ESSAY

Essay

Essay

1- Think of a person you know whose motivation to study a foreign language is/was extrinsic.

Ans: Judith Frost a friend and colleague at High School is one person I know who pursued to learn a foreign language. Being an Extrinsic case she had to do it because her family was shifting to Frankfurt and she had to carry on with her studies and had no other option but to learn the language. She went to the Goethe Institute and learnt German there.

2) Think of one person you know whose motivation to study a foreign language is/was intrinsic.

Ans. My friend Jimmy really loved the Japanese and just wanted to know about everything about Japan. I would say Japan was in his blood! So a very intrinsic case. He learnt such a difficult language with so much ease. Why because he knew he has to be perfect on things he likes.

3) The following qualities of a good teacher have been discussed in the module:

Ans. The following qualities namely: Personality, Patience, knowledge and clarity. Good Organization, A good sense of humour

adaptability and resourcefulness, Imagination etc. are all important but the most important in all these qualities is being practical and accommodating. Why? Because a teacher with all

the above qualities can only convey his ideas if he is practical or has the sense of practicality. (Macionis, John J. 2004)

Q- Name at least two. Give reasons for your answer and explain by giving examples from your own experience - e.g. a former teacher of yours. Write about 150 words.

Everyone is affected by certain events or individuals that greatly change their life. Many people have influenced me during my life. Three wonderful friends that have had a special effect on me are Robert, Tiffany and Ashley. In the four years that I have known them well, they have been my best friends, and have helped to transform me from a lonely middle school scholar into a happy senior with a decent social life. Popular wisdom has it that, "You judge a man by his friends." Earlier in my life, that would have been difficult, because I had few friends other than my cousins. I concentrated mostly on school and sports, paying little attention to life outside my studies. My high grades made me the target of torment during elementary school, the name calling: nerd, geek, and worse, was so bad that I was ostracized by some of the class, and I shielded myself by further isolation. My Middle School experience was no different. I was still a loner. In March, Tiffany invited me to her Sweet Sixteen birthday party, the first major social occasion that I had attended in years. I will always remember the wonderful time we all had dancing and celebrating. Later in the year, we made another movie for English class, which was more of a satire. In it we managed to include many of our history teacher Mrs. Lemma's infamous quotes by working them into the ...