DISQUS

Evaristo Rojas Mayoral · 8 months ago

Pero si tú hablas bueno español.

Aguacate47 · 8 months ago

Thanks! Glad to know that me speaks Spanish good.

leon · 8 months ago

I must say, i remember you used to chat to me in spanish, it was so perfect one couldnt say you were not fluent, and then i remember one day you prised "our father" in english my mother was there and later she told me "see, she can do both, and just when do you pretend learn the english?" and she put me read english books i just didnt get it. i know the english now. thats what me beliefZ :s

Papá · 8 months ago

Mencionas que sería 'a treat' poder apreciar frases u oraciones fenomenales en español, igual que como lo haces en inglés.

Lo que es una delicia para 'yours truly', es ser partícipe de estos pequeños fragmentos de tu vida, aún desconocidos en gran medida para mí. Me estás permitiendo ser un testigo de episodios muy importantes de tu desarrollo como ser humano.

Con ello, sanas algunas heridas que permanecían medio abiertas en mi; no tengo mas que seguir gozando al acompañarte en ese recorrido por tus recuerdos.

Gracias, pechocha.

Lois Little · 4 months ago

Hi Andrea,
I don't know if you will remember me from a long way back in Winnipeg. I was Beattie's girlfriend before Wendy. I try to keep in touch with your mother and keep up to date with you and Amanda.
Your Mom sent me your blog site and I am so impressed! You're a fabulous writer! I am particularily interested in your English classes as I have just begun a TESOL course in the linguistics dept. here at the University of Otago. I really enjoy the course but put the old brain into action is like trying to work with cooked spaghettie strands. They just don't go where you wnat them to anymore. I'm interested to more about your English teaching. Do you work within a language institution or freelance? What is the language focus of your class? What teaching method do you employ? How much written work do your students do?
You are a very talented lady with a zest for life. Keep up your pursuit of excellence in all that you enjoy!
Cheers!

Aguacate47 · 4 months ago

Hi Lois!

Of course I remember you. I have very fond memories of you in fact. I"m hoping to get back to Canada for Christmas this year. Is there any chance that you might be in Winnipeg then?

As far as the English classes are concerned, I don't work for any English institutions or schools. I give classes out of my house. The classes are structured in units, all of which are independent. Meaning that as a student, you needn't have taken the first or second unit to take the third. I have solid group of students, about 9, that rotate through the units, with about 3-4 new students every unit. I have given three units so far and the fourth is scheduled to start up in September. All of my students are grad students. The classes are designed as intensive for intermediate to advanced students, not beginners or people in the low-intermediate range. The focus of the classes is English for Academic Purposes. To that end, we focus on reading, writing, listening and speaking. We don't focus on grammar on its own, we cover grammar through the four core areas. As the majority of my students are scientists, the material for the classes is based on current news, events and resent research publications. I try to dedicate an equal amount of time to the four areas and so approximately 1/4 of the class is writing, although, I am trying to incorporate more writing into the class. The class has a blog that I use as a tool to provide extra material and feedback, both to the class and on an individual level for each student. If you'd like to take a look at the blog, I'd be happy to give you access. I have enjoyed giving the classes and I plan to continue doing for a while.

Aguacate47 · 4 months ago

Um, I just realized that I comma spliced in the last comment. Whoops!