GOOD LANGUAGE LEARNER

GOOD LANGUAGE LEARNER

In this era, language is a common to learn. Since we born we learn mother tongue, and then learn country or community language, but many people have ability to communicate using another language now that usually called foreign language. The ability to communicate using foreign language gives better chance in the future. So, if we want have language acquisition, we must start to learn and think to be a good language learner because good language learner is a person who have better ability in language learning.

To be a good language learner there are many strategies, Based on these principles, Rubin and Larson (1976) have revealed ten strategies of the good language learner. Here is a list of these strategies:

1. Planning strategy

A personal learning style or positive learning strategy.

2. Active strategy.

He likes to be involved in games and activities. He has an active approach to the learning task.

3. Emphatic strategy

A tolerant and outgoing approach to the target language and its speakers.

4. Formal strategy

Technical Know-how of how to tackle a language. (linguistic insight).

5. Experimental strategy

A methodical but flexible approach, developing the new language into an ordered system and constantly revising it. willingness to guess, try and make mistakes.

6. Semantic strategy

Constant searching for meaning.

7. Practice strategy

Willingness to practice.

8. Communication strategy

Willingness to use the language in real communication.

9. Monitoring strategy

Self monitoring and critical sensitivity to language use. The optimal user of the monitor according to Krashen, (1982).

10. Internalization strategy

11. Developing L2 more and as a separate reference system and learning to think in it and to internalize rules, terms and structures.

Beside the many strategies to be a good language learner above, there are also many factors influence. “The acquisition of a second language or foreign language takes place at a learning setting, where many social, international, economical, political, and cultural factors are involved. All these factors affect the learner’s attitudes towards the target language and the speaker community.”(wal tibi. the good language learner. http/www.wail_tibe.pd) .

Spolsky (1988) believes that the language learner’s success depends on these four factors:

1. Language aptitude.

2. Personal traits and abilities of the learner.

3. Affective psychological domain which results from the social environment and also determines the learners’ attitudes towards the new target language, culture, people and the teaching needs.

4. The supporting system for the language acquisition inside as well as outside the formal setting of school (opportunities of exposure).

In conclusion, a good language learner is a person that learns about second language. It is not easy to learn about foreign language and there are many strategies to be a good language learner. The existence of such useful strategies reminds us of the individual differences among different learners. A good language learner must try to explore their ability about second language not just in class but everywhere.