Journal Entry

An important quality of effective instruction for second language learners is instruction that is informed by a solid understanding of the cognitive and affective processes involved in learning a second language. This is sometimes difficult to comprehend if you have not had a recent experience in learning a second language. Therefore, you will be learning firsthand what a second language learner goes through, you can sign up for a free online language course of your choice. The links below are some good sites for you to consider using. The language you select must be a second (or third) language with which you have not had any prior experience. This means if you took a semester of high school Spanish, you CANNOT choose Spanish now. This must be a brand new language. The purpose of this assignment is to learn about the language learning process firsthand and to better empathize with your second language learning students; you will not have the same experience if you choose a language where you already have some background knowledge. You will need to do a lesson once a day Monday-Friday (for 15-20 minutes) for the semester and write 3 log entries. Topics for log entries can be found in the folder below. All 3 Assignments titled “SLA Journal Entry” followed by a number. Complete the entries in numerical order.