| English as a Foreign Language Learning | | | | is this?" (¿Que es esto?) |
| As EFL teaching professionals and foreign language | | | | Do you know what KUMIS is? How about Quajada?o |
| learners, we're always looking for ways to acquire | | | | Move on to the fruit section - write down three to five |
| English language skills in the shortest possible time | | | | of these you likeo Ask another shopper about three to |
| using the least amount of focused effort. This is not to | | | | five fruits you don't know. Do you like this fruit? |
| say that a person is necessarily "lazy". This simply | | | | (¿Le gusta Ud. esta fruta?) Do you know |
| means that we want our foreign language learning | | | | Chontaduro, Borojo or Pitaya?o Note five vegetables |
| efforts to be as casual and "painless" as possible. | | | | that you likeo Write down a couple of vegetables that |
| When you think of learning a foreign language, often | | | | you don't likeo By now you know the drill, ask about a |
| the toil of memorizing vocabulary and verb lists comes | | | | few vegetables you don't know; at last one vegetable |
| to mind. Also, we might conjure up images of the | | | | this trip. Now, ask another shopper, "How do you cook |
| drudgery of countless hours of spoken repetition | | | | this?" (¿Como puedo cocinar esto?) |
| speaking drills and hordes of embarrassing errors | | | | For More Extended English as a Foreign Language |
| when trying to speak the foreign language with | | | | Lessons |
| someone. However, none of these scenarios need to | | | | If you want a more extended lesson, you can continue |
| be the case for effectively learning English as a | | | | to the baked goods section, cereals and seafood if |
| foreign language or another foreign language. | | | | you're feeling puckish - and brave. But for now, you |
| You DO Eat, Don't You? | | | | want to engage locals in brief, non-threatening banter |
| Let's look at a basic language theme like food. You | | | | about what's going on all around you. After all, they eat |
| DO eat, don't you? Well, likely that isn't going to change | | | | too, you know. Better yet, save some other |
| if you visit or relocate to a foreign country. So, we'll | | | | supermarket sections for additional trips. This way you |
| start learning (or teaching) English as a foreign | | | | can go "shopping" everyday, practicing your English as |
| language with a visit to our local supermarket. If you | | | | a foreign language skills casually each day. This works |
| and your learners are in the U.S.A, here's how such a | | | | equally well for Spanish and other foreign languages |
| food vocabulary lesson might work for you. | | | | too. |
| To start off, write your proposed shopping list in the | | | | Here's Your English or Foreign Language Learning |
| target language. | | | | Opportunity |
| Go to the supermarket, then add to your English or | | | | Here's your opportunity to ask for help, explanations |
| foreign language food shopping list in these ways:o | | | | and even recipes while getting an in-depth immersion |
| What are three to five meats you like? write these | | | | into you new foreign language and culture at the same |
| down from the signso What are two or three meats | | | | time. No matter what foreign language you're learning, it |
| you don't like? Write these down too.o Can you have | | | | just can't be a faster, simpler or more interesting than |
| dairy products? Write a few of these down. If there | | | | that. |
| are any you don't know - ask another shopper "What | | | | |