Memorization as a Method for Motivating English Language Learning

Running head: ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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Introduction
The reason behind English language being one of the most sought after languages to
be aspired by people across the world reinstates the fact that the epitaph of it being the lingua
franca justifiably belongs to it. Apart from being an easy language which is ranged within the
list of languages which can be easily grasped, there are also other reasons due to which
English is perhaps the most popular language which is used as a means of communication
worldwide. England was the only European nation which had the maximum amount of
colonies in all parts of the world and that has made English as a major language spoken in all
those nations which were formerly colonies of Britain, if not the first language. Apart from
England, English is spoken as the first language in the United States of America, Australia
and one of the first languages apart from French in Canada. All of these nations, including
England is a first world nation whose economy is quite strong with a very vibrant presence in
the international business scenario. Naturally the need for communication also favours the
learning of English language. Despite having several versions of the language, namely the
standard British, American and the most recent European Union version, the variations of the
English language is very much relatable to each other offering no comprehension issue at all.
To sum up, having a knowledge of English language opens up a lot of avenues and
opportunities in the lives of the people, this is not just applicable in the less developed third
world, but also in the developed west in order to make communication easier (Nasrollahi-
Mouziraji and Nasrollahi-Mouziraji, 2015).
The matter of concern in this particular essay however is however about the method
which is ideal for learning English language. The chosen method which shall be argued upon
as an ideal method or not for learning English as a foreign language is memorization, with
special reference to its role in motivating learners. In this particular essay, the focus of

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discussion shall be to argue in favour of using memorization as an ideal method of learning
English as a foreign language as it motivates speakers to communicate well. In the following
sections the reasons favouring the leaning of English language as a foreign language by using
the method of memorization as it motivates shall be provided. A section shall also be
provided which shall discuss against using memorization as a method for learning English to
justify the rebuttal.
Arguments favouring memorization as a method of motivating the learning of
English as a Foreign Language
The pedagogical approach which is generally applied in the learning of a foreign
language involves a combination of several methods encompassing both practical and
theoretical methods in order to facilitate the task of grasping the language easier on part of
the learner. The primary motivation which propels the teachers of foreign language is that of
making the learner be able to read, write, speak and comprehend the new foreign language
with equal amount of ease, comfort and fluency as in the native language of the individual.
From this point, the most vital and the most fundamental requirement of learning a foreign
language is that of learning by reference to the native language. English is the chosen
language for the present purpose, hence if a non English speaking native shows interest in
learning English then the individual shall be learning and the pedagogical approach shall also
be encouraging the learning by means of translation. It is very commonsensical to assume
that the aspirant who is unaware of English language needs to learn that with reference to
another language (Khamees 2016). By means of practicing the language, the person shall
easily be able to grasp the language properly. Thus it is very evident that in order to learn a
language and gain a certain degree of fluency in it, one has to practice and in that process
memorization happens automatically. Memorization is inevitable and it motivates an