Learning Experience #2

Dear students,

After having finished microteaching #4, #5, and #6, please answer the following questions:

1. What was the grammar point or rule that you remember the most? Please specify the group who taught it and provide three examples of its application.
2.  What were five teaching lessons you learned out of these three groups' teaching?

Remember that answers cannot be exactly the same, since we are reflecting out of three microteaching groups and we all learn differently.

If your answers are not complete or they are copied from one of your classmates, you will not get the points.

Deadline: Mon., Dec. 03rd, at 11:59pm.

Learning Experience #1

Dear students,

After having finished microteaching #1, #2, and #3, please answer the following questions:

1. What was the grammar point or rule that you remember the most? Please specify the group who taught it and provide three examples of its application.
2.  What were five teaching lessons you learned out of these three groups' teaching?

Remember that answers cannot be exactly the same, since we are reflecting out of three microteaching groups and we all learn differently.

If your answers are not complete or they are copied from one of your classmates, you will not get the points.

Deadline: Mon., Dec. 03rd, at 11:59pm.

Modality

Dear students,

There are certain conditions in trying to express what we think in a language. For example:

• If you want to say that something is likely or certain to happen:

- "She must have been really unprepared for that test." 
(You are not certain, but you think it is likely to be.)

- "They must graduate before being accepted in that job." 
(This is certain, there is no doubt about it.)

• If you want to express possibility or permission.

- "They may get it if they train a lot." (This is possible) 

- "You may go to the restroom." (You have my permission) 

• Sometimes you want to talk about ability.

- "They can run for more than four hours." 

• Sometimes you talk about willingness.

- "I would give you the money, but you never pay back." 

• And sometimes you talk to give advice.

- "You should stop spending your money in stuff you don't need." 

All of these conditions we may encounter when trying to communicate effectively and naturally with others in English is called modality.

Please watch the following video:

Then click on the following link and answer the questions:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/verb-aspect-and-modal-verbs/e/modal-verbs?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=grammar

When you finish both, please write a comment on this post, tell us how much you got as a final grade and write two sentences about your personal life that express:

1. Likelihood
2. Certainty
3. Possibility
4. Permission
5. Ability 
6. Willingness
7. Advice

Remember that sentences about your personal experience cannot be exactly the same and you have to follow all the steps in order to get the complete points.

Deadline: Wed., Oct. 17th, at 11:59pm.

Verb Tenses - Writing Sample

Dear students,

After having followed the writing process in the classroom, please upload a picture of your paragraph with your classmate's revision and type as a comment its finished version, after proofreading it according to those corrections.

Remember that paragraphs cannot be exactly the same and it must be at least 150 words long in order to get the points.  

Deadline: Wed., September 26th, at 11:59pm.

First Things First

Welcome to Grammar Workshop!

We are going to learn everything we need to know in order to become more aware of those language problems commonly found in your writing, focusing more on error analysis rather than on a comprehensive study of grammar.

To start with this blog, please answer the following questions:

1. Which grammar errors do you most commonly make when you write?
2. Which grammar errors do you most commonly make when you speak?
3. Write a 250-word paragraph about the importance of having excellent grammar skills when writing and speaking. You can mention ways to reduce errors and improve your writing, being more skilled at editing it, until you grow completely confident at it.

Remember that opinions cannot be exactly the same and every question must be completely answered in order to get the points. (The minimum number of words in the paragraph is particularly important.)

Deadline: Wed., September 12th, at 11:59pm.