1. How do you define learning?
It's sometimes a conscious process that we may undergo in our attempt to develop a skill or
ability with the purpose of reaching a goal or covering a need.
2. How do you define teaching?
It refers to a process intended to give learners appropiate instructions and guide them so that
they can have some basics to facilitate the development of a skill. In that sense, teaching
involves setting a good example for our pupils and provide them with everything they need to
encourage them in the learning process.
3. How do you define language?
It's not only a way of communication, but also the main feature of human beings since
language is a purely human skill. In fact, it's what makes us different from any other specie.
We as owners of the language can make use of it not only by means of communication, but it
can also transfor and create cultures and ways of living.
4. What roles are students expected to assume in your classroom?
The main feature is to be curious and and to be constantly researching about what they are
being taught. In this way, they keep an active position towards the class and contribute to
their own improvement. Not to be conformist is also an important aspect of being a learner
since it keeps them committed to look for the aspects that are not provided in the teaching
enviroment.
5. How do you see your role in the classroom?
Most of the times, I am a very active and creative teacher. I always try to make everything
clear to avoid misunderstandings among my students. I'm also a littel bit demandingto push
them to work hard.
6. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
Patient, respectful, good command of the topics, punctual, tolerant and responsable.
7. What kinds of interactions occur in your classroom?
Students interact between them through dialogues, interviews, presentatins and group work
8. What is the most rewarding aspect of teaching for you?
It's amazing to see my students making use of all the things i've already explained because it
shows me how well thay have understood and it also says that they have a good command of
an accomulative knowledge. I really enjoy seeing my students trying to speak in English
without being afraid of making any mistake because taking risks play an important role in the
learning language process.
9. What kinds of students do best in your classroom?
The ones that are constantly asking and making things clearer. the ones that are not afraid of
making mistakes and just take the risk to test if it works or not.
10. What kind of training do you think English language teacher in our context need?
It would be of great importance to work on Ethics to teach teachers-to-be to keep distances
and not to get involve with the students. What it means is that even though we start teaching at a very young age, we should not treat our students as one of our friends.
11. What kind of support for professional development is there at the place you work?
We don not really receive instructions or advice. We are just asked to teach some units and
finish them on time. They demand punctuality from the teachers and, to be completely
honest, no more than that.
12. What are the best ways to learn a language?
There is no better way than feeling to do it because we know that that is what we really wat to
do. We need to be deeply committed to this process and invest as much effort and time as we
can.
13. What kind of dialect do you think should be taught?
It does not really make any difference in the process because at the end we are the ones in
charge of making the final desicion based on which of them we feel comfortable speaking.
14. What kind of changes would you like to make in your practice?
I would like to work on my patience because I get stressed easily so I want to learn how to
deal with all the obstacles that a classroom enviroment represents.
martes, 11 de mayo de 2010
lunes, 3 de mayo de 2010
*An Inpredictable Change*
My English learning exprience could not be more traumatic! I was not taught English until I was in eighth grade. I was not only worried about my lack of English knowledge, but also I was really afraid of my teacher since she had such a reputation for being really rude, grumpy, and very strict. I did not have a very good reputation either; although I was always an outstanding student because of my grades, I could hardly ever control my temper and that got me into several troubles in my school life time.
Once I met my teacher, I just fell in love with her classes for being the way I like everything in life, demanding. Even though she often spoke in Spanish, she always asked too much of us and that was the main reason for my classmates to hate her.
As I was really into this subject, I became the best of the class and it took me to be asked by my friends to do some homework for them. Of course I helped them! In that way, I made some money for some of my caprices. I finished school with flying colors and I was even congratulated by all the teachers in a special ceremony for the three best students of the year.
I spent the following six months working as a seller until I felt ready to face a carrier and with enough money to afford it. I entered University completely sure about all the things I had learnt at school, but I just crashed into a completely different environment. The guys that were introducing us to the campus and the university lifestyle spoke everything in Eglish and I did not get a word!!! It was really hard for me to face that change. I felt so dissapointed and completely determined to quit; I did not know where the hell I was getting myself into!
I hoped to find someone like me, it means disoriented, but everyone seemed to understand everything. As time went by, I met a beautiful teacher who helped me a lot not to drop out. The first semester, I did not do it really bad, but in the second one I just spent my time on having fun. After comparing my second semester average grade with an addicted-to-drugs friend, I just realized I was wasting my time because I was taking advantage of the wonderful chance I had in front of me.
Now I can say that I am completely proud of all the improvements I have achieved and I can even assure you that I am doing very well.
In conclusion, my own English experience is a moral for me to understand that I can go through whatever it takes to achieve what I really feel.
Thanks for reading this.
Love
Mónica
Once I met my teacher, I just fell in love with her classes for being the way I like everything in life, demanding. Even though she often spoke in Spanish, she always asked too much of us and that was the main reason for my classmates to hate her.
As I was really into this subject, I became the best of the class and it took me to be asked by my friends to do some homework for them. Of course I helped them! In that way, I made some money for some of my caprices. I finished school with flying colors and I was even congratulated by all the teachers in a special ceremony for the three best students of the year.
