Last Thursday we finished our “Curs de millora de la
destresa oral en llengua anglesa” and, I have to say, we had a great time! Many
people often comment that they find speaking a lot harder than writing or even
listening.
But why does this happen? Speaking, of course, requires our
full attention and, furthermore, the need to express something complex in a
short period of time often makes us feel overwhelmed by the desire to do it as
correctly as we can.
In our 15 hours “curs” we have faced these problems and
debated about how to overcome them.
We learned some tips and tricks to try and put fluency
before accuracy (two things we have been talking a lot about during our weekly
sessions!) and, ultimately, we have tried to remind ourselves that, at the end
of the day, language is just fun; a tool, a toy, a way of expressing who we are
and what we want and feel.
Many thanks to the CEP team for their great support, and
many thanks, above all, to the teachers that attended, for sharing the wonderful
adventure of speaking!
See you next time!
Ben Clark
