language learning. Carefully chosen games are called ‘Hanjamaru’, ‘Nintendo DS TOEIC’ and ‘Audition English’. We can find various kinds of learning effects from the research, but we are going to focus on the concepts from Chapter 6 of a book ‘Principles of Language Learning and Teaching ’, which is about ‘Personality Factors’.
First of all, we are going to look at ‘Auditio
2) Brain Lateralization
The left brain can be described as logical, one-track, and cynical. It is used when analyzing, talking, discussing, and so on. The right brain is used when moving, acting, using metaphor, drawing, pointing, and so on.
When language is taught by lecturing or explaining, the cynical left brain is targeted and the information is kept in short term memory (if at all). It
as cognitive style. When cognitive styles are specifically related an educational context, where affective and physiological factors are intermingled, they are usually more generally referred to as learning styles. Studies of learning style bring important variables to the forefront. Such styles can contribute significantly to the construction of a unified theory of second language acquisition.
Reflect the use of the linguistic system itself
Sociolinguistic Competence
: the knowledge of the sociocultural rules of language and of discourse.
Strategic Competence
: the verbal and nonverbal communication strategies that may be called into action to compensate for breakdowns in communication due to performance variables or due to insufficient competence
(Canale & Swain)
1. Introduction
1.1. Purpose of the Research
English has become the global language used nowadays in commerce, cultural exchanges as well human and diplomatic relations. Hence, English education has become a very important issue for nations all over the world. South Korea as a monolingual country has found in English language a convenient access to the world and this is one of the reasons why t