Acculturation hypothesis
“ the degree of acculturation toward the ‘model’ language group seems to be the primary consideration in attempting to account for the varied levels of linguistic achievement reached by secondlanguage learners”
Korean Wes
Literacy Ability (reading, writing) Grammar skill High Low
Communication skills
(listening, speaking) Low High
1. General Aims of English Education
‣ To cultivate interests and confidence in English and to enhance the ability of 1communication
‣ To communicate fluently about the daily activities and general topics
‣ To understand the various foreign information and to improve the ability to utilize 1the information
‣ To recognize Korean culture and to enhance sound values
Ⅰ. The Aims of English Education
Students should study English as a required cultural object so that they may recognize their places in the international society and be provided with fundamental basic for taking part in the future international activities.
1. General Aims of English Education
‣ To cultivate interests and confidence in English and to enhance the ability of 1communicat
Defining Motivation
How do you define motivation?
-> The extent to which you make choices about
(a) goals to pursue
(b) the effort you will
devote to that pursuit
The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
The first language system interferes with the secondlanguage system.
Structural analysis on the two language would enable teachers to predict the difficulties in acquiring secondlanguage.
It is quite common to detect where the speaker is from just by listening to his/her accent.
e.g.) French
Ladies and gentlemen