Ask roommates how to speak correct sentences.

  17. Difficulties (2) • Not knowing whether what he said was correct • How to overcome it: • Feedback from his roommates • No same usage on books or tapes

  18. Behaviorism Imitation Practice Reinforcement Habit formation

  19. Behaviorism Imitation Expose to (1)Tapes (2) Advertisements (3)Films etc…… Help to improve the pronunciation and intonation.

  20. Behaviorism • Practice Listening  radio program, tapes, TV advertisements... Speaking  Start up conversation with others everyday, Follow the tapes • Gain confidence when speak fluently Writing and Reading  Read books extensively & intensively

  21. Behaviorism Reinforcement Correction & Praise Give him motivation to keep learning Habit Formation Learn everything no matter where and when

  22. Innatism LAD-UG CPH

  23. LAD/CPH • Learned Japanese naturally. No ability to explain the grammar at that time. • Professor Lin’s opinion about CPH： • Critical period: 5-6 years old • Agree the hypothesis. (Brain flexibility is better and acceptance is higher.) • The born learner (Attitude is more important.)

  24. Krashen’s Monitor Hypothesis Natural Order Hypothesis Input hypothesis: i+1

  25. Natural Order Hypothesis • Tense In Chinese/English：S+V+O ex：I study in the library. In Japanese：S+O+V ex： >>>Even the advanced second language learners are likely to make this mistake. 私は図書館で勉強します。

  26. Input hypothesis: i+1 Recommended textbooks： • Listening- Watch the ＮＨＫchannel & listen to Japanese songs • Reading： EZ Japan、日本語GOGOGO • Others：online news ex: 朝日新聞http://www.asahi.com/

  27. Affective Filter Hypothesis • Be confident---seldom be influenced by emotion. * How to overcome tension when speaking in public? • Well-prepared in advance. • Take the initiative looking for opportunities to speak. • Try – Correct – Try again – Well-done

  28. Social Interaction

  29. Reflection • No short cut in learning language. • The more you learn, the more you can use. • You never know how the successful people pay.

  30. Reflection • Have a strong desire to learn language. • No pain, no gain. • Practice makes perfect. • Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." &"Practice makes perfect.“ • All roads lead to Rome • No paying, no gaining.

  31. Motto しょしんわするるべからず 初 心 忘 るべからず

  32. Q&A Time

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