▶ Your Answer :
Some people
think that watching a movie and TV show is the best way to learn foreign
language, because it can help them get interested to that language and helps
them improve listening skill. However, in my opinion I think using these media
is not the utmost method. This is because the movie and TV shows are not
appropriate to the education, and there is another great way to learn foreign
language, which is 'speaking'.
First,
watching movie and TV show is not apt to learning foreign language because it
doesn't fit the purpose of the education, which means it is not practical for
people who are in the first step of entering the second language. Media that
are shown nowadays are usually extreme or stimulating because they are
primarily focusing on intriguing the audience's attention, so it mustn’t be so
educational. When my younger brother was five years old, my mom showed him an
American drama which story was about crime, to make his language skill to grow.
However after he finished watching them, I found him only simulating the bad
words of the bullies in the movie. As a result, I certainly found the lethal
drawbacks of using media as a tool for learning language.
Second,
speaking is the best way to improve one's language skill. Many people who are
learning foreign language are feeling anxious or get extremely afraid of having
even short talk with the natives. However, it is sure that once people try
talking with them, their language skill will go straight up rapidly and additionally
their ability of listening will follow up naturally. In my case, I went to the
USA when I was ten years old and at that time, I didn't have any shame or fear
toward foreigners even though my English weren’t so good. Thanks to my active
characteristic, I kept trying asking something or made lots of jokes to the
friends and teacher in the summer camp 'REC-PACK', and consequently made lots
of friends so I can speak almost like a native right now and of course my
listening ability.
To
sum up, watching media is not the best way to improve the skill of foreign
language because people can't learn anything educational from it such as just
remembering bad words. Also, practicing speaking is better than watching
videos. For these reasons, I firmly believe that watching a movie and TV show
is not the best way for learning other languages. |