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Barbara Dieu |
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Country: Brazil E-Mail: bwjdieu@sanet.com.br Language Teacher since: 1974 Language(s) Taught: English Personal/Professional Motto: Never say never Hobbies: Reading, projects online/surfing on the net/building web-sites, travelling, cooking Age Group(s) of Learners: 14-18 Name of School: Lycée Pasteur - Cours Experimental Bilingue (Franco-Brazilian school) City/Town/Village: São Paulo What keeps me in the language profession: I love languages and young people. Since I was a child, I’ve been very lucky to learn and be in contact with many languages and belong to a multicultural “milieu”, which has enriched me a lot. Even though I only teach English, I can compare it to other languages, think about its impact on different people and cultures and stress how important it is to learn several languages for a better understanding of the world we live in. What I am not happy about in the language teaching profession: Prejudice and intolerance of some people against other languages and cultures and the low salaries of private and public teachers. My most burning question to my fellow language teachers: What steps have you taken in your language classes to promote cooperation, tolerance, respect towards the other and individual development? How responsible do you feel socially? How far do you think these new technologies can help us in this? |
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