Hey everyone!
I have got a scholarship for a Brazilian English Teachers Program at the University
of Arkansas in USA for 6 weeks. Here it goes some reflections about my
experience here.
On the first day of the
course, we played a naming game that I have never played before that was really
interesting to get to know other people for the first time. At first I thought it was
very childish and difficult, in a big circle, we were supposed to create
a gesture that would represent the sounds in the English language of my name or
parts of my name to the other and repeat the names and gestures of the other
people. I had many difficulties
to think in a short time which sounds would represent mine, but I came up with
something at least to represent Pat and not be totally embarrassed in front of
everybody. lol
In the end, it wasn't
difficult at all, but really fun. It was very nice to see people from different
parts of the world, we are doing the course with some Iraqis, trying to
pronounce Brazilian names, like Andre, Tulio and Lorena, and we Brazilians
trying to pronounce their names in a very visual way. Much easier to remember
and connect with a person in a unique.
The name game was really nice for me,
because as an active person I love to move around. I always try to remember the
name of my students, but with the game everything was so visual. I will
definitely try to use with my students, but maybe I will have to adapt a little
for basic students, because they do not have so much knowledge about the
English sounds, but I think it will be fun when they see everybody moving. I
hope it will work.
I will give you feedback when I go back to
Brazil.
See
ya!
