English Language Challenges

During this semester I have learned to participate more and practice one of the most difficult things for me, which is speaking in English, as well as listening to it. The instances of conversation among classmates and with the professor helped me a lot in that sense. I think the interaction activities were very useful. 

For me, the use of blogs was the most fun of the course. I feel that at least one of my strengths is writing in english, so I have been able to dare more to write and correct some things. Also, they allowed us to practice reading english. In that aspect, I think I have improved as well.

On the other hand, I think I need to improve the way I speak English. I feel like I can't coordinate the word with my pronunciation, even though some sometimes I know how to pronounce it. However, it's something that can be improved, that's why I tried to speak more during this course. Another aspect of my english that I would like to improve is grammar, as I sometimes make writing mistakes and have to check to correct them. 

Since last year, I have been using a lot of english without realizing it. This is because last year I downloaded an app called TikTok where there are only videos. Sometimes I get videos of people who speak English and they put subtitles to their videos, so it's easier for me to understand them. Also, I've started reading comics in english and if I don't understand something, the pictures help a lot. Since there are only dialogues, there are not very complicated terms.

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  1. Antonia25 de junio de 2021, 9:10 p.m.

    The same happens to me! I also feel that I cannot coordinate the words with the pronunciation despite knowing how to say it, I felt very understood when I read it jajaja.

    I really enjoyed reading your posts! You write very well and entertaining. Good luck with the end of the semester!

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  2. Esteban Hernández Cáceres25 de junio de 2021, 9:42 p.m.


    I am so glad you were able to participate more this semester. It is very difficult to participate in online classes for various reasons.

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  3. Francisca Pérez26 de junio de 2021, 7:47 p.m.

    I am glad that you have improved your english during this semester!

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