I spent the following six months working as a seller until I felt ready to face a carrier and with enough money to afford it. I entered University completely sure about all the things I had learnt at school, but I just crashed into a completely different environment. The guys that were introducing us to the campus and the university lifestyle spoke everything in Eglish and I did not get a word!!! It was really hard for me to face that change. I felt so dissapointed and completely determined to quit; I did not know where the hell I was getting myself into!
I hoped to find someone like me, it means disoriented, but everyone seemed to understand everything. As time went by, I met a beautiful teacher who helped me a lot not to drop out. The first semester, I did not do it really bad, but in the second one I just spent my time on having fun. After comparing my second semester average grade with an addicted-to-drugs friend, I just realized I was wasting my time because I was taking advantage of the wonderful chance I had in front of me.
Now I can say that I am completely proud of all the improvements I have achieved and I can even assure you that I am doing very well.
In conclusion, my own English experience is a moral for me to understand that I can go through whatever it takes to achieve what I really feel.
Thanks for reading this.
Love
Mónica
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martes, 11 de mayo de 2010
*Questionnaire*
1. How do you define learning?
It's sometimes a conscious process that we may undergo in our attempt to develop a skill or
ability with the purpose of reaching a goal or covering a need.
2. How do you define teaching?
It refers to a process intended to give learners appropiate instructions and guide them so that
they can have some basics to facilitate the development of a skill. In that sense, teaching
involves setting a good example for our pupils and provide them with everything they need to
encourage them in the learning process.
3. How do you define language?
It's not only a way of communication, but also the main feature of human beings since
language is a purely human skill. In fact, it's what makes us different from any other specie.
We as owners of the language can make use of it not only by means of communication, but it
can also transfor and create cultures and ways of living.
4. What roles are students expected to assume in your classroom?
The main feature is to be curious and and to be constantly researching about what they are
being taught. In this way, they keep an active position towards the class and contribute to
their own improvement. Not to be conformist is also an important aspect of being a learner
since it keeps them committed to look for the aspects that are not provided in the teaching
enviroment.
5. How do you see your role in the classroom?
Most of the times, I am a very active and creative teacher. I always try to make everything
clear to avoid misunderstandings among my students. I'm also a littel bit demandingto push
them to work hard.
6. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
Patient, respectful, good command of the topics, punctual, tolerant and responsable.
7. What kinds of interactions occur in your classroom?
Students interact between them through dialogues, interviews, presentatins and group work
8. What is the most rewarding aspect of teaching for you?
It's amazing to see my students making use of all the things i've already explained because it
shows me how well thay have understood and it also says that they have a good command of
an accomulative knowledge. I really enjoy seeing my students trying to speak in English
without being afraid of making any mistake because taking risks play an important role in the
learning language process.
9. What kinds of students do best in your classroom?
The ones that are constantly asking and making things clearer. the ones that are not afraid of
making mistakes and just take the risk to test if it works or not.
10. What kind of training do you think English language teacher in our context need?
It would be of great importance to work on Ethics to teach teachers-to-be to keep distances
and not to get involve with the students. What it means is that even though we start teaching at a very young age, we should not treat our students as one of our friends.
11. What kind of support for professional development is there at the place you work?
We don not really receive instructions or advice. We are just asked to teach some units and
finish them on time. They demand punctuality from the teachers and, to be completely
honest, no more than that.
12. What are the best ways to learn a language?
There is no better way than feeling to do it because we know that that is what we really wat to
do. We need to be deeply committed to this process and invest as much effort and time as we
can.
13. What kind of dialect do you think should be taught?
It does not really make any difference in the process because at the end we are the ones in
charge of making the final desicion based on which of them we feel comfortable speaking.
14. What kind of changes would you like to make in your practice?
I would like to work on my patience because I get stressed easily so I want to learn how to
deal with all the obstacles that a classroom enviroment represents.
It's sometimes a conscious process that we may undergo in our attempt to develop a skill or
ability with the purpose of reaching a goal or covering a need.
2. How do you define teaching?
It refers to a process intended to give learners appropiate instructions and guide them so that
they can have some basics to facilitate the development of a skill. In that sense, teaching
involves setting a good example for our pupils and provide them with everything they need to
encourage them in the learning process.
3. How do you define language?
It's not only a way of communication, but also the main feature of human beings since
language is a purely human skill. In fact, it's what makes us different from any other specie.
We as owners of the language can make use of it not only by means of communication, but it
can also transfor and create cultures and ways of living.
4. What roles are students expected to assume in your classroom?
The main feature is to be curious and and to be constantly researching about what they are
being taught. In this way, they keep an active position towards the class and contribute to
their own improvement. Not to be conformist is also an important aspect of being a learner
since it keeps them committed to look for the aspects that are not provided in the teaching
enviroment.
5. How do you see your role in the classroom?
Most of the times, I am a very active and creative teacher. I always try to make everything
clear to avoid misunderstandings among my students. I'm also a littel bit demandingto push
them to work hard.
