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This is going to be our last study plan, since soon our classes will start virtually. I will send specific guidelines for that later. For now, I want you to record a quick message telling me what you have been doing in this period of isolation. You can send it to my e-mail or post it here, ok?

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Hi, I'm Sandra. I'll be your professor this year. I hope you enjoy our classes 💖😊

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O que é o Teletandem?

A aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras in-tandem envolve pares de falantes (nativos ou não nativos) de diferentes línguas trabalhando, de forma colaborativa, para aprenderem a língua um do outro.

O Teletandem Brasil coloca alunos universitários brasileiros que querem aprender uma língua estrangeira em contato com alunos universitários de outros países que estão aprendendo português.

Cada parceiro faz o papel de aluno por uma hora, falando e praticando a língua do outro parceiro. Em seguida, eles trocam de papéis e de línguas.

Usamos o Skype, um aplicativo gratuito e que dispõe de recursos que permitem utilizar a voz, o texto (leitura e escrita) e imagens de vídeo por meio de uma webcam (em tempo real).

Para conhecer mais o projeto, acesso o site www.teletandembrasil.org, onde é possível se inteirar mais a respeito do projeto, das pesquisas realizadas na área, materiais disponíveis e muito mais.

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A aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras in-tandem envolve pares de falantes (nativos ou não nativos) de diferentes línguas trabalhando, de forma colaborativa, para aprenderem a língua um do outro. O Teletandem Brasil coloca alunos universitários brasileiros que querem aprender uma língua estrangeira em contato com alunos universitários de outros países que estão aprendendo português.

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This is Anna Laura. She is from Ribeirão Preto. The reasons why she's learning English are her passions. She loves to teach and learn new languages.

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This is Lucas, he's from Cubatão. He is studying languages because he loves literature and Portuguese.

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This is Rangel, he's from Jaboticabal and he's studying english because he's passionate about literature.

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This is Rayane, she's from Jacareí and she decided to study Letras because she loved her experience as an English teacher

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This is Fernanda, she's from Mairinque and she decided do study Letras because she loves languages and liked to teach English

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This is Julia, she's from Vinhedo and decided to study Letras because she loves to write, to read and languages.

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This is Samara, she's from São Carlos and the reason why she joined Letras is her passion for languages

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This is Letícia, she's from Americana and she's studying Letras at Unesp because she wants to become a Portuguese teacher. 

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This is Letícia, she's from Americana and she's studying Letras at Unesp because she wants to become a Portuguese teacher. 

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This is Letícia. She's from Itápolis and she and chose to study the English language because it is a global language, because she likes it and thinks it is very important.

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This is Letícia. She's from Itápolis and she and chose to study the English language because it is a global language, because she likes it and thinks it is very important.

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This is Luana. She's from Uberaba and chose study english in university because she loves the english literature.

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This is Giovanna. She is from Santo André, near São Paulo. And the reason she chose English is that it is good for the curriculum.

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This is Natalia, 18, she is from Americana, near Campinas. The  reason why she want to learn english is because she loves to learn new languages and she want to be a translator. Her favorite language is english.

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She´s Stella and she come from Araraquara.She loves reading books and she hates math, so she decided for Letras.

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This is Isabela, she is from Mococa. She would like to tech, she like books and literature. English for her it is a challenge that she sees as a way of opportunities.

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This is franciely, she came from Rio Claro. Fran has always been interested in theater and knows that she can have a little contact with him through "Letras". She loves literature, including British, as well as being passionate about the English accent.

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This is franciely, she came from Rio Claro. Fran has always been interested in theater and knows that she can have a little contact with him through "Letras". She loves literature, including British, as well as being passionate about the English accent.

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Hi, this is Adriano, he is from São Carlos and the reasons why he is studying  Letras it is because he wants to be an official english teacher.

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Hi. I´m Patrícia. I´m from São Paulo, but I´ve moved to Araraquara 18 years ago. I love reading and learning. So I´ve started another Graduate School. I think Letras wil be great!

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Hi. This is Giovana, she is from Piracicaba-SP. She has always intended to study English, but she couldn't do that at her first year in college, so she's being doing it this year.

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This is Larissa, she is from Cedral.  When she was two or three years old she memorized a book and  later she wrote little stories  she presented her family with. Larissa thinks that choosing Letras feels like home.

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This is Ana Laura, she's from Lençóis Paulista that is known as "Cidade do Livro" and because of it she has a connection with Letras

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Her name is Amanda and she's from Araraquara.
The reasons why she's studying Letras is because she always loved to read and teach people around her and she has a passion about learning new languages.

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This is Victoria. She's from Campinas and she decided to be in our course specially because of Linguistics – she really loves it!

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This is Jackeline, she's from Osasco, before studying Letras she was an English teacher, she's interested in literature and learning  languages.

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Hi everyone!

This is our classmate Aline. She's from Boa Esperança do Sul. She loves reading literature and that's why she decided to study letters.

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This is Diogo, he's from Ribeirão Preto and he decided to join the course because he loves literature.

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This is Wendy. She's from Guarulhos, but she has been living here in Araraquara for 6 years so far. She's in the English course to learn how to speak the language.

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This is Marcelo Henrique Petrucelli, he os from São Carlos - SP. He chose this course because he wants to be a teacher he never had before and make a difference to his future students.

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Her name is Lígia, she's from Capivari-SP, she
wants to be a translator and know new languages.

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This is Willy. He is a reentry student in this class

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This is Gilson, he's 19 and he's from Ribeirão Preto. He decided to study English because he enjoys this language... He also speaks French.

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This is Julia. She's from São Carlos and decided to study Letras because loves Literature, read and write.

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This is Letícia! She is from Taiaçu. She decided to study English because she has a lot of interest in this language.

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You have decided to learn another language. Now what? On our recent live chat our panellists first piece of advice was to ask yourself: what do you want to achieve and by when? Donavan Whyte, vice president of enterprise and education at Rosetta Stone, says: "Language learning is best when broken down into manageable goals that are achievable over a few months. This is far more motivating and realistic."

You might be feeling wildly optimistic when you start but aiming to be fluent is not necessarily the best idea. Phil McGowan, director at Verbmaps, recommends making these goals tangible and specific: "Why not set yourself a target of being able to read a newspaper article in the target language without having to look up any words in the dictionary?"
2. Remind yourself why you are learning
It might sound obvious, but recognising exactly why you want to learn a language is really important. Alex Rawlings, a language teacher now learning his 13th language, says: "Motivation is usually the first thing to go, especially among students who are teaching themselves." To keep the momentum going he suggests writing down 10 reasons you are learning a language and sticking it to the front of the file you are using: "I turn to these in times of self-doubt."
3. Focus on exactly what you want to learn
Often the discussion around how to learn a language slides into a debate about so-called traditional v tech approaches. For Aaron Ralby, director of Linguisticator, this debate misses the point: "The question is not so much about online v offline or app v book. Rather it should be how can we assemble the necessary elements of language for a particular objective, present them in a user-friendly way, and provide a means for students to understand those elements."

When signing up to a particular method or approach, think about the substance behind the style or technology. "Ultimately," he says, "the learning takes place inside you rather that outside, regardless of whether it's a computer or book or a teacher in front of you."
4. Read for pleasure
For many of our panellists, reading was not only great for making progress, but one of the most rewarding aspects of the learning experience. Alex Rawlings explains that reading for pleasure "exposes you to all sorts of vocabulary that you won't find in day-to-day life, and normalises otherwise baffling and complicated grammatical structures. The first book you ever finish in a foreign languages is a monumental achievement that you'll remember for a long time."
5. Learn vocabulary in context
Memorising lists of vocabulary can be challenging, not to mention potentially dull. Ed Cooke, co-founder and chief executive of Memrise, believes that association is key to retaining new words: "A great way to build vocabulary is to make sure the lists you're learning come from situations or texts that you have experienced yourself, so that the content is always relevant and connects to background experience."
6. Ignore the myths: age is just a number
You are a monolingual adult: have you missed the language boat? Ralby argues "a key language myth is that it's harder as an adult". Adults and children may learn in different ways but that shouldn't deter you from committing to learning another language. "Languages are simultaneously organic and systematic. As children we learn languages organically and instinctively; as adults we can learn them systematically."

If you're still not convinced of your chances, Ralby suggests drawing inspiration from early philologists and founders of linguistics who "learned dozens of languages to encyclopaedic levels as adults".
7. Do some revision of your native language
Speaking your first language may be second nature, but that doesn't necessarily mean you understand it well. Kerstin Hammes, editor of the Fluent Language Blog, believes you can't make good progress in a second language until you understand your own. "I think understanding your native language and just generally how language works is so essential before you launch yourself at a bunch of foreign phrases."
8. Don't underestimate the importance of translation
Different approaches may be necessary at different stages of the learning process. Once you have reached a certain level of proficiency and can say quite a bit, fairly accurately, Rebecca Braun, senior lecturer in German studies at Lancaster University, says it is typical to feel a slowing down in progress. "Translation," she says, "is such an important exercise for helping you get over a certain plateau that you will reach as a language learner ... Translation exercises don't allow you to paraphrase and force the learner on to the next level.".
9. Beware of fluency
Many of the panellists were cautious of the F-word. Hammes argues not only is it difficult to define what fluency is, but "as a goal it is so much bigger than it deserves to be. Language learning never stops because it's culture learning, personal growth and endless improvement. I believe that this is where learners go wrong".
10. Go to where the language is spoken
It may not be an option for everyone but Braun reminds us that "if you are serious about learning the language and getting direct pleasure from what you have learned, you need to go to where that language is spoken".

Travel and living abroad can complement learning in the classroom: "The books and verb charts may be the easiest way to ensure you expose yourself to the language at home, but the people and the culture will far outclass them once you get to the country where your language is spoken."
Read more stories: I need a verb table, I can't learn Spanish with just a smartphone So much harder than ABC: learning the Cyrillic alphabet

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Learning a language - 10 things you need to know

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You have decided to learn another language. Now what? On our recent live chat our panellists first piece of advice was to ask yourself: what do you want to achieve and by when? Donavan Whyte, vice president of enterprise and education at Rosetta Stone, says: "Language learning is best when broken down into manageable goals that are achievable over a few months.

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I choose the first and the forth tips to follow because I think they mix a realistic way of learning with pleasure. I know I have limits on study hours and the activity of reading is a flexible one. Besides that, define goals that are possible to reach make me feel accomplished and not failed.

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Her name is Emily Rodrigues and she is originally from Campinas. She loves learning languages and she also likes literature a lot!

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This is Daniel, he is from Araraquara. He is studying Letras because he loves literature.

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This is mayara, she's from Salto and she decided to study letras because she loves reading and learning new languages.

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Hi! This is Gustavo, he lives in Araraquara. The reason why he chose this course is because English is the most known and spoken language in the world!

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This is Julia, she's from Limeira. Julia decided to study Letras because she likes literature and would like to be a translator

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I enjoyed the tip number 5 the most because it talks about learning vocabulary in context. I used to practise my vocabulary with Memrise (the app mentioned) and now I'm willing to start using it again.

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I enjoyed the tip number 5 the most because it talks about learning vocabulary in context. I used to practise my vocabulary with Memrise (the app mentioned) and now I'm willing to start using it again.

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I think i will follow the 5º tip because is better to learn some new word/vocabulary by the context of the situations/talk

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I liked the tip about reminder myself why I am learning a language because in some point I feel unmotivated to keep studying. I also liked read for pleasure tip. For some reason, I stopped to read things I used to like to focus on my responsibilities so everything became really boring.

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The tips I enjoyed the most are number 1, 4, 5 and 7. Make realistic, specific goals will help me to not give up when I believe there is too much to learn and not enough time. Learn vocabulary in context it's something I never really tried but I´ll sure do now and the Reading for pleasure tip might be a good way to do so. Finally, revision of my own language is something I have been doing lately and it's helping me a lot, so I´ll keep doing it.

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My big problem is vocabulary, so I think is very important to me to know a new words to build phrases and to try use them in a conversation, so I'll follow the tip 5, I like this one!!

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I liked the text "Go to where the language is spoken" because I think it´s very important in process to learn a language, practice out of your confort zone, in other words, practice out of your country or even inside your country but with foreigners. An option would be participate of Unesp's Language Projects, like English Club :)

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This is Cíntia, she is from Limeira. The reason why she chose English is that she likes the language a lot.

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I liked type 4 - Read for pleasure - because it is a way of learning a language that I got interested in trying. I always watch subtitled series and movies (I think that it is a interesting way of keeping contact with a language that I want to learn), but I have never read magazines or books written in English with themes that I like. Now I will start to read for sure!

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I liked the tip of reading for pleasure, because when you read a book you can discover new vocabularies that you woundn't find in a casual conversation. And also, I think literature is one of the best ways of learning, so I'll try to read more books in English.

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For me, it will be very important to remind myself why I am studying English (Tip 2), because over time I get discouraged.
I will try to set specific goals (Tip 1), focus on just a few skills (Tip 3) and read more in English (Tip 4) - for pleasure rs - I think this is important.

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I liked and I'll follow the tip "Reading for pleasure", I because I think it is a fun and pleasant way of learning. Also it is a great opportunity to relax and to "travel" to other places, countries or even planets 😄

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I liked two tips: the “Read for pleasure” tip (number 4) because I think reading is very important for life and doing it in another language it is a big achievement. And if you have the opportunity, the “Go to where the language is spoken” tip (number 10) because being where the language you are learning is spoken can bring you a lot of knowledge.

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Asynchronous Class July, 22nd
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