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. 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 teachers. And
unfortunately, we have a number of people doing this job for reasons other than
vocation. 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 needs constant
training 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 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. He has
got a very clear way to express his ideas.
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?
- Include
this and more in your answer.
- 130 words
minimum. (3 comments to classmates)
