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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?
I decided  to become an English teacher because l think that knowing this languague is a key today to comprehend the world in its complexity, the world of communication and information nowadays is highly connected to the English language.

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?
In my case l have never had previous experience with young learners.

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?
In terms of fear, l think this subject is going to be really demanding and time-consuming. On the other hand, l expect it is going to provide us with some necessary tools in order to be more prepared at the moment of teaching and approaching young learns.

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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?
I'm not really sure about the idea of becoming an English teacher yet. I started this course of studies because I really like the language and I thought  that I was patient enough to teach others. That was what I thought, but with the pass of the years I've learned that patient is not enough. In fact, last year I was enrolled in this subject, but I regreted two classes after we started. I didn't feel confident enought to be in front of a classroom. I hope that thought will change this year.

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?
The only experience with YLE is the one I had when I did English Language II and Practice I. We went to observe some courses at  a secondary school and  we helped those students who had some problems with the activities.

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?
I hope that, through the different tools this subject will give this year, I could cope with the fear of being in front of a classroom.

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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?
-I decided to become an English teacher because I love the language and I would like to teach it to other people. Fortunately, I was inspired by an English teacher at school and that helped me to take the decision of being a teacher.

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?
-The only previous experience with YLE was in second year, I went to a primary school with a friend to observe classes and the last time we went we made games to play with them. These observations were part of the activities of English Language II.

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?
-I expect to learn how to deal with children, what contents should we teach in each grade and how to manage with the institutions. My fear about this subject is not to be able to manage a course with many children because I am a shy person, so I hope I could learn and be prepared for that.

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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?
Idecided to become an English teacher because I've always liked English and I would like to keep on learning about it while teaching it to my students.

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?
The only previous experience with YLE was the one I had last year when my classmates and I went to a primary school to observe a few classes and we prepare games to play with them.

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?
As regards expectations,  I expect to learn more about teaching, and particularly,  about (YLE). I also expect to feel comfortable in front of a class and to be able to use the tools this subject will give me this year.
Regarding my fears, I am a shy person and I consider teaching (YLE) a difficult challenge. I am afraid of how children would behave on the classes I'll teach.  However, I am really anxious to go to school and learn, as much as possible, about teaching (YLE)

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Can you answer the third question more precisely?

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-         Why did you decide to become an English teacher?

I’ve studied English for six years in my town before finishing school. When I had to decide what I was going to study, I realized I wanted to be teacher. I had an English teacher who inspired and encouraged me to study this course.

-         Have you got any previous experience teaching young children?

Not young children, but my classmates at school. Before every exam, all of them asked me for help and I spent hours teaching and helping them. Fortunately, they all always passed the exams.

-         What are your expectations and fears about this subject?

I think I will love this subject because I really like children and I feel comfortable with them. I’m afraid of not having enough time to dedicate to the subject, but I will try to do my best.

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- Why did you decide to become an English teacher? I cannot say I am sure about my choice. I do not know if I really want to be an English teacher. But I can say I want to be a teacher. I studied at an English Institute for 8 years and one of the teachers there inspired me.
- Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners? In the previous years I went to two different schools as part of the activities in Práctica Curricular I and Lengua Inglesa II. Last year I went to "Escuela de irregulares motores" and I helped two girls with the subject. A few weeks ago I had two other students that needed to sit for an English exam at school.
- What are your expectations and fears about this subject? I expect to be a nice teacher. I want to teach children English, but what I want more is to teach them values and to form them as good and kind human beings. The thing is I am a bit afraid because I
am not very firm (I am a shy person). I try to be warm and I am afraid of losing control of the class. But I will try to be more confident and to do my best.

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I started this course because I love English as a language and I wanted to learn about it more deeply. And although teaching was not the reason that impulsed me to decide about this course at first, I can say that now, after a few years, I realised that I do like teaching.
I have had some practices at secondary school with other subjects. I went to a pair of schools to help the teachers with tasks, students' doubts, etc. yet I still need to learn to love it because I feel there is so much a teacher can influence in and that scares me a lot. I'm afraid to do or say things that might upset or affect negatively one of my students, and that is my biggest fear. But, despite the fact that I'm scared about that, I'm not skeptical that I might end up loving this profession. I'm eager to learn about it much more than I already do and to be able to become the teacher I want to become.
So here I am, ready for this upcoming adventure. I'm excited.

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- I remembered when I was about 4 or 5 years old my older sisters used to watch music english videos on tv  and of course I watched them too... the funny thing was to see me then repeating every song in my special" kind of english" haha :D...so since I can remember english was always an interest for me...and definetely I always love teaching...it is for me the best way to explore my creativity side.

