My Own Path

Here is a reflection on my progress having in mind my personal improvement plan and comparing my process during the development of this course. It was a very productive and learning-filled journey. 

This essay shows what an ideal teacher is for me, and what are the most important skills and qualities that an ideal teacher should have for me, of course, based on my previous experiences and all my learning process.

This chart allows you to compare the skills and methods of different teachers side by side. Since this was a collaborative task, the names of the teachers are from different students: 

 Here you have a comparative chart about some of my previous English teachers in which he can see some of the strengths and weaknesses of their English methods.  Grade Strengths Middle School (6th Grade) -           Used books and tests as a teaching method to develop in her student’s reading skills. High school (9th, 10th and 11th grade) -           He Promoted self-learning. He encouraged the class to practice the language.      -           He focused a lot on developing listening skills. Had a great English pronunciation. -           Use different methods like, recordings, songs, conversations, and audiobooks to work on the listening and speaking of his students. Olga / English course. -           S...

Here is a reflection about what I learned from my past teachers to improve my own English language learning process and also what I  consider I can apply to my own language development.

What makes me a unique English teacher, will always be the connection I create when working with people. In my actual job, I have the chance every day to teach and to initiate a learning path with different people in different ways based on their areas of opportunity, which makes me connect with each one of them in a very special way, I like to know deeply the people I work with, to understand why they´re doing what they´re doing (studying or working), which makes me realize of everyone´s personal goals and to set my teaching, according to their   individual goals. My strengths include working with people throughout my life, which has helped me develop great communication skills. I consider myself a person who cares about the people around me, I am very patient and usually adapt very well to any environment or challenge I may face.  My philosophy in teaching and life is that no matter how much you know about something or how good you are at doing something if you do not know h...

 Hello Everyone and welcome to the end of a journey. My name is Diana Carolina Gonzalez Ayala, I am 26 years old and currently in the 3rd semester of a bachelor´s degree in foreign languages with an emphasis in English. Here, you will find some tasks completed during the course English III.