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ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Teacher |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 24/MAR/2012 4:22 AM |
Assunto: | English by yourself |
Mensagem: |
Your points are very valid, although I'm kind of skeptical of someone's need to be right. IMHO one can learn for herself or himself, however not everyone is a self-learner or a go-getter. I started studying by myself, then I took a complete course because I thought I'd learn more at school than on my own -- I was both right and wrong because I could have learned by myself, but I am talking 25 years ago. At that time only high middle class had VCRs. I didn't know where to get decent books and I didn't have any mentors who could lead me. I had the great blessing of hanging around with American missionaries, that made a huge difference on how I learned English. I persisted on my English course because I thought that to teach I would be required to display a diploma, but matter of fact I never needed it. I don't regret the fact that I stayed at a language school for 3 and a half years; I grew and developed myself in different ways. Not everyone is an island. |