DISCOVERING EXETER
Being
a student in Exeter is a great experience. Exeter,
capital city of Devon, is small but perfectly formed, safe and quiet
but buzzing, green and full of parks and open spaces, modern but
retaining historical splendour, close to both countryside and
seaside,
Exeter
was founded by the Romans in AD55 and its Roman Walls still show
the limits of the original city to this day. Throughout history,
these walls have been repeatedly reinforced to deflect the
unwanted attentions of the Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans,
all of whom have gained control of Exeter during its two-thousand
year history.
The
centre of Exeter is dominated by the impressive Cathedral and
picturesque Cathedral Green. Its high street combines historic
buildings such as The Guildhall with post-war redevelopment
architecture.
MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN EXETER
Erasmus
plus key action 1 provided me an opportunity to participate in an
international training course in Exeter. The course title was
Advanced English for Teachers
from 14th
to 27th July, it was held
in International Projects Centre,in historic Colleton Crescent,
overlooking Exeter quayside and the River Exe.
Before
the mobility: I
was asked to complete a short online Pre-Course Placement Test.
During
the course: I took
part in engaging, co-operative classroom activities to look at areas
such as colloquial language, idioms, language variation and change.
I improved my English skills, especially my spoken English, in terms
of accuracy and fluency as well as my knowledge, and become a more
confident user of English.
I
had the opportunity to explore the local area with an IPC guide on
escorted trips to places of interest, experiencing language in its
cultural and social setting (we went to Sidmouth, Padstow, Boscastle
and Dartmoor National Park.
I
put course content into practice by planning a lesson about food
festivals which I explained with a fellow course participant to
others in my class.
Acquired
Competences
·Improving
linguistic competence
·Enhancing
professional skills and knowledge e.g. awareness of issues
related to teaching young learners
·Providing
teachers (and schools/educational organisations) with the
opportunity to initiate school partnerships to enhance the
on-going learning experience of pupils/students/learners
·Becoming
more interculturally aware through meeting colleagues from other
countries as well as being in the United Kingdom
·Gaining
knowledge of the British and other colleagues’ education
systems.
·Gaining
a more European/international perspective/profile
·Benefitting
from teachers integrating their experiences into their
school/local community
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My
classroom consisted of
9 teachers
Corinna
Stegmaier from Switzerland
Jitka
Kosarová and Karolína Rybková from the Czech Republic
Teodoro
Natelli, Pierfrancesco Buosante and Andrea Zanellati from Italy.
Jordi
Costa, Ariadna Aragay and me from Spain
My course
experience was perfect. Our teachers were really
wonderful. I got tons of useful, fun materials and an
unforgettable cultural experience. Thank you for a memorable
time!"
Isabel
Soriano Botella. July 2019.
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