Hello class!
This week we are writing about our future...I truly believe this is an engaging topic, where you can present your personal academic dreams and hopes. You can include programmes here in Chile or overseas.
-Reasons
to do the course.
-Subject(s) you would like to study.
-Where
you would like to study (Chile or abroad).
-How you would like to
study (distance learning, blended system, part-time course,
etc).
-Any other relevant ideas.
Requirements
for the entry:
For the present task, you need to write 150 to 155 words. Pay attention to misspellings, grammar errors and vocabulary. Do not forget to post three (3) comments on your classmate’s posts and one (1) on mine as well (25 words as a minimum!) Try to use the structures we have learned in previous lessons and all the English you know. DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR TO DO YOUR ENTRY. Give it a crack and good luck on your task! :)
As a language teacher, I wanted to do something related language. Specifically, how do we learn a second language, after we have learnt our first one. In Chile, most people are going under this process as they are learning English as a second language.
I set forth several objectives before I went there, tons of questions I reserve for my lectures. I also wondered regarding the readings that would be required and which ones would be related to my Chilean background.
So, I studied TESOL (Teaching English as a Second language to Other Languages) in England. I attended one of the best universities on the field in the country and in the world. I learnt how a language is acquired or learnt. Similarly, all the processes involved in the learning, how the brain is activated, the cross-cultural background and more.
We began our lessons in a room full of students from 30 different nationalities. Most of them used English as a second language, some as a first. But most astonishing to me, was the fact that many used it as a third or even a fourth language. I learnt from them, about their experiences to become a language user and a teacher of the language. I had to read the latest theories and discussions on education, language teaching, English language history, and English language evolution on articles and books.
Thus, I studied Sociolinguistics, where I learnt how a language is pictured within a society. English Grammar, where I learnt that a language hides more than simple grammar rules, but complex ways to arrange ideas. World Englishes, where I leant that English is been shaped according to the people’s uses. I really enjoyed doing my post grad!
