STARTING POINT

I have always been interested in languages and communication. In fact, the main reason why I started my degree in Translation and Interpretation was my interest in communicating with other people from different cultures, but also in helping those cultures to communicate between them. One way to do so is to translate, since it allows people to gain access to texts in different languages by getting them translated into their mother tongue, but there is another way to benefit the communication between cultures, and this is to share with people your knowledge on languages to enable their understanding (i.e., to teach). However, effective teaching is by no means an easy task, so it is crucial to have a good teacher training.

Anyway, classroom is the setting where you are expected to put into practice what you have learnt from the theoretical content of your training, whose purpose is to get ready to provide the best education possible. But what does good teaching consist of? In my opinion, the most effective teaching is that which enables the most effective learning, that is, the best learning for everyone, regardless of their personal situations and needs.

Obviously, teaching in Spain involves knowing legal requirements and regulations of the Spanish Law, which is dedicated to encourage the good teaching practice. Because of it, I think it is important not only to know the legal framework, but also how to apply it in the curriculum so that the objectives may be fulfilled.

But if attention must be paid to teaching planning, it is because teaching practice arises from it. It is in the classroom where I have to teach specific lessons to students, but... what can I do to make students learning, understanding contents, enjoying learning? Will I be able to manage in difficult situations? What can be done with the different cognitive and affective needs? What motivational teaching strategies can I use to promote learning for all students? How can I know if they have learned?

This Weblog is aimed to give answer to these questions through teaching and observation activities. It is important to know how to handle the different educational and interpersonal situations that might arise daily in the classroom. To do so, it is required to plan an assortment of varied activities that might cover the most usual learning situations, alternating different students groups with dissimilar characteristics.

Let's see how it works out...