12th Week - Last Reflection, New Vision ELT
This is my last reflection... This little task was so hard to finish every week, before starting to write... Because of all the procrastination issues. Another reason was that I haven't been used to write reflections. Well, this course was the first time that I seriously 'write' something other than papers or assignments. However, every time I start writing my reflections all my experience consolidates and becomes concrete and it is so hard to finish every reflection because we have learned too much every week. I am going to start writing more and start reflecting more. This training also introduced me to the habit of reflection. Other than that, I have never expected that I would feel this sad about the ending of the training. I don't want to get more emotional in this public space, let's talk about the last week and websites.
So there were last two days that we completed the %20 of our work. We had other responsibilities and problems which were not on our plan. We could have acted accordingly, let's say we took our lesson. We worked hours before the presentation, I hope my teammates are not reading this as I reveal all of our secrets here... We couldn't make everything on time and the website still needs development. we knew that. However, it was so valuable to hear from our instructors and other teams, we were excited and curious.
Finally, it was the 3rd of February, the presentation day. I could see that everyone was shining and excited. But I guess I was the worst at managing my excitement :) I had everything on my mind, I have read 40 papers only about my topic, then what... I couldn't speak and I still can't believe that happened. Although it was a bit embarrassing, Melda Hocam, Dilek Hocam, and all my friends were so kind and supportive. I got a bit emotional and I still don't know why it happened. I was at work and couldn't focus properly on my presentation, maybe that was the reason. Anyways, I am over it... The three other teams have made great work we couldn't believe what we were capable of. I would like to write about their websites one by one in the future, until that time, here are their links and valuable topics.
It was also so beneficial for us to hear reviews of our peers and instructors because they helped us see some points we missed or didn't realize. It was so valuable to get feedback.
-English as a Global Language and Its Pedagogical Implications
-Gender Inclusive Language Education
Technology Use in Language Education
Synchronous Online Distance Learning in ELT
I will write further about the process in the semester, as there is a lot to talk about, until that time, take care Learnivores, love you, love yourself!
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