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1. This is what I do to improve my English (and what I can do)

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1. This is what I do to improve my English (and what I can do)

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Hello! My name is Luana and I really enjoy learning English. One of the reasons for that is the many different ways I can improve my English. A lot of people like to watch movies and TV shows to get better in this language, and I also believe this can help. But I think the best way for me to improve my English is read lyrics of music and watch interviews of my favorite artists who speaks in English. I also think I should read more stuff in English. Reading a book written in my first language can be a challenge, but it helps so I should try books in English. Although it must be a difficult task, it would be a nice experience and I think I am ready for this. Writing is something that helps me improve my English too. I enjoy writing poems, and I used to try to do them in English. It helps me a lot to know more words, and got more vocabulary.

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2. How is your generation different from your parents' generation?

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2. How is your generation different from your parents' generation?

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Everyday is a different day as every year is a different year. So since my parents were born a lot has changed and nowadays things are really different. When my parents were young, there were other artists in the music scenario. Madonna, Queen and Caetano Veloso were some of the most famous artists at that time. And now Anitta, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are some of the most listened artists at the moment around the world. The kind of music has changed a lot through this years. However, technology is probably the aspect that makes my generation different from my parents. My mom and my dad did not have so many possibilits I have. Internet was not so advanced and the news used to be spread slowly. Nowadays it takes about a second to know what s happening on the other side of the world. So I think technology is what makes our generations so different.

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3. How do I assess my performance in English I-A? What tools can I use / am I using? 

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3. How do I assess my performance in English I-A? What tools can I use / am I using? 

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In my point of view, studying English is a  different process for each person, individually. So it can be really hard to find out what is the best for you to get it very well and make the learning worth. It took me a long time to understand how I could make the process worth for me and be sure  it was really helping me. Now I know which method is the best for me. Notes is one of the best ways I found for me.
Notes help me to pin the vocabulary and grammar, what makes my writing and my speaking better since I know so many words to improve this aspects.
Writing poems or journal is also one of the bests ways for me to asses my performance in English. It helps me to see my execution in English while I am expressing myself.
Exercises and correcting them must probably be the best method for me. Because it's directly the moment to see your skills in a specific topic from the English language. So this method is the most important and the basic one. I would say is the one that everyone should use, but people are different and this might not be the perfect method for somebody else.
I know there are a lot of another tools to do a self-assesment. However, notes, writing poems or journals and exercises and correction are the bests for me and I am really happy using them.

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4. The main ideas on the article "A autoavaliação para a autorregulação da aprendizagem em língua estrangeira: apontamentos", by Punhagui and Souza (2012)

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4. The main ideas on the article "A autoavaliação para a autorregulação da aprendizagem em língua estrangeira: apontamentos", by Punhagui and Souza (2012)

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The article is about self-assessment and what is necessary to understand this process and use it to study new languages.

Beginning with autonomy, the article says it is important for students to be aware that their acquisition of knowledge process is working. (page 200)

Another main idea is recognition and planning. It is important for self-assessment to be able to recognize how you are understanding and dealing with all the knowledge and then be allowed to plan the next steps. (page 204)

The authors also compare self-assessment to the traditional methods. They show us tradition does not make students able to judge their own process, which makes dependent students unable to improve their learning. (page 205)

Feedback is also a huge part of the self-assessment process.Because having a teacher who is able to help students being more autonomous is essential to guide them. Without this person, they would be lost and the effects would be small. (page 207)

Being able to find what you are having trouble with is another important part of this process. It helps to guide the planning part, once you will give more attention to resolve the problem. So diagnosing mistakes is a fundamental part of self-assessment. Sanmartí once said that without mistakes, you do not have the chance to learn. (page 208/209)

In conclusion, self-assessment is a strategy to make learning worthwhile with independence and must be most frequently used by people around the world, since it helps with acquisition of knowledge and provides self-regulation.

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5. My favorite self-service restaurant in Teresópolis

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5. My favorite self-service restaurant in Teresópolis

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Actually I cannot remember the first time I went to Mestre Cuca. My grandpa used to have an apartment in Teresópolis and this place has been our choice for lunch since always.

This restaurant opens at 11:30 a.m. and closes at 3:30 p.m., which might be a problem. Even though it seems to be open time enough for lunchtime, if you are there traveling just to relax, time usually is messy, so there is a chance to be already close when you get there to eat.

It is not the cheapest restaurant around, they charge sixty-nine a kilo.

However, the food makes the price worth it.Everything there is really good. Since it is a self-service place, you are able to choose whatever you want and how much you want. There are a lot of options for having a good lunch. Lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and beet are some of the choices you have to make a great salad. The vegetables's quality is the best. Mestre Cuca also has a big extensive menu and everyone is able to eat whatever they want. There are many kinds of meat too, which you can ask and have it done in a couple of minutes.

The service is amazing. You feel like home there. All employees create a nice energy there and it used to be so cozy just  being at Mestre Cuca.

I will say in an exam Mestre Cuca gets the best grade! And everyone should go there.

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6. Which metacognitive reading strategies do you use? According to Floriano (2015), why are they important?

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6. Which metacognitive reading strategies do you use? According to Floriano (2015), why are they important?

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Metacognitive strategy is a way to make the reading worth it and objective. According to Floriano (2015), they are important to make reading in English or in another foreign language easier for young students mainly. The author mentions scanning, skimming, dictionary use, questioning, to be aware of the textual model, etc.

After a reflection in my reading process, I can see some of the metacognitive strategies the author talks about such as scanning, skimming, dictionary use and being aware of the textual model.

Scanning is when you read a text looking for a specific topic, in spite of the details. This strategy helps a lot in an exam, for example. It is really useful to read the question before the text because you already know what you have to pay attention to, which saves time.

Skimming is another strategy often used. It seems like scanning, but this time you are looking for the general idea of the text. It helps a lot when you have to read something really quickly, for instance.

Using a dictionary while you are reading is very helpful. It is good for understanding the text and improving your vocabulary, even if it is written in your native language.

Being aware of the textual is one of the best because you already know what kind of information you will find in each paragraph. I believe this one you started to use during school, where you learn textual models and it is used by most of the people without intention.

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7. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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7. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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I think a lot about my future. I have a lot of dreams and most of them are quite utopian. I mean, the chances of being the best friend of my favorite singer, who is British, are really small. However, I have other reachables goals. I hope one day I will be living abroad, in London, working with translation. But I do not believe this will be my life in five years. We are in 2022, I am 18 years old and I just ingressed to college. I am studying English and Portuguese and this course takes five years to be completed. So I hope I will be finishing college and have a job in five years. Maybe I will be giving classes which I used to be against. Kids and teenagers are terrifying. Now I get excited about it, though. Leaving the professional part aside, I hope I still have friends by my side. I met really nice people in this first semester at college and I would love to still have them with me. Well, I have never dated somebody. So I hope this detail changes and I have found a person to be with me in a romantic way. Five years seems to be not enough for big changes to happen in life. But if i think about five years ago I cannot find any similarity with what I am living now. So everything I imagine for the next five years may not happen and I will be living something totally different. The time will tell me my future at the end of the day.