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Teaching a Foreign Language. Foreign Language Pedagogy Lecture Week 1 Akemi Morioka. Why Learn a FL?. Should everyone learn a foreign language? Why?. Learning a FL. What does it mean when one says that “ he can speak Japanese ” ?
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Teaching a Foreign Language Foreign Language Pedagogy Lecture Week 1 Akemi Morioka
Why Learn a FL? • Should everyone learn a foreign language? Why?
Learning a FL • What does it mean when one says that “he can speak Japanese”? • What does it mean when someone is “proficient” in a language?
FL Teacher • Do you want to be a FL teacher? • What kind/type of teacher is a “good” teacher? • Can you recall your favorite teacher? What kind of quality did she/he possess?
What & How to Teach • If you were to be a FL teacher, what would you want to teach? What is your goal? • What does it mean to “teach” a FL? • What is the difference between “teaching” and “learning”?