JOURNAL REFLECTIONS
AS A FOREIGN ENGLISH TEACHER I HAVE SOME EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE. A LOT OF THEM, BECAUSE I'M SURE I NEED TO LEARN A LOT, EVEN IF I'VE BEEN LEARNING ENGLISH EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
FOR ME, THIS COURSE CAN BRING NEW KINDS OF INFORMATION THAT WE AS ENGLISH TEACHERS IN BRAZIL NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR CULTURE.
I HOPE BEING HERE AND TRYING TO BE INVOLVED WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, BEING IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE, KNOWING THEIR HABITS USING THE LANGUAGE RESOURCES WILL HELP ME TO LEARN MORE.
I WANT TO IMPROVE MY TECHNOLOGY ABILITIES, AND LEARN HOW TO HAVE AN INTERESTING CLASS FOR MY STUDENTS.
I HAVE TO IMPROVE THE SPEAKING SKILLS AND I THINK BEING IN CONTACT WITH YOU TEACHERS WILL BE A GREAT OPORTUNITY.
TEACHER THAT I HAD THAT INSPIRED ME
I had a lot of teachers that have inspired me, I remember when I was at the elementary school I had 2 teachers, one of Science and other one of Portuguese, they were great, an example of a person and teacher, although and those time I didn’t intend to be a teacher. But both taught me a lot.
I had a lot of teachers that have inspired me, I remember when I was at the elementary school I had 2 teachers, one of Science and other one of Portuguese, they were great, an example of a person and teacher, although and those time I didn’t intend to be a teacher. But both taught me a lot.
My love with English started when I
was a child, I watched those films (old ones) and I acted like them, singing
English song, of course I pretended to be a singer and speak English, so I
decided to start my English course, it was a wonderful experience, in that
occasion I had an American teacher called Mr. Robert, I don't really know why
that guy moved to Brazil, but he was so funny, although sometimes very strange
and close. But, for me, it was like a dream had an American talking to me.
Years and years passed, and finally, I got to the University, it was a
disappointment because I had studied almost 8 years in a private English school
and I found that my English teacher in the University Course wasn't able to add
anything to my knowledge.
My inspiration came from books,
songs, films and for sure from my students that inspired me every day, when
they don’t want to study I became very sad, but every day I try to get them
involved.
One thing, very important, is that I
have learned a lot with my peers, here and at my school where I work in Brazil,
those people are too important to me. I learn every single day with my
colleagues, nowadays, in this course I’m having this opportunity to know some
teachers and teachers that are inspiring me a lot.
I forgot to mention that I started
teaching English when I was 30, I had moved to Americana, when I live nowadays,
and it has been an incredible experience since then, why I started so late?
because I had worked at a Bank in an International Area, so I could practice my
English during 15 years before started teaching English.
Increasing speed, fluency, and accuracy in speech in casual conversations and formal presentations:
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