How can the standard-features word-processing programs be exploited for teaching writing skills?

I think use standard features Word processing programs make your life a litter easier than 10 years ago because they do all your work. We, as teacher, have to use them in the correct way. For example, we have to know which areas they have problems; maybe they have problems to connect their ideas or how to express them, so we can use the standard-features word-processing not only to write an essay but also to share their ideas and feelings.


These kinds of programs you can use them in different ways. In my case, I’m not a good writer but I do my best when I have to do it. When my teacher asks me something I try to explain him what I think about his question. To write a blog is a good idea to improve their writing skill.
I can take advantages of the standard features word processing and take care about the uses that my students do.

Do you think technologies should play a central or a peripheral role in second language teaching and learning? Why?

In my opinion technologies play a very important role in second language teaching because we are living in a world in which we are always in touch with technologies. Like we know, we can use many resources to improve not only our skills; but also, our classes and the knowledge of our students. Right now, our students use many social networks just for spend time with their friends but we, as teachers, can use them to teach them in a better way. For example you can upload some videos, pictures, links, vodcasts to help your student or to add information that they already learned in class.  

Using technologies can add something new and interesting in your classes, and catch the attention of your student. Also, you have a lot of tools using internet but you can't forget to check before all the information that you are going to use in your classes.
I believe that technologies take a very important role in this process but they don't take the central role in second language teaching. For me they are good tools in this process.

What do you think is the role of research in improving our understanding of teaching?

I think that is really important to research so deeply about the approaches, methods, and techniques not only to know the way to teach. 

The role of research in improving our understanding of teaching it’s really important because if you understand something you are able to share that information with other people.

If you, as a teacher, understand the best way to teach you don’t use a specific method. You must use your own method.

If you want to create your own method you have to know what method is better for each class. You have to know how your students are, how the environment is, how much time do you have and the most important how much do you know about the topic that you’re going to teach. 

You can’t stop to look for improve your classes and you have to be in mind that you job isn’t to be at the front and dictate your student, your job is teach your students.  

What experience do you have of learning a second or foreign language? How would you characterize the teacher’s teaching method? How effective did you find it?

My experience of learning a second language is very interesting because when I was in junior high school my English’s teacher didn’t teach me in a good way and didn’t learned so much even though I got very good grades. I had two English’s teacher and both didn’t know how to teach. They used only the translation method and they only wrote on the board and that was all.

When I was on high school my story changed a lot because I had a good teacher not so good but she inspired me to learn English. I learned a lot and the most important thing was that I understood the classes. She used the Direct Method and sometimes she used the translation method. For that reason I decided to be English’s teacher. When I was in second and third year of high school I went to some English’s Courses at MINED.

Here at the University I knew that I really had to improve my skill because I had some bases but I really need an strong bases. The first year, I had two teachers that inspire my whole life because they taught English by their heart and that was wonderful. One of them used TPR, Audio Lingual Method, Direct Method, CLL and a lot of techniques. Every teacher that I know show me many ways to improve my English and I really hope to become a good teacher and use my own method.