Week twelve readings

The naturalistic setting is the one i favor the most. I believe this setting creates an enviroment similar to that of a child who is learning his or her L1. Although the learning curve might be quite dramatically slower as the student gets older i think the fact that errors are rarely corrected can benefit a classroom by providing an anxiety free environment. Instead the correct form will be used by native speakers and students can pick up on their own mistakes through interaction with others. However this could be a case by case instance if some students feel the need to be corrected there is absolutely nothing stopping them asking to be corrected when they make mistakes. Another thing i like about this type of setting is the exposure time and different langauge events.

The most important thing about this setting is the one-to-one conversation opportunities that are available with native speakers. This type of interaction is invaluable in learning culture, ideas, and other language specific questions. Where as in communicative classes you can expect larger groups of students communicating with each other less often.