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Part 3 Follow Up Questions

1. What are the benefits of learning a foreign language?
   There are many benefits of learning a foreign language. Firstly, it helps students academically, as
   the skills they learn in one language like comprehension and finding out the main theme of a
   paragraph can also be applied to their language. Secondly, it opens up more opportunities in the
   future. For example, it can help students pursue higher education in a foreign country. Similarly, a
   foreign language can help people secure a job in a company, which deals with foreign clients.
2. What are the benefits of being a foreign language teacher?
   The main benefit of teaching another language is that the person can enhance their knowledge of
   the language. I think people learn much more about the language when they teach than when they
   study it.
   Secondly, foreign languages also tend to get paid better and they might also get opportunities to
   travel abroad. Finally, I feel the language classes have the most diversity in terms of age. I have seen
   people as old as seventy learning French and German. So, it never gets boring teaching a foreign
   language as people get to meet different people.
3. Will computers replace foreign language teachers in the future?
   I think computers are certainly beneficial in helping students learn a foreign language. However, I
   do not think computers can replace language teachers completely. Computers can help students
   improve their grammar and pronunciation but they cannot help students develop or express ideas.
   Moreover, there are cultural aspects to a language, which can be only taught by a teacher in my
   opinion.
4. Is grammar the most difficult part about learning a foreign language?
   No, I don’t think grammar is the most difficult part as there are certain rules of grammar. I think it is
   logical and so it can be learnt with practice. However, pronunciation can be very tricky as I find
   there are no fixed rules to it.
5. Do you think grammar is important in language learning?
   Yes, I think grammar is really important in language learning. If the grammar is wrong, the sentence
   can give out a completely different meaning and it can lead to misunderstandings and
   embarrassment.
   For example, I taught, and I was taught mean completely different things, just the presence of was
   in the middle – changes the meaning completely.
   6 What makes a good foreign language teacher?
   I think a good foreign language teacher should have mastery in both the native and foreign
   language. They should have in-depth knowledge about the vocab and rules of the language. Also
   the language teacher should be patient with their students.