Learners Interests and Preferences

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How do I learn?

During this research done with the use of questionnaires, the VARK questionnaire, and the multiple intelligences task, I confirmed what I thought about my learning process and how I acquire and internalize knowledge.
I like to know how things work and have concrete information in order to accomplish any objective or develop some tasks.
Something that caught my attention about the results of the VARK test, was that I got a cero score in writing and reading. I found this very interesting since these abilities have never been a strength for me and the realization of this questionnaire only made it clearer.

My learning style

According to the VARK questionnaire, my scores were:

• Visual 6
• Aural 3
• Read/Write 0
• Kinesthetic 7

My learning preference is Multimodal, which means I like different formats, diagrams, graphs, maps, interesting layouts, space, practical exercises, experiences, case studies, examples, trial and error and things that are real. 

My motivation for studying English

Since I was in fourth grade I started to feel a sort f attraction towards the language and I got very interested in learning more about it. I liked learning a new word every day using a dictionary. I did this for almost three months and I was amazed about how many new words I was learning.
As I got older, I was discovering new ways to learn some aspects of language through the things I liked to do, like listening to music or watching subtitled movies. Thanks to this, in my adolescence I showed a great aptitude to communicate through the use of simple sentences, with native English speakers.
I always knew that English would be something that would be with me all my life since I have never stopped liking or being interested. The change occurred when I was in high school, in English classes I worked with many worksheets and these were very basic, so with the vocabulary I had, they were not very complex to develop. There I began to help my classmates to carry out the activities and discovered that there was a way to do what I liked and an enriching job such as teaching at the same time. I never regret the decision I made.

Task 6: An English demo class

Is there anything I would have changed?

I think that the teacher did a great job introducing the topic and all the other things to learn to the students and I found particularly interesting how he delivered the information and interacted with the students by asking questions to them. Something that I would have done differently is the classroom organization, maybe sitting in a circle or something like that. I think that making students comfortable in the space can enormously improve their predisposition about the class and this also makes them more interested in the subject. Another point regarding this video is that for me is very important to receive feedback at the end of a lesson and that I would do with my students as well, a little class summary, some question answering just in case someone hadn't understood everything said during the class.

Task 5: Opening a Classroom Door

My first experience as a "teacher" in a classroom was when I was doing my first practicum class. From the beginning, it was a huge challenge. I felt so insecure and extremely nervous, for the first moment I stood in front of the students I knew everything was different from the last time I had been in a classroom. it was a little nostalgic, to look at it from the other side, the teacher´s side.
The teacher that was in charge was very nice and supportive and since the moment we met we created a good relationship with each other. She told me some things about the students so I could start the class with a little overview of the way they were working.
The students were all over the place, they were noisy and easily distracted. They were constantly on their mobile devices so the teacher had to take them away.
Despite all that, students show to be very interested in learning new things, the teacher taught them about the present continuous and they answer every question the teacher asked. The teacher knew them so it was easy for her to manage them and to make them pay attention to her.  That was impressive, she had such a domain over those students. After the talk, the teacher provide them with some translation and repetition exercises for them to develop. she gave feedback almost at the end of the class, for those students who wanted. Once the class had finished, all the students said goodbye to us and put their chairs in their corresponding place. I got out of school so excited and nervous as well. I felt that it was the beginning of a new experience, a new stage of my life and I'm looking forward to what is next for me.

Task 4: My classroom metaphore

I would describe my ideal classroom as a farm field. In which the students will be fruits or vegetables and the teacher will be the farmer. Both are the main characters in agriculture but in different ways. Vegetables and fruits are the ones that channel energy and through what is given by the farmer, it grows. The farmer's job, on the other hand, is to deliver the necessary elements for this growth process to take place. without overloading them or making them feel drowned and thus restrain their will to develop. It is also important to give students space enough to grow as much as they want.