English Collaborative Community

Reflecting on our learning path and on our learning outcome can contribute to a more enriching learning experience. By focusing on our learning needs we can have an impact on our learning outcomes. In fact, metacognition is knowing what we know by reflecting on both our declarative and our procedural knowledge. According to Anderson (1976) and Winograd (1975), our declarative knowledge is knowing about something while our procedural knowldege consists of knowing how to do something.  You can do so, by answering key questions about your English learning process. 1. Which are my strengths? Reflect on the language skills you are competent and can master in English. Are you good at listening to someone in English? Can you understand an English written text? Can you interact in a conversation easily? Do you know how to write an article in a competent way? These are some of the questions you need to ask youself in order to recognize your English language strenghts. 2. Which are my weakne...

Let's take part of this Collaborative Padlet Project! We are going to create a Padlet together! Collaboration is crucial for our learning process. We are creating a learning community so that everyone can share valuable material and proudly showcase their work. Are you ready for it? What is collaboration? According to the Online Cambridge Dictionary, collaboration is the act of working together with other people or organizations to create or achieve something. In our case, we are going to create an active learning community in which everyone can contribute to our English language skills and to our cultural knowledge. How can I contribute to the English Collaborative Padlet ? Just think of a useful resource to share with the community in the following categories: Adjectives and nouns Class Projects Film Reviews Audiobooks & Podcasts Verb Tenses and Modal Verbs Conditionals Reported Speech How exactly can I add a link or a document to the Collaborative Padlet?  Once you ha...

 Language Interaction Communication includes creating a message that contains meaning.  Language interaction  refers to the process of communication and exchange of ideas, thoughts, or information through language. It involves how individuals or systems use linguistic tools (spoken, written, or non-verbal symbols) to interact with each other, understand one another, and convey meaning. Human-to-Human Interaction includes: Conversation:  People use language to have dialogues, express feelings, and share information. Cultural Exchange:  Language is often influenced by and evolves through interactions between people of different cultures. Non-verbal Cues:  Gestures, tone, and body language often complement spoken language in interactions. Moreover, language interaction involves using certain phrases which represent specific language funcitons in order to communicate effectively in a particular context. Do you know some useful phrases to c...

Empathy The ability to identify with or undertand another's situation or feeling is a powerful skill which requires effort, cultural knowledge and understanding.    MissLunaRose12 , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Understanding feelings Identifying feelings involves putting in someone's shoes. In order to do so, you have to deeply understand the situation a person is going through by identifying the context, the circumstances and the way a person might react. Feeling Scenarios We may have a whole picture of the situation and of the circumstances that create a context or scenario by putting our knowledge to the test. Let's do it right now! 💻📱 👤 ONLINE TASK 1  Take a look at the feeling scenarios and interact with the cards.   Can you identify the different feelings in the different scenarios?  💻📱 👤 ONLINE TASK 2 1. Open this Google Docs file and complete it with your answers. 2. Edit the document by clicking on  this link Or you can u...