tips, considerations and reflections on english
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Tips, Tips, considerations and considerations and reflections on the reflections on the English language English language
learning learning
Rhaíza BastosRhaíza Bastos2009.12009.1
Me, myself and IMe, myself and I Am I doing my best?Am I doing my best? What should I do to improve my What should I do to improve my
learning?learning? What are my goals concerning English?What are my goals concerning English? What are the first steps to achieve them?What are the first steps to achieve them? How important is English in my life?How important is English in my life? Am I self-confident enough for this?Am I self-confident enough for this? Does my shyness block me or do I Does my shyness block me or do I
actually have serious difficulties in this?actually have serious difficulties in this?
In the classroomIn the classroom Make the classroom environment Make the classroom environment
comfortable comfortable Interact with your colleagues and Interact with your colleagues and
teacherteacher Do your best while working in pairs on Do your best while working in pairs on
the speaking activitiesthe speaking activities Keep track of what´s being doneKeep track of what´s being done Do the homework Do the homework Ask questionsAsk questions Give suggestionsGive suggestions
Out of classOut of class Don´t miss a chance to practice your EnglishDon´t miss a chance to practice your English Talk to native speakers whenever possibleTalk to native speakers whenever possible Watch videos with the subtitles off or in Watch videos with the subtitles off or in
EnglishEnglish Listen to music and pay attention to the lyrics Listen to music and pay attention to the lyrics Try to associate things with what you have Try to associate things with what you have
learned in class learned in class Practice your grammar through specific Practice your grammar through specific
material or even the Internet - there are material or even the Internet - there are many interesting web sites with ESL practicemany interesting web sites with ESL practice
Out of ClassOut of Class
Read magazines (E.g . “Speak Up” )Read magazines (E.g . “Speak Up” ) Read books – books for children are great for Read books – books for children are great for
vocabulary expansion and they aren´t long or vocabulary expansion and they aren´t long or tiring at alltiring at all
Use all good resources offered by the InternetUse all good resources offered by the Internet
www.esl-lab.comwww.esl-lab.com (listening exercises) (listening exercises)
www.thefreedictionary.comwww.thefreedictionary.com (with audio) (with audio)
www.dictionary.cambridge.orgwww.dictionary.cambridge.org
www.merriam-webster.comwww.merriam-webster.com
www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintrowww.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro
As a soccer coach doesnAs a soccer coach doesn´t play for his players, I ´t play for his players, I can´t speak, listen, read can´t speak, listen, read or write English for you. or write English for you. – I´m a mere guide. You– I´m a mere guide. You
´re the one who will work ´re the one who will work hard to reach your goals.hard to reach your goals.
Advantages of EnglishAdvantages of English
It´s an international language, so It´s an international language, so wherever you go, there will always be wherever you go, there will always be someone to talk tosomeone to talk to
The sounds are not so difficult for The sounds are not so difficult for Portuguese speakers to makePortuguese speakers to make
Conjugation is very easyConjugation is very easy Grammar is not complexGrammar is not complex You can use the same words for a large You can use the same words for a large
variety of meanings, so you save your timevariety of meanings, so you save your time
Advantages of knowing Advantages of knowing EnglishEnglish
It´s much easier to get a good job if It´s much easier to get a good job if you know Englishyou know English
It will be easy for you to read articles It will be easy for you to read articles or any kind of texts in Englishor any kind of texts in English
Being able to understand natives is Being able to understand natives is very fullfillingvery fullfilling
You can free yourself from translators You can free yourself from translators and dictionaries. You can be and dictionaries. You can be independent!!!independent!!!
For reflection...For reflection... Learning a foreign language requires Learning a foreign language requires
willing and dedicationwilling and dedication Do not associate English with Do not associate English with
PortuguesePortuguese- Literal translations may ruin your - Literal translations may ruin your
writing or speakingwriting or speaking Learning a foreign language also Learning a foreign language also
means learning about another culture means learning about another culture since those two elements are so since those two elements are so connected connected
Learn from your mistakesLearn from your mistakes
““Tell me, I´ll forgetTell me, I´ll forget
Show me, I´ll rememberShow me, I´ll remember
Involve me, I´ll understand.”Involve me, I´ll understand.”
Chinese ProverbChinese Proverb
Thank you Thank you very much very much
for this for this pleasant pleasant semester semester with you! with you!