Blog 10: English Language Challenges
Hi all!!
Today is your last blog post! Congratulations you made it hahaha! So today you are going to talk about your experience learning English at university and the use of blogs.
Please, please be honest so we can know how to improve as teachers and as an English Program.
I have to say that I really enjoyed being your teacher this semester and I hope you enjoyed and learned a lot in my classes as much as I did.
During the course, I tried to promote the use of English 100% of the time (even though many of you still refuse <_<) and I also made sure to practice the four skills: listening, writing, reading, and speaking. I can honestly say that many of you have improved since your first video :)
Regard the content of the class, as you noticed, we always saw things that had important social or political content. This is because for me it is important to show students a different reality and hopefully so you can realize that changing reality is not only possible, but necessary.
We read various writers like Olive Senior, Christian Campbell, Merle Collins, and Michelle Cliff. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
An important point I want to make is that English is not just USA or England. That's why in class we read texts or saw movies from Ireland, Jamaica, or Grenada all countries where English is spoken.
Remember that practice makes perfect and therefore it is very important that you continue practicing English outside of class. There are many ways to do this: listening to music in English, watching movies and series in English with subtitles in English, and reading in English.
> What comments can you make about your experience learning English 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: 260
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts and teacher's blog.
Today is your last blog post! Congratulations you made it hahaha! So today you are going to talk about your experience learning English at university and the use of blogs.
Please, please be honest so we can know how to improve as teachers and as an English Program.
I have to say that I really enjoyed being your teacher this semester and I hope you enjoyed and learned a lot in my classes as much as I did.
During the course, I tried to promote the use of English 100% of the time (even though many of you still refuse <_<) and I also made sure to practice the four skills: listening, writing, reading, and speaking. I can honestly say that many of you have improved since your first video :)
Regard the content of the class, as you noticed, we always saw things that had important social or political content. This is because for me it is important to show students a different reality and hopefully so you can realize that changing reality is not only possible, but necessary.
We read various writers like Olive Senior, Christian Campbell, Merle Collins, and Michelle Cliff. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
An important point I want to make is that English is not just USA or England. That's why in class we read texts or saw movies from Ireland, Jamaica, or Grenada all countries where English is spoken.
Remember that practice makes perfect and therefore it is very important that you continue practicing English outside of class. There are many ways to do this: listening to music in English, watching movies and series in English with subtitles in English, and reading in English.
> What comments can you make about your experience learning English 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: 260
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts and teacher's blog.
Listening and talking in english was very difficult! hhaha
ResponderBorrarI love that you mention about English is not just England and USA. I really appreciated the differents ways of speaking this language that you taught us.
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ResponderBorrarThank Benji, although they do not like English very much, I liked the classes of this semester hehe
We will miss your carisma!
ResponderBorrarEven that I don't like english so much, you make the class really interesting! Thank you for everything!
ResponderBorrarSince this year I prefer see anime with subtitles in english, and I had to read a few mangas in english too because they aren't in spanish :( Thank for all <3
ResponderBorrarI liked that you show us diferrents kind of English! was cool
ResponderBorrarThe thing that I loved the most was the social and/or political content. Really thanks for that, and thanks for your patience too!
ResponderBorrarThanks Benji for all, I like so much the "other" english and Angela Davis Speech :)
ResponderBorrarTHX for your good vibes
ResponderBorrarI only want to say thanks!!!!! Best english teacher ever!
ResponderBorrarThanks for all!! I really enjoyed your class
ResponderBorrarThanks Benji!! For telling us about the people of Grenada, Caribbean poetry and director Ken Loach, whose work I really enjoyed.
ResponderBorrarI enjoyed very much your classes :) your form of teach is very dinamic and interesting, thank u for this experience , for show differents kind of english and for whatch movies for learn english :) see you Benji! hug<3
ResponderBorrarThank you Benji for doing things different! It was really nice to me this way of learning english!
ResponderBorrarthanks for all Benji! I think this course has been the best one of all English courses that I had!
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