I found the section in Chapter 10 about language acquisition awareness interesting. I was thinking about phonemic awareness while I reading this section. What is awareness??? Awareness is not mastering a subject matter but enabling a subject matter to be in the subconscious of the learner.
I wonder if language awareness can be compared to phonemic awareness? Anytime we want a learner to be in awareness of something it is assumed that they have no or limited knowledge of the subject matter. Therefore, I think it is safe to apply some principles and philosophy of phonemic awareness to language acquisition awareness issues. For example, reading stories aloud and listening to stories on tape provide ample opportunities to develop literacy skills, such as, vocabulary, text structure, context clue, and many more.
In language awareness, I think that exposing students to a variety of language experiences will stimulate learning. Although the students are not learning consciously the subconscious materials they learn will later emerge as they learn new skills or become proficient in the language.
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