Orianap
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RE: UNIT 5.3 - Online Scavenger Hunt

@certefl-admin article /p> The article highlights the importance of using non-verbal cues and consistent routines rather than relying solely on s...

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RE: UNIT 5.1 - EXPLORING TESOL CONTEXTS

@certefl-admin Having experienced language learning in both ESL and EFL environments, the EFL context resonates most with my career goals. My lan...

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RE: UNIT 4.2 - RECEPTIVE SKILLS

@certefl-admin From my dual perspective as both a bilingual language learner and a secondary school teacher, I find listening to be inherently more...

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RE: UNIT 3.3 - Understanding Language Awareness

Language awareness—the explicit knowledge about language, its structure, and its socio-cultural functions—is fundamental not only for acquiring a lang...

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RE: UNIT 2.3 - REFLECTIONS

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania As an extroverted and kinesthetic learner, individual differences have profoundly shaped my language acquisition jour...

3 days ago
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RE: UNIT 2.1 - FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION VS. SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania Moving to Italy from California, USA, as a teenager posed an unexpected linguistic challenge for me. I was raised in ...

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RE: UNIT 4.2 - your personal motivations for taking the CERTEFL course

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania Embarking on the CERTEFL certification journey is a pivotal step in my professional and personal development. Here ar...

4 days ago
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RE: UNIT 4.1 - Motivation and expectation

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania Witnessing a real classroom scenario during a collaborative French storytelling task highlighted how fragile the link...

4 days ago
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RE: UNIT 3.1 - The Importance of Contextual Teaching in EFL

@certefl-admin Teaching English within decontextualized frameworks often leaves students struggling to bridge the gap between classroom theory and ...

4 days ago
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RE: UNIT 1.2B Exploring Language Theories in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

@alexgiros Oriana Platania Thank you for your clear and well-structured breakdown of Behaviorism! You made a compelling point regarding how stru...

4 days ago
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RE: UNIT 1.2B Exploring Language Theories in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania Language theories are far more than academic abstractions; they provide the pedagogical blueprint necessary for desi...

4 days ago
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RE: UNIT 4.1 - Motivation and expectation

@certefl-admin Oriana PLatania The interplay between expectation and motivation highlights the psychological impact of outcome feedback on learner s...

6 days ago
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RE: UNIT 3.1 - The Importance of Contextual Teaching in EFL

@certefl-admin Contextual teaching is the bridge between theoretical language mechanics and authentic communicative fluency. When target structures...

6 days ago
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RE: UNIT 2.1 - Inclusive Learning environments

@m-davies @cheryleb I couldn't agree more with your insight. Viewing language through a socio-cultural lens—rather than as a set of isolated gramma...

6 days ago
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RE: UNIT 2.1 - Inclusive Learning environments

@certefl-admin Oriana Platania Creating an inclusive learning environment in an EFL setting is not merely a moral imperative; it is a foundational p...

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