This semester, for the very first time I´m having classes in this format. We students can sit in the same chair that our teacher sits, there´s not a pre-marked spot were we can´t put ourselves in; we just choose our place every time we get in the classroom. This makes a huge difference in what concerns our motivation and confidence. Sitting as equals we have this clear message that the responsibility of learning has the same weight in everyone´s shoulders. We´re all supposed to be there helping each other in this learning journey. Every single student has his/her particular way of being and background of knowledge, nobody can miss a class or everybody will loose a little bit. We´re constructing classes and being a huge part in it. When we attend to classes like this we are not just people who are obliged to be there for his/her own sake. We´re going to class for everyone there.
We obviously need to have a superior teacher that will lead us in our road. The difference there is just that even being in a superior position, our teaches seems to care so much about what we feel like learning and ask us to help her making clear what is important for us or not, instead of just being there and giving all those grammar and English lectures that the book tells to. We can just skip what isn´t important and stay focus to our real needs and difficulties.
I always feel proud when I´m talking to someone else (even someone outside UFPB) about my English III classes, it´s just like if Carla had developed this new way of teaching and we´re the luck ones who are able to make part of it.
We obviously need to have a superior teacher that will lead us in our road. The difference there is just that even being in a superior position, our teaches seems to care so much about what we feel like learning and ask us to help her making clear what is important for us or not, instead of just being there and giving all those grammar and English lectures that the book tells to. We can just skip what isn´t important and stay focus to our real needs and difficulties.
I always feel proud when I´m talking to someone else (even someone outside UFPB) about my English III classes, it´s just like if Carla had developed this new way of teaching and we´re the luck ones who are able to make part of it.
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Yes, it’s really true! I haven’t written it yet but another important thing I learned, not exactly related to English learning, was a different way and extremely positive way of teaching. We always complained of having classes and more classes, of course, they were/are all the same! And we always wished to have a class we could really participate of our learning process, constructing the class together. Yes, English III was essential; in terms of knowledge, interaction, perceptions of education, learning, teaching… …
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