Some days ago, while talking to a student of mine (one of my daily conversations about motivation and commitment), an analogy came to me as a flash of light. I was trying to show her how profitable the study of English was and what she could do to be more involved with it during her extra contact at home, when I had an image of English as a BRIDGE. A BRIDGE, if you consider its main role, is very important with regard to connecting places. This fact, however, loses its so-far-single relevance if you think that what really matters is what its broader meaning represents: the mingling of people, societies, costumes, cultures and experiences. I always have that feeling while I’m traveling on my back from Niterói (in my best friend’s car), for instance. It’s a very short trip, I know, but the feeling is of a passage; I am never the same when I get home.
And, why English as a BRIDGE? Language can be a tool/a BRIDGE for you to access other sources and worlds. If you like to cook, for example, read recipes in English; if you like to sing in a karaoke, sing songs in English; if you buy a new product, read its manual book in English; if you usually read news about the world or fiction books, read them in English; if you like to read gossip or magazines, get them in English; if you write poems, try them out in English; when looking for any information, see if you have it in English; and so forth. Also, spend some time looking for videos and texts about your professional field in English; it’s going to be a good way to improve knowledge in its all ways.
Final word: try to see English as a BRIDGE, not only as a final point (that is, learning for learning). Open your mind to new worlds and count on English for that; seize the opportunities and be determined to reach the other side of the road.
Instructor Rafa.
Final word: try to see English as a BRIDGE, not only as a final point (that is, learning for learning). Open your mind to new worlds and count on English for that; seize the opportunities and be determined to reach the other side of the road.
Instructor Rafa.
This is a great tip for all of us who try to improve our english every day, sometimes we forget that we can put the english in many things in our lives to practice and learn more day by day.
ResponderExcluirThanks Rafa.
I agree with you Rafael, the English language is a Bridge...and this is what I have been looking for. Thanks for the tip.
ResponderExcluirI agree too. Is very difficult to understand this in our life. The tip is very good.
ResponderExcluirWhen you construct a carrer, you need to connect some parts, let`s create an example: You are ending your university course and you want an good job, maybe the english is the brigde that you need. You are connecting the parts. Your Dream with you need.