INTERVIEW

I interviewed Connie and she told me that the skill that took her more time to develop was the speaking skill because at the beginning of the major she did not know too much vocabulary so that it was difficult for her to express her ideas or to share opinions with her classmates and teachers. In my opinion I think that at the beginning of the major the speaking skill is always one of the main problems that learners of a new language face and everyone have pass through that problem because we are not native speakers, we are students and we are in a process so we have to be patience because we do not manage an extended vocabulary since the beginning, but we are going to improve this weak through the pass of time and by practicing a lot. She also explained me what were some of the strategies she put in practice in order to learn more vocabulary to not have too many problems at the time to express herself. First of all, she started to read as many articles in English as was possible. In this way she added new words to her vocabulary. Additionally, she found that T.V. programs and listening to music in English was really useful to enhance her vocabulary. I also asked her what kind of activities did she like her teacher to develop in regards to her weak skill and she answered that she really liked to participate in role plays and impromptu speeches because those activities  gave her the opportunity to express her thoughts. Debates were another type of activities which helped her a lot because they involve the students in the use of language. At the present time she considers she has improved her speaking skill, but of course she knows that she has to continue with the learning process because learning is an endless process.