Your Task:

Think about your experience as a language learner. What are some of the biggest challenges and how did you overcome them? What language learning tips could you give to your students?

References and Suggested Reading:

• Cheng, H.-F., & Dörnyei, Z. (2007). The Use of Motivational Strategies in Language Instruction: The Case of EFL Teaching in Taiwan. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 153–174. https://doi.org/10.2167/illt048.0
• Mahboob, A. (Ed.). (2010). The NNEST Lens: Non Native English Speakers in TESOL (1st Unabridged edition). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• McNeill, A. (2005). Non-Native Speaker Teachers and Awareness of Lexical Difficulty in Pedagogical Texts. In E. Llurda (Ed.), Non-Native Language Teachers (pp. 107–128). New York: Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24565-0_7
• Medgyes, P. (2001). When the Teacher is a Non-Native Speaker. In M. (ed. and foreword) Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (Vols. 1–viii, 584 pp., pp. 429–442). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.