Article "Learning language is like..." - Week 3 Reflection

I loved the article “Learning language is like...” and the activity the author suggests. I think this is a very interesting way for teachers to understand some of the students’ behaviour and identify different learning styles. It’s also a great opportunity for the students to know more about their classmates and share perceptions and experiences that can help each other grasp some concepts of the learning process.

Besides that, as this activity raises students’ awareness about the different attitudes that lead them to learn more, it can motivate them to try some of the strategies presented by their friends.

Something that called my attention was that the author says although she has done this activity with every class she has taught, she always had different experiences and learned she couldn’t make any assumptions about what the students would say.

By reading the article I really felt like using this activity with my class because I’m sure I can find out a lot of curious and important information about my students that can help me know how to deal with them better.