The teachers day, October 5th (UNESCO)

To celebrate that day I have written a letter to a teacher:

Dear Aina,

I’m writing to you to say thank you for giving me the pleasure of learning music. You will be wondering why I’m writing to you 8 years later… the reason is that the next October 5th is the “World teachers day” for the UNESCO and I thought that writing a letter to you was one of the best ways I could commemorate it.

Now that I’m studying a degree related to education I’m more critical about teaching methods and I realized that you are one of the best teachers I ever had in my life.

First of all I want to show my gratitude for your effort and dedication: you organized trips for us to learn, exchanges with people from other countries, we sang and play in the street. You also motivated me when I felt unable to do something, and many other things that nowadays I remember with affection. You were passionate and all your classes were meaningful and dynamic and that’s something that I definitely would like to achieve as a teacher.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to understand music and made me more sensitive. Without you, music today won’t be as important in my life as it is; something that allows me to connect myself with the world through such a beautiful way.

For all these reasons I wanted you to know how important has been your teaching to me. Now is when I realize that music is not only and art but also a way to share sensations with the world.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you very soon,

best regards,

Lluïsa.

The teacher I want to be

Introducing myself...

Hi,
my name is Lluïsa and, as this is my first post, I would like to introduce myself a little bit. I'm a Primary Education third-year student in the Universitat de Barcelona, but I'm from Mallorca, a beautiful island in the middle of the Mediterranian sea. I'm a very active and curious person and I really enjoy being outdoors.

                                  A view of Mallorca from the aeroplane going to Barcelona

To better explain my expectations related to this English subject... I want to point out how I was taught English since I was in preschool: it's clear that it wasn't very useful for me due to the lack of practice of the language and the boring lessons. So now I'm looking foward to learn some dynamic school supplies to teach English fostering its practice.

My group...
Is composed by four nice students apart from me. Their names are: Gemma, Ana, Nerea and Èrica. Our name is "English Pitinglish", an expression we have used throughout our lives to refer ourselves to the English subject. I think it will be a great experience to work with them!

From my point of view, an ideal English teacher would be the one who, among other aspects, knows English very well and also knows how to motivate their pupils in order to get a meaningful learning. It involves planning creative and participative lessons in very different environments. To sum up, that's the kind of teacher I would like to be, but there are still many, many things to learn!