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>Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:54:16 -0600
>From: Lauren Rosen <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7850 Problems in learning a second language
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Hi Emma,
A few things come to mind immediately.
1) does she have a learning disability, in general? If so it is OK to test
her differently and probably recommended.
2) There are numerous resources for how to learn a language available and
the important part of those is for one of you to figure out what her
learning style is and approach her with materials appropriate to her
learning style, ie. Visual, auditory, etc. Whatever the learning style,
regular repetition/practice is the key. 10 min. everyday is better than 90
min one day a week.
3) Be sure that she isn't taking advantage of you and the situation looking
for an easy way out. I'm not saying that she is but just be careful, I've
had the happen before and it is common among new teachers to not see the
signs.
Here is a site to get you started on "how to learn a language" from the kind
folks at Univ. of Michigan, and I suspect there are many more out there:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/resources/learnlang.html
Good luck,
Lauren
Lauren Rosen
Collaborative Language Program
University of Wisconsin
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> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:43:37 -0500 (EST)
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> Subject: #7850 Problems in learning a second language
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> --- Forwarded Message from "Emma Fernandez" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:15:41 -0600
>> From: "Emma Fernandez" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Problems in learning a second language
>
> Thank you for responding my previous question on evaluating a
> second language acquisition. Your responses were pretty useful.
> Now, I have another question to pose. I hope someone can also
> help me this time.
>
> One of my students has never studied a second language before.
> She is not the only one in the class who never before struggled
> with the difficulties of learning another language but she,
> definitely, have much more problems than the rest. I have never
> seen anything like that before. I know she studies. She also
> visits me during my office hours every week but still it seems
> to be very, very, very difficult for her.
>
> I have tried to simplify things for her. Offering my time,
> asking her for special homework, printing her alternative
> materials, and preparing different tests but I do not know what
> else to do. It is impossible for her to follow the course. If at
> the end of the semester I fail her it would not be fair and if I
> decide to examine her differently I feel like I am not being
> fair with other students.
>
> Any suggestions?,
>
>
> Emma Fern$E1ndez
>
>
>
>
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