1 00:00:04,269 --> 00:00:09,849 The first question I would like to answer is, in what way do I find my position useful? 2 00:00:10,169 --> 00:00:18,910 Well, I find it extremely useful because I think it's very important for the children to have direct contact with native speakers. 3 00:00:19,629 --> 00:00:24,429 Because even though the teachers speak very good English, it's not the same. 4 00:00:24,429 --> 00:00:35,130 as well. We use more slang or maybe not the academic English so much as the teachers do. 5 00:00:35,130 --> 00:00:44,590 So that's very useful and basically to practice oral English is very important because the 6 00:00:44,590 --> 00:00:51,149 system of learning English in Spain is based on grammar and vocabulary and it's very important 7 00:00:51,149 --> 00:00:59,070 to be able to talk and what I try to do is play games to motivate them to make English 8 00:00:59,070 --> 00:01:05,129 fun. So it's not like learning another subject that you have to study and try to make it 9 00:01:05,129 --> 00:01:13,549 fun basically. Another question I would like to answer is what are the relevant resources 10 00:01:13,549 --> 00:01:20,549 I find in the classroom? Well, basically I think there are a lot of resources but the 11 00:01:20,549 --> 00:01:29,230 The most useful one is the digital board where I can use the computer and find videos, music 12 00:01:29,230 --> 00:01:33,650 that motivates them, make them dance, especially with the little ones, there's lots of action 13 00:01:33,650 --> 00:01:35,010 videos they love. 14 00:01:35,010 --> 00:01:38,890 So basically they're just dancing and playing but at the same time they're singing along 15 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:44,590 in English and they're listening to English and for the older ones I've been looking for 16 00:01:44,590 --> 00:01:52,989 material and I found these great videos of, for example, learning simple past tense through 17 00:01:52,989 --> 00:01:58,129 movies. So they have little clips of movies with the subtitles in English and they have 18 00:01:58,129 --> 00:02:04,790 to listen to it and read it and then translate it. And then the same clips but with no subtitles 19 00:02:04,790 --> 00:02:10,229 so they have to remember what they translated and as well listen very good. And those kind 20 00:02:10,229 --> 00:02:19,509 of the years have worked extremely well with the elder ones and songs music videos you know 21 00:02:19,509 --> 00:02:29,270 the kids today are very connected to technology so whatever you you give them through technology 22 00:02:29,270 --> 00:02:37,050 it helps a lot um another another question i'd like to answer is my relationship with the kids 23 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:46,069 with the teachers with the director has been excellent with the kids really good because like 24 00:02:46,069 --> 00:02:51,110 only on the second week that I was there you know I would come to the classroom and they would all 25 00:02:51,110 --> 00:02:55,789 be going Rachel Rachel hugging me and kissing me so that was a good sign was like I think they 26 00:02:55,789 --> 00:03:04,110 like me and that's great because basically that's my main goal to be able to motivate them so that 27 00:03:04,110 --> 00:03:10,469 English class is fun, you know, and that worked perfectly. I've had a very good relationship with 28 00:03:10,469 --> 00:03:16,610 all the kids. With the teachers, it's fantastic that I actually have the English teacher in the 29 00:03:16,610 --> 00:03:23,449 classroom with me, because if I have to concentrate all my energy on just keeping the group in 30 00:03:23,449 --> 00:03:32,909 control, then I don't have much time to actually develop the exercises. And the last question I'd 31 00:03:32,909 --> 00:03:38,789 like to answer is would I recommend this to other English speakers definitely yes definitely because 32 00:03:38,789 --> 00:03:45,530 it's a great experience you get to meet a lot of people you get to know how to work with children 33 00:03:45,530 --> 00:03:52,250 and you learn how to work with children you learn a lot from the teachers and you learn a lot from 34 00:03:52,250 --> 00:04:00,509 the children because they they're great and it's a it's very interesting and thorough experience so 35 00:04:00,509 --> 00:04:01,750 I definitely recommend it.