Yes, i can learn english: Meaningful learning