So busy!

Hi!

It´s being been a long time since I wrote my last entry but because I´m very busy! I´ve got more students in the afternoons (which is great news, taking into account the current economic situation in Spain) and a lot of academic work at university... buff! Somedays I just want to stop and scream!!
Thank God the weekend is near and I will enjoy the snow.

I´m making a big effort to combine both things but sometimes it´s very hard... This is the first year I´m teaching English in a formal way and I would like to thrive. I´d really like to move to a bigger place and offer my students more cool ideas ways to learn English (such as making videos, having our own little radio, making more crafts...) Another project I´ve got in mind is bringing to bring native speakers from time to time into the classroom (I´m sure they will love having the opportunity of talking with English speakers)

This is just in my mind right now... I don´t want to teach English in the same way I was taught (listening to silly recordings and learning grammar and grammar by filling in the gaps...), there are other ways to learn a language don´t you think? A language is supposed to be for communicating with others, so if you know a lot of grammar but you are unable to have conversation, what´s the point of SO MUCH grammar??
I´m not saying that grammar is not important, don´t get me wrong, it is, but you have to practise it! Otherwise all you learn will be on your notebook...

Very well done!  Just a few minor corrections or additions required.

Your students must be lucky to have you for their teacher.  I could not agree with you more!

I look forward to seeing more posts from you when you get the time!

Saludos desde Canada!

So busy!

Hi!

It´s being a long time since I wrote my last entry, but I´m very busy! I´ve got more students in the afternoons (which is great news, taking into account the current economic situation in Spain) and a lot of academic work at university... buff! Somedays I just want to stop and scream!!
Thank God the weekend is near and I will enjoy the snow.

I´m making a big effort to combine both things but sometimes it´s very hard... This is the first year I´m teaching English in a formal way and I would like to thrive. I´d really like to move to a bigger place and offer my students more cool ideas to learn English (making videos, having our own little radio, making more crafts...) Another project I´ve got in mind is bringing native speakers to class from time to time (I´m sure they will love having the opportunity of talking with English speakers)

This is just in my mind right now... I don´t want to teach English in the same way I was taught (listening silly recordings and learning grammar and grammar by filling gaps...). There are other ways to learn a language don´t you think? A language is for communicating with others, so if you know a lot of grammar but you are unable to have conversation, what´s the point of SO MUCH grammar??
I´m not saying that grammar is not important, don´t get me wrong, it is, but you have to practise it! Otherwise all you learn will be on your notebook...

[Excellent work.  Your students are lucky.]