Dear Sir/Madam,
This is the first time I
see someone comparing two different domains but in the end shows connection
between them!!!! Can I call it a metaphor or simply a comparison? In any case,
it is amazing!!
Natalya started: “are
you a good… football player? I was happy to read that she is a European football
fun! As for me, I can’t prevent myself from saying that I do like some team
from the European continent, but most importantly the national team “Amavubi
Stars”.
At a glance, I thought
she wanted to talk about football, but she established links and wrote: “How
can football be connected with what we are doing in ‘Building Teaching Skills
through the Interactive Web’ course?”
Surprisingly, look at
the explanation she gave: “First, we all must always train and stay fit to
correspond to the goals we set. A football player learns new tricks, a teacher
learns about new teaching styles or CALL techniques…”
She emphasized that
during this training, we are preparing our forthcoming teaching activities,
like football players in a camp, getting prepared for a certain match. Isn’t
the case? I think by the end the training, we will be equipped with enough
knowledge/abilities to change the ways we used to teach before the training!
At the end of her
reflection, she asked: “so, what about you? Do you like football?”
Yes, I do, dear
Natalya, dear readers! I am glad you have posted the picture of the famous
footballer, Zinedine Zidane! Now, allow me to post the song dedicated to the National
team “Amavubi”. Please, play and enjoy it!!! (you may find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVrSVB7vIk)
To finish up, this
shouldn’t sound as a simple devotion to football, rather, to show that we are
now like football players in a camp, learning tricks to win. As teachers, we
are also learning new teaching styles to improve the upcoming teaching/learning
activities, particularly technology-enhanced ones.
Thank you!
Sosthene
Dear Sosthene,
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to read your post! Thank you very much for a thorough analysis of my thoughts!)) Being a linguist, I have studied many works of other people but I have never been analyzed myself. ) I really love sports and football is my passion. Another passion of my life is teaching, so the combination sounds terrific!
I think we can assign many roles to us teachers – what about acting? Even though I am a football fan, I’ve never played. So when I come into the classroom I feel like an actress on the stage. I catch and control everyone’s attention and try to make an influence. My acting is a success when my students are happy to see me and are happy to come to my classes.
I believe your teaching becomes real when you bring some life into it, when you are not just a machine full of pedagogy and methodology but a real person who likes real things – it will unite a teacher and his / her students and make a connection between them more intimate.
And again, thank you for your kind words and I really liked the song you shared, the music is great and so melodious!
Best regards,
Natalya.
Thank you very much, Natalya!
DeleteI hope I did not go far from your point of view. I think that the comparison you have established is right to the point! Teachers should control students' attention like a football player controlling the ball.
But I am surprised to hear that you have never played football!! I invite you to play with me one day, as I am a striker of my team!! (joking)
Anyway the message is understood!!
Finally, thank you for liking the melodious song I have mentioned, though you might not have understood Kinyarwanda used there (I am not sure)!
We stay in touch, Natalya!
Best
Sosthene
Sosthene,
DeleteI really did not understand a word in the song )) but the melody is truly wonderful!
Have a nice day,
Natalya.
Thanks, dear Natalya!
DeleteDon't worry if you did not get any word in Kinyarwanda!
Tell me if you need at least greetings, asking for food...(it is also a collaborative learning, isn't it?)
Ok, bye!
Good day!
Sosthene