SILENT WAY

What I liked from my method?

The things that I really liked from this topic is that the teacher promotes independence, autonomy and responsibility in the students; so, the students have to investigate and try to discover new things according to the objectives they have. In this method, the students make a bigger effort because they have to do all the things that the teacher doesn't do, and they have to study very hard if they want to learn a new language, the students work with their own resources just for being the responsibles for their learning. When the teacher use the Silent Way,  the students tend to value more the study, because they see it in a different way, since they have to make the best if they want to  learn a foreign language.

Another thing that I liked is that the silent way helps in language classes to use the logical part, since they learn a lot of grammar, and that ensures logical learning of the language. The teacher encourage students to produce as many statements as possible; however, it will depend on the students if they make a good use of it or not; so, the students must be aware in the educational activity and they have to pay attention, since the student's attention is the key to good learning.

What I didn't like from my method?

There are some things that I did not like from this topic, because it is based on the idea that the teacher keeps as quiet as possible in class, the teacher doesn’t support, and he doesn’t thrill with the good or bad errors. So, what does the teacher do? Maybe, The teacher only has the role to guide them in that process, and the learning will depend on each student if he/she wants to learn or not; for that reason, the teacher is not the center of attention.

Silent Way could be a good option to promote independence, autonomy and responsibility in the students; however, In the advanced levels is not very effective, since it faces difficulties having fulfilled the task of teaching the language, and it could become in a barrier to learning. The thing is that if the student does not have a will, he/she is not going to learn, because he/she is not going to be indepence and responsible, and maybe he/she won't want to learn by himself/herself.

What I understood from the other methods?

Audio-lingual Method:

I understood that this method develop pronounciation, and listening comprehension, and it is like the Direct Method, because they want to develop a good command of oral, and auditory language. Also places emphasis on helping students to use the target language and gives importance to learning. Its main goal is to help students to create meaningful phrases rather than helping to build grammatical structures, or achieve perfect pronunciation.

Direct Method:

I understood that this method is based on the idea that the students develop a good knowledge on the pronounciation of the words. This method teach vocabulary through objects, mime, and other visual elements and materials. It focuses on oral learning, because they work through questions and answers from teachers to students, and then between the students. It is an interesting method, because the students develop a good pronounciation.

My Favorite Quote

I really like the quote: Teaching is the profession that teaches all of the other professions, because it refers that if teachers didn't exist there were not professionals in our world, and it is very important that a person can transmit us their knowledge about the things that we want to learn; for example: if a person wants to be a Doctor, he/she needs to know a lot about medicine, and a teacher has to teach us that.

Teaching is a profession that a person has to learn very well, because he/she has to know how to teach and how to explain a class. A person that doesn't know anything about how to give a class is going to fail, bacause the students are not going to learn so much, and they not going to understand; so, it's very important to have a person that know that things, and a person that can transmit us the information he/she knows.

When we talk about teach, there are some people that descrimine the teachers, because they think that it is an easy profession, and they believe that everyone can do that job, but it is wrong. To teach is a hard work, because the teacher has to do many things if he/she wants that the students learn the things that he/she is trying to teach them; also, the teacher has to check some evaluations to know if the students have learned.

Thank the teachers we can read, write, speak English, and we have learned many things about our major; thank the teachers we can finish our major, and we are going to be professionals. In the future we are going to give them the thanks for their help.

After I have finished my major, I want to be a teacher, because I want to help people to be professional, too. Teach is one of the most difficult professions that I know, and for that reason we have to thank the teachers.

NATURAL DISASTERS.

This topic is very interesting because it is something that happens in our world, and there is no way to prevent it; however people can put into practice some measurements.

What are some examples of natural disasters?

for example floods, tsunami, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, heat waves and droughts, wild fires, landslides, blizzards, ice storms and avalanches.

We know that natural disasters are dangerous and bring a lot of negative consequences to our society, nevertheless we must learn how to deal with them; however, The best prevention we can do is to use our natural resources carefully and judiciously, build our homes and other structures the best we can, to withstand as much as possible and stop being so bloody arrogant as to think we have more power than NATURE.

What we should do when facing a natural disaster?

One of the things that you can do to prepare for the unexpected, such as assembling a supply kit and developing a family emergency plan, are the same for all types of hazards. However each emergency is unique and knowing the actions to take for each threat will impact the specific decisions and preparations you make. By learning about these specific threats, you are preparing yourself to react in an emergency.