6. What are the qualities of a good teacher?
Patient, respectful, good command of the topics, punctual, tolerant and responsable.
7. What kinds of interactions occur in your classroom?
Students interact between them through dialogues, interviews, presentatins and group work
8. What is the most rewarding aspect of teaching for you?
It's amazing to see my students making use of all the things i've already explained because it
shows me how well thay have understood and it also says that they have a good command of
an accomulative knowledge. I really enjoy seeing my students trying to speak in English
without being afraid of making any mistake because taking risks play an important role in the
learning language process.
9. What kinds of students do best in your classroom?
The ones that are constantly asking and making things clearer. the ones that are not afraid of
making mistakes and just take the risk to test if it works or not.
10. What kind of training do you think English language teacher in our context need?
It would be of great importance to work on Ethics to teach teachers-to-be to keep distances
and not to get involve with the students. What it means is that even though we start teaching at a very young age, we should not treat our students as one of our friends.
11. What kind of support for professional development is there at the place you work?
We don not really receive instructions or advice. We are just asked to teach some units and
finish them on time. They demand punctuality from the teachers and, to be completely
honest, no more than that.
12. What are the best ways to learn a language?
There is no better way than feeling to do it because we know that that is what we really wat to
do. We need to be deeply committed to this process and invest as much effort and time as we
can.
13. What kind of dialect do you think should be taught?
It does not really make any difference in the process because at the end we are the ones in
charge of making the final desicion based on which of them we feel comfortable speaking.
14. What kind of changes would you like to make in your practice?
I would like to work on my patience because I get stressed easily so I want to learn how to
deal with all the obstacles that a classroom enviroment represents.
lunes, 3 de mayo de 2010
*An Inpredictable Change*
My English learning exprience could not be more traumatic! I was not taught English until I was in eighth grade. I was not only worried about my lack of English knowledge, but also I was really afraid of my teacher since she had such a reputation for being really rude, grumpy, and very strict. I did not have a very good reputation either; although I was always an outstanding student because of my grades, I could hardly ever control my temper and that got me into several troubles in my school life time.
Once I met my teacher, I just fell in love with her classes for being the way I like everything in life, demanding. Even though she often spoke in Spanish, she always asked too much of us and that was the main reason for my classmates to hate her.
As I was really into this subject, I became the best of the class and it took me to be asked by my friends to do some homework for them. Of course I helped them! In that way, I made some money for some of my caprices. I finished school with flying colors and I was even congratulated by all the teachers in a special ceremony for the three best students of the year.
I spent the following six months working as a seller until I felt ready to face a carrier and with enough money to afford it. I entered University completely sure about all the things I had learnt at school, but I just crashed into a completely different environment. The guys that were introducing us to the campus and the university lifestyle spoke everything in Eglish and I did not get a word!!! It was really hard for me to face that change. I felt so dissapointed and completely determined to quit; I did not know where the hell I was getting myself into!
I hoped to find someone like me, it means disoriented, but everyone seemed to understand everything. As time went by, I met a beautiful teacher who helped me a lot not to drop out. The first semester, I did not do it really bad, but in the second one I just spent my time on having fun. After comparing my second semester average grade with an addicted-to-drugs friend, I just realized I was wasting my time because I was taking advantage of the wonderful chance I had in front of me.
Now I can say that I am completely proud of all the improvements I have achieved and I can even assure you that I am doing very well.
In conclusion, my own English experience is a moral for me to understand that I can go through whatever it takes to achieve what I really feel.
Thanks for reading this.
Love
Mónica
Once I met my teacher, I just fell in love with her classes for being the way I like everything in life, demanding. Even though she often spoke in Spanish, she always asked too much of us and that was the main reason for my classmates to hate her.
As I was really into this subject, I became the best of the class and it took me to be asked by my friends to do some homework for them. Of course I helped them! In that way, I made some money for some of my caprices. I finished school with flying colors and I was even congratulated by all the teachers in a special ceremony for the three best students of the year.
I spent the following six months working as a seller until I felt ready to face a carrier and with enough money to afford it. I entered University completely sure about all the things I had learnt at school, but I just crashed into a completely different environment. The guys that were introducing us to the campus and the university lifestyle spoke everything in Eglish and I did not get a word!!! It was really hard for me to face that change. I felt so dissapointed and completely determined to quit; I did not know where the hell I was getting myself into!
I hoped to find someone like me, it means disoriented, but everyone seemed to understand everything. As time went by, I met a beautiful teacher who helped me a lot not to drop out. The first semester, I did not do it really bad, but in the second one I just spent my time on having fun. After comparing my second semester average grade with an addicted-to-drugs friend, I just realized I was wasting my time because I was taking advantage of the wonderful chance I had in front of me.
Now I can say that I am completely proud of all the improvements I have achieved and I can even assure you that I am doing very well.
In conclusion, my own English experience is a moral for me to understand that I can go through whatever it takes to achieve what I really feel.
Thanks for reading this.
Love
Mónica
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