Dear all:
Today I’d like to tell you a bit about myself. When I finished school I realized I did not know what to do. I loved languages but I also loved music. So I took a year off and worked to save money. Later I entered translation because I liked languages. I did English and German but right in the middle of it, there was a chance to travel to Germany and work there. So I did. When I got back to Chile I fell into teaching by chance. Later I got my teaching degree.
I think teachers are a great contribution to society but only if they have a vocation. If not, they may be great researchers or academics, but not good educators. I feel a teacher needs to be alert and attentive to what is happening in the classroom in the whole sense of the word. They also need a lot of patience & knowledge in their area of study. A teacher, as any other professional needs constant training (formal or informal) because the world changes, students change, and so does methodology.
I think one of my favorite subjects at Uni was phonetics. I loved the idea of studying & recognizing the English sounds and also to contrast them with the Spanish sounds. I also enjoyed semantics and pragmatics.
One professional I admire in my area of study is Rod Ellis. He is very well known in the area of second language acquisition. He has published a lot of books & I love the way he writes. In his books he has covered areas of second language acquisition not only from the traditional angle but also in a more critical fashion. He has got a very clear way to express his ideas. I think this is good because not all teachers have the time to read and if it is too complex, they may get lost and stop reading. This, I think is because the lack of research most teachers (especially school teachers!) do
Say:
-Why are you studying this career?
- How do professionals in your area contribute to society?
- What tools will a professional in your area need to have in the future?
- What is your favourite subject at the moment? why?
- Include this and more in your answer.
- 200 words minimum. (3 comments to classmates and one to me)
Teacher
ReplyDeleteI admire that you have a vocation to teach. I appreciate your patience and concern for us.
I am glad you are doing what you like.
Regards!
when I went to school, I study german a few time, and the most complex for me it was a conjuctions of the verbs, and de gender of the nouns, however, it's a wonderfull languaje, because represent a beautifull culture. Althoug, the english languaje ( the British ) have a charm, it´s for me, most elegant that the american english
ReplyDeleteprofe yo no tengo acceso a la discusión del foro de inglés porque sigo sin tener el ramo... qué pasará mañana?
ReplyDeleteI always want to teach. One day maybe i will be a teacher :'(
ReplyDeleteYou chose well, I think that is a very good profession
I think that teaching is one of the osmt important things of the humanity in general. We never stop learning and we need always someone who teach us something.
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ReplyDeleteMiss, I'm sorry I'm doing the activities so late. Lately I have a lot of activities at the university because of the strike, and I didn't have the time to apologize, but I will go this week to classes.
ReplyDeleteAbout your post, I have to say thank you for being one of those teachers that are aware of your big responsibility and great job as formers of humanity, and for open some little spaces of expression, giving us topics in wich we are allowed to express ourselves and to give opinions. I hope everyone would be like that.
I hope you are doing well. See you !
Miss, I'm sorry I'm doing the activities so late. Lately I have a lot of activities at the university because of the strike, and I didn't have the time to apologize, but I will go this week to classes.
ReplyDeleteAbout your post, I have to say thank you for being one of those teachers that are aware of your big responsibility and great job as formers of humanity, and for open some little spaces of expression, giving us topics in wich we are allowed to express ourselves and to give opinions. I hope everyone would be like that.
I hope you are doing well. See you !
Hi teacher, sorry for my disappearance. I am writing in my blog the posts and comments pending.
ReplyDeleteI hope is not to late.
On the other hand, I also think that the teachers are a contribution to society, because they accompany the learning processes in the differents stages of human development.
Regards!
Hi teacher, sorry for my disappearance. I am writing in my blog the posts and comments pending.
ReplyDeleteI hope is not to late.
On the other hand, I also think that the teachers are a contribution to society, because they accompany the learning processes in the differents stages of human development.
Regards!