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EFL Teachers Breaking Boundaries in

Communicative language Teaching

Communicative Language Teaching and Reflective Practice

Final project
By Rosanna Arias Manzueta
Distrito 04-05 Yaguate, San Cristobal
 *Mandatory Questions
1. What have I learned about the resources, myself as a teacher, my students,
teaching and/or teachers, my teaching and or supervision context during this
course?
During this diplomado, I have learned many useful information I did not know before regarding
my teaching practice and myself as a teacher. As concrete examples, I will show the following:
I learned how to use and manipulate new technologies that make the teaching-learning
process more interesting and meaningful likewise to have real communication with peers
and/or to send written assignments.
Flip grid
Google Form
 I also learned to create oustanding and wise phrases called´´golden
nuggets´´ from all the weekly articles and videos I read or watched
every week , then;I shared them with my peers from the diplomado.
 The last but not least important , the American English Teacher´s guide, a
compendio of hundreds of activities for both elementary and secondary grades.
All teachers in this diplomado learned how to SARS (select, adapt, reject and
supplement) an activity from this guide; we all agreed that classes after the
implementation of the guide were very different because this focus on the
integration of the four language skills so students are more engaged with the
learning process.
2. What are my future plans in regard to these resources?
Next academic year, I am planning to use all I have learned during
this diplomado especially to plan my activities using the teaching
guide. I am also planning to do more activities that could integrate the
four language skills giving particular attention to the speaking skill
because the main purpose of any language is to communicate with
others.

Optional questions
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How was my experience planning and implementing these resources in the
classroom?
My experience was wonderful because even I was trying something know, whenever I finished the activity I
was making up some ideas about what activity and resource I would use next time in class. I do like the fact
that when planning and applying the activities from the guide my students spoke more English than before so
I felt so proud of them. Here there some pictures implementing the guide in my classes.
What
What 2-3
2-3 ideas,
ideas, comments
comments or
or concepts
concepts are
are most
most meaningful
meaningful to
to me
me
about
about assigned
assigned readings/videos?
readings/videos? Why?
Why?

1.
1. We
We teach
teach who
who we
we are
are
Knowing
Knowing myself
myself is
is crucial
crucial to
to good
good teaching
teaching as
as knowing
knowing my
my students
students too.
too. When
When II do
do not
not know
know
who
who II am,
am, II cannot
cannot know
know who
who my
my students
students are.
are. That
That is
is why
why good
good teaching
teaching requires
requires self-
self-
knowledge.
knowledge.
2.
2. Learning
Learning aa language
language successfully
successfully comes
comes through
through having
having to
to
communicate
communicate real
real meaning
meaning
When
When learners
learners are
are involved
involved in
in real
real communication,
communication, they
they usually
usually learn
learn more
more because
because they
they are
are
exposed
exposed to
to situations
situations of
of their
their environment,
environment, things
things they
they like
like or
or dislike
dislike so
so this
this encourage
encourage them
them
to
to speak
speak and
and share
share their
their points
points of
of views
views in
in the
the spoken
spoken language.
language.
3.
3. Use
Use authentic
authentic materials
materials
It
It is
is well
well known
known that
that the
the use
use of
of authentic
authentic materials
materials helps
helps to
to understand
understand better
better the
the learning
learning
process
process this
this is
is because
because good
good materials
materials or
or resources
resources engage
engage students
students with
with the
the learning,
learning,
moreover,
moreover, they
they provide
provide motivation
motivation which
which is
is a
a key
key important
important factor
factor to
to learn
learn any
any thing.
thing.
What
What did
did II learned
learned by
by SARSing
SARSing resources?
resources?

By
By SARSing
SARSing resources
resources II learned
learned how
how to
to select
select what
what is
is meaningful
meaningful to
to me
me
students, to adapt the activities according to my students' level and
context, to reject was is not necessary or important and finally to
supplement
supplement oror replace
replace with
with something
something else
else needed.
needed.

What
What are
are 2-3
2-3 comments
comments are
are meaningful
meaningful to
to me
me from
from my
my interactions
interactions
with
with peers
peers and
and coaches
coaches on
on flipgrid
flipgrid and
and whatsapp?
whatsapp? Why?
Why?
From
From my
my interactions
interactions with
with peers
peers and
and coach
coach II will
will like
like to
to stay
stay these
these 3
3 phrases
phrases because
because they
they
highly
highly inspire
inspire to
to give
give my
my best
best in
in the
the completition
completition ofof this
this online
online diplomado:
diplomado:
1.
1. Remember
Remember wewe are
are the
the best
best pod
pod ever.
ever.
2.´´You guys are rock´´
2.´´You guys are rock´´
3.
3. Always
Always remember
remember II can
can do
do this.
this.
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