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VIDEO: D. MARSH.

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“Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an educational approach where some content learning (like a topic on global climate, or a subject) is taught in an additional language (such as English language in Korea). It is a single educational approach which involves very different models.” The video of David Marsh is very interesting because talk about how the different schools introduce the second language method, so it is very useful because that topic is common in all the Spanish school. The teachers need to know how to use in a better way the methodologies for teaching a second language and accelerate the learning of content, language at the same time, having fun. He also talked about the CLIL method and explains some situations where this method work in a very good way, so I saw that teaching like that is possible. To get this is necessary that the teachers working together in spite of ages or groups. Teachers usually find themselves dealing with mixed-ability cla

THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN A SECOND LANGUAGE.

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Body language is an important – and often decisive – factor in communication. This is especially true of communicators, who need to show congruency between the oral information and their body language when transmitting a message, because only if they manage to do so will the message be effective. Body language is an element in communication that we should be very much aware of because it gives clues to the character, emotions, and reactions of an individual. If you are aware of what you do with your body, your self-understanding becomes deeper and more meaningful. Once you manage to control your body language, you will be able to cross many defensive barriers and establish better relationships. Body language is an important component of communication and it is to our advantage to develop skills in this area in order to be better communicators. Therefore,non-verbal communication is very important in maintaining the interpersonal relationship as the signals of warmth, emotions an

INTERVIEW PRIMARY TEACHER

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What is your job at the moment:  I am a English teacher in la Pureza de Maria SCHOOL (Bilbao) In second, third, fourth and sixth grade of primary school. What are the difficulties for you as a teacher?  First of all, making the children like my subject. Abously every child has different interest so       something it is difficult to choose one method that it is works foreverybody.  Besides, for differents reason kids have very differents level of englsih, some of them dont use out side the classsroom and other go to an academic so this aspect is relevant in my way of the aching.  Diliguing parents because sometimes they are very demaning in relation with their children      achievements or they don’t agree with the way that I teach so I need to find the way to make them feel comfortable with that.  Which materials do you use in your lessons?  I use: -A text book (classbook (theory, stories...) -An activities book(exercise, activities, homework).  -T