My Learning Journey (Mayra S.)

Grammar-based

Translation of reading texts

I like to read in English or Spanish

Boring to sleep classes

No opportunities to use language in a real context

Studied the language from another perspective

Form to create accurate meaning

Shared with people from different backgrounds

Cooperative learning

Raise awareness about the use of the language

Adapting teaching methodology to fit my learner's needs

Getting to know how my learners learned: building foundations

Implementing cooperative learning successfully

The best way to learn is by teaching

Focused on using the language for communication

Encouraging teachers

One teacher: Galo taught us specific learning strategies

Keep students highly motivated

Provided me with good examples on how to teach English

Creating a script of a soap-opera: so much fun

Then, perform it

Reading texts created for non pedagogical purposes (as native speakers do): hard but rewarding¡

Build confidence to speak English

Songs, games, lots of role-plays

Cooperative work: meaning was constructed with others