Journal 1

            The class started by discussing some theories that explain the language acquisition and different ways to transmit the message to the student.  The professor discusses the guidelines, Components of communicative competence in language, criteria points percentage and general objective of the class.

            We also discuss the different between many word usable in our diary living.  The first word we discuss was the meaning of use and usage.  Use is act or the practice of making that something to function and usage refers to how something is used.  Fluency and accuracy were also discussed at class.  When we are fluency in one language we have the ability to speak and foreign language easily and effectively, but, accuracy means there are no mistakes or errors in the ability to work and perform a language.  Also functional syllabus and structural one were discussed.  Functional syllabus is based on functions not grammatical structures and structural syllabus is a syllabus in which grammatical structures form the central organizing feature. 

Since this workshop was the first one and we were all adapting to each other. Everybody worked together as a group in giving their opinions on what was being discussed in the class. I liked a lot that my classmates have the experience in teaching; therefore they bring actual problems that are occurring and as a future teacher we learn those techniques that they are using to try to resolve those problems.