-when I was at school, I helped some friends with English.
Nowadays, I am teaching at primary and secondary levels.

- I am eager to refresh my  knowledge about some learnign theories and  I want to feel motivated so much so as to be a better teacher!! ^.^

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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?

I'm not really sure. I like the language and I started this course of studies but my primary idea was to become a translator. I haven't studied to become one yet, however. And still here I am. I think that teachers occupy a very powerful position since they can have great influence on their students, even to the point of changing their lives. This in why they also have a great responsibility. The problem is that I'm not so sure that I want to be in that position.

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?

Not much. Two years ago I took part of "campo de las prácticas" , we observed a few classes and taught one to 5th grade students.

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?

I hope it will help me to realize whether I want to become a teacher or not. And I'm kind of excited to see what happens when I'm in the classroom in front of the students. I fear that I won't like it, tough.

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- Why did you decide to become an English teacher?
I decided that I wanted to be an English teacher because I fell in love with the language. The fact that my mother is also an English teacher helped me when I had to make a decision on what to study in the future. I find English really interesting and I see it as an excellent tool if we want to be part of this globalized world we are living in.

- Have you got any experience teaching young learners (YLE)?
In the first year of our course of studies we went to a secondary school and planned some activities with the group. During our second year, we went to a primary school and played games with the children.

- What are your expectations and fears about this subject?
I hope this subject will guide me to deal with the reality that we have in schools nowadays; to give me the tools that I will need if I want to become an English teacher and to develop my confidence.  I think one of my fears would be to stand in front of a class and be able to overcome the problems that I might have when teaching.

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-I decided to become a teacher because I really like teaching the language. Furthermore, I like the fact that teachers not only transmit contents, but also values and they have the chance of shaping kids's behavior in a really good way.
-I taught english to my young sister, my little brother and some kids who needed to pass their english exams and I really enjoyed the experience. This situation convinced me that I have chosen the right course of study.
- I expect to learn a lot of information about teaching and I  am sure that this subject will absolutely give me tools to do so.

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-I decided to become an english teacher because I really like teaching the language. Furthermore, I like the fact that teachers not only  transmit contents, but also values so they have the chance of shaping kids in a really good way.
- I have taught english to my young sister, my little brother and some other kids who needed to pass their english exams. I really enjoyed the experience so that situation convinced me that I've chosen the right course of study.
-I expect to learn a lot of contents about teaching kids  and also I am sure that this subject will give me many tools to do so.

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- I decided to study English just because I like it and I am curious of this language since I was a child, so it's like a dream came true. At the beginning I was not really convinced about teaching and I was not sure wether it was my right choice or not. However, with the passing of time and my little experience in the course, I feel interested in learning more and more about this future job.
-I don't have a lot of experience just when going at schools in the previous years in different subjects ( language II and Practice I), I observed the classes, I helped some students or brought a short ativity.
-My expectations and fears as regards this subject: I expect to acquire more experience so as to actually convince myself about my choice  related
to teaching, learn how to teach and deal with children since I consider it as a challenge that I would like to face and overcome. I also expect to enjoy this subject in all its aspects.

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-Why did you decide to become an English teacher? Luckily, I had wonderful teachers at school who with their passion inspired me to continue studying the English language. As regards the teaching role I can say it would be a challenge as I have never been in the "teacher role" before. I hope I will like it!!

-Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)? No, I taught only to my friends when we were at school. I felt safistied when they understood the concepts or activities.

-What are your expectations and fears about this year? I really want to do this subject as I like children very much.

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- After having taken the decision to study English, I talked to a student who was about to become an English teacher and she recommended me to take the course, mainly because it would be easier to find a job in the future. At first I wasn't totally convinced, but after having experienced 'Campo de las practicas' and 'Practice I' I realized that teaching is not only  interesting but also challenging and that's what really calls my attention.
- No, I haven't. Only in secondary schools (Campo de las prácticas and Practice I).
- As regards fears, mainly the time the subject requires and also the idea of teaching YLE, which I think is totally different from teaching secondary school students. As regards expectations, by the end of the year, I'd like to feel more interested and commited with the idea of teaching YLE.

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Why did you decide to become an English teacher?

Have you got any previous experience teaching young learners (YLE)?

What are your expectations and fears  about this subject?

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PRACTICE II, DIDACTICS OF ELT and Practicum Primary School level. Adjunto Regular a/c Prof. Estela N. Braun (2016). Teacher Assistants: Prof. Vanesa Cabral and Prof. Maria Lis Luján Ramos.