For you that believe in God

I would like that my last post was very special. For this, I will start writing about some years ago. God, using a man's mouth , told me that one day I would cross the country's frontier. I believed and put that words in my heart. But, I confess, I couldn't imagine that I would be here in New York. This was only a dream when I joked with my friends. But our words have power and God can makes everything in our lives.

Now, I'm here. I made new friends and colleagues, improve my vocabulary, knew new places, and so on. 

Of course that everything here wasn't only happiness. We had good and hard days.

Now, our time here is finishing and in our country wait for us our family and friends, but, also, our students. I'm sure that we'll come back to Brazil better than when we arrived here.

Here, I had different feelings according a place that I was visiting. My first visit was in a memorial. I was thrilled. when I heard the water falling down into the pool, I could heard the sound of a lot of crying. I was very sad. My impression was that I was together with victims's families and friends.

In another moments, I was astonished with places that I visited how Central Park, Moma, Public Library, Metropolitan Museum, etc. beyond workshops and english refinement classes. For this reason, It's impossible for me choose only one place or one thing to talk about. Then, I will prepare one class to talk, in short, about each wonderful place that I visited here and about my classes, too. I'll talk to them about the importance of speaking english in a globalized world and I' sure thatthis will be the start of the new way to teach and learn english. 

PDPI program

What I´ve learned at St. John´s University with the PDPI program...It´s not difficult to say, as a Top Banana, I learned about friendship, I knew at St. John´s there are Profissional Professors that understand what the pupil wants. The Professor tries, till the student learn, It´s a good thing. If you do a mistake, no problem, the professor says _ I will help you to improve your English. I´d like to thanks all the professors: Aaron, Ann, Donna, Su, Diana and Pan. Mainly Ann, my language teacher..She is wise. I remember a lesson, the third lesson, and the easiest to do a little book talking about the landmarks in US, I invented the caracter "Little Potato'", the lesson was great. I intend to do this lesson with my students. I think this activity they will develop their creativity with the  use of adjectives more properly. That was wonderful time.

The symbol of NY

When I return to Brazil, I'll share with my students the expectation that I had to know the great symbol of the USA and certainly the greatest symbol of NY.
Unfortunately for me it wasn't possible to see close (I think that tourists should have the right to go up to it, even during periods of reform, because not go through there is a frustrating experience). It's the same when someone visit the Rio de Janeiro and not go until the Monument of Christ the Redeemer or go to Manaus and not go to the Amazon Theater.
I went there twice. First I went to the Statue Liberty Park in New Jersey but the access bridge was banned, another time I went by boat but can't stop it.
I believe that everyone coming to NY wishes to visit the Statue of Liberty.

The 1980's.

The last task for me was the most important activity of all PDPI program. Ann Marie divided the class in four groups three of three and one of four students. She gave each group a decade (60's,70's,80's and 90's) to present the principal facts, songs and movies ocurred in the USA in those time. All students had to explain because the professor was analizing our pronunciation, our posture in front of the class, the correct accent of the words. All groups contributed with value information.It was an informative, interesting,participative and most of the students had the opportunity to show the class all the talents that they had inside them.The other point that the students were evaluated one by one. Everybody had to speak with or without the feeling called:nervous. Congratulations, class!

My feelings about the PDPI Program.

The PDPI program will be unforgettable for me. First, because through it I realized a dream; second, because the classes and workshops we had were very meaningful and helped me to improve the skills of listening, speaking and intonation. After this course, I will be a successful person both in personal and professional life.

I am confident that when I arrive in Brazil I can give more than 60% of classes in English,  my students can  access the weebly to post in the blog, do homework and watch videos. Also, I intend to develop a project focused on student learning because they still cannot communicate in the English language.
Now, I need  to thank the professors  Moski Donna, Ann Marie and Diana Schoolman,  the director Pamela Fairman, the assistant director Sue Peterson, the coordinator Aaron Royer and Miss. Cherry Chen because they are people who deserve our respect and our admiration to.
Thank you all.

Your friend,

Marise Schneider

 

A wonderful sunset!

            Yesterday was a hard day: presentations and class all day. At the end of the day I was so tense that my whole body was aching! Nothing like a good walking! So, I went to High Line! 

          The High Line is a New York City Park maintained and supported by friends of the High Line. It is a beautiful place and I saw the sunset! Amazing! I walked a lot and I could take many pictures there! Unforgettable!

Things that I learned

I don't know how to explain in words how important it was this opportunity in my life, but of course, it has changed my life.

I might add that there were some situations here,  that no words in any language can describe what my eyes have seen or what I have felt. But I know, that I have the power ( after all, I am a teacher) to change my lessons in class using those new information and try to show to my student that they must believe that all knowledge in the world is not enough,  I believe that I'll be a multiplier. A multiplier of all values ​​that I learned here, to try to teach to my students every single thing that I have lived here.

High Line Park

I think that I have a huge connection with the Americans and  henceforth I will create a link full of new ideas in my classroom between American and my students. All things considered, I would like to thank all my university professors for giving me the necessary support for the knowledge acquired.