Module 02

I really liked this Youtube video. It only makes sense that in order for language awareness to be effective, the usage of language must be authentic. Using real advertisements as we did in class last week, or real travel brochures as was illustrated in the video, were perfect examples of authentic language use. In using them to discuss the features and aspects of language, we not only learn about the functions that we are studying, but we also get to see them in action, which is equally important. Without the ability to both use and recognize language features, having studied it doesn't really do us any good, and that goes double for ESL students.