Post 10: English Language Challenges

·    How did you like this subject at university? What about the use of       blogs?

·    What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you       plan to do this?

·     Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for?

- wordcount: 250
- make comments on 3 of your partners' post

Well, as the saying goes, whatever starts has to end. So here we are in our last blog, and similarly to what we did in our last blog, today we have to analyze our semester.

This has been a very special semester because we started so late. But I can say this has been a great experience because the students are really motivated and creative. I strongly believe that students motivate the teachers with their attitude and interest in learning. Therefore I feel extremely energized by this experience.

  The use of blogs has allowed me to know my students’ personal interests and that helps a lot in creating a friendly and relaxed learning atmosphere and to overcome the anxiety that learning a foreign language produces. Also writing is a way to have an internal monologue and let our imagination fly with its own wings. This fact liberates all your shyness and helps you think in English. Writing is undoubtedly a bridge between your brain and your soul.

  Believe it or not, I have been teaching English for many, many years. Maybe since I was born. But I still feel I have to learn a lot! Learning is a never-ending process, and so is teaching.  I practice English every day with all possible sources: music, films, news, etc. because every day I incorporate new word to my vocabulary and I learn new uses for old words.

What about you?  What is your brainstorming?