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Nowadays, there are new methodologies to learn at schools. But a lot of teachers and other people think that traditional methodologies are still better than modern ones. What do you think about it?

On the one hand, our teachers have studied in a traditional way. Therefore, for them it is easier to teach what they learnt. However, this way to study is very boring for students because they only memorize and they forget what they learnt in a short period of time.

On the other hand, modern methodologies are more useful and make students learn a lot. In addition they develop their creativity and their imagination.

To conclude, we have to use the resources that we have now. In my opinion, using new methodologies are better because helps students to learn by playing, so for them studying is a new game that they have to win.

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Dear Fatima,

First, thank you for your last letter. It was nice to hear from you. You asked me how things were going in college. Well, at first it was very strange for me. Maybe because I have never been studying in the evenings or maybe because doing most of the projects in a group it’s a new thing for me.  Well, it’s not bad, but sometimes bellow students in my group have had on argument. I remember that it was an uncomfortable situation.

By the way, guess what! I have passed all the subjects of the first term. It will be difficult to pass this one. But you know me, I will try hard.

Well, you know what? I’m very happy because we will change the place where we are studying now. To be honest, hearing that was great news for me.

And that is all Fatima.

Keep in touch!

Zineb

Assignment 2

Patri: It is said that the use of new technologies stimulate children for learning lots of school skills like the learning of a second language. But why? How? And when?

Me: It is difficult to learn a new language, especially if you are an adult. The best time to learn a language is when we are children. For that reason we have to take advantage of that age.

Patri: There are lots of advantages and disadvantages to traditional teaching. Among others, most of them are the following ones.

Me: On the one hand, learning a new language can bring us problems. For example, when I enrolled to learn German I left it in the first year. The reason for this was that every time I tried to speak English I used words of German. Finally I decided to stop learning German and focus on English.

Me: On the other hand, learning a new language makes you more competent. You don’t need a translator or a dictionary. In addition, speaking a new language implies understanding a lot of words of some languages of the same family. For example if you learn Spanish you can understand a lot of words of French, Catalan, Italian…

Me: Nowadays, new technologies can help us to learn more.

Patri: Firstly, teachers can help their students in a more individualized way with the use of websites, blogs and many other internet tools that stimulate learning. Fact that couldn't be carried out with the traditional system because of the huge number of children that a teacher had in class.

Patri: Moreover, the use of new technologies develops students autonomy and encourages children to learn a second language too. This happens because lots of websites appear in English and children must learn English in order to understand the information. Besides, the students have to compare lots of sources of information.

Me: In conclusion, is obvious that it is important to learn a new language. It is also obvious that all these have many benefits. But in my opinion, as we have said before, we have to take advantage of the first ages to learn a lot of languages, at least three or four.

Patri: Therefore, I think that new technologies are a great tool to develop students learning because internet has more information than books and then children can look at different sites to find what they are searching for. But, on the other hand, students mustn't forget that books contain a great treasure too.

AND THIS IS ALL! THANKS FOR ALL PATRI :)

Conversation between me and Patricia

Zineb: Hello, I'm Zineb, and you?

Patri:   My name is Patricia Pinar Roig and I'm 21 years old.

Zineb: What did you do in your life?

Patri: I finished secondary school and I've also done a vocational training course in sports.

Zineb: It’s nice to see how your life progress as little by little. In my case, whatever happens, I love it more and more.

Patri:  But you aren't from here, isn't it?

Zineb: No, I'm from Morocco. In 1999 I came here, to Ibiza. I was seven years old. I am used to adopting everywhere I go. However I remember that all seemed so strange.

            Now, in 2012 I remember how I did well at primary school and high school. I hope that this year will be the same. I’m talking about what I’m studying now: Infant Education. What about you?

Patri: Sport, music and animals, are my greatest passions. In fact, I have a dog and I take care of him as if he was my younger brother. I think this is so because I'm the younger of two sisters and I have always wanted to have a younger brother to take care of him and to teach him. Maybe this fact has made me study Education at University. Now, some subjects have made me realize that with new tecnologies children can be the players of their own learning.

Zineb: Yes! But, in fact, is very different from what I expected. But it doesn’t matter because if you like something and you make an effort to get it, you get it. Well... How do you see yourself in the future?

Patri: I really want to become a great teacher and as a future one, I want to adopt new methodologies and introduce new tecnologies to learn in a different way. And you? What do you expect?

Zineb: In the future I want to have a job where I had all my primary education: in Sant Josep de Sa Talaia. But that is something for the future. Now I have to work hard to become what I want to be, a good teacher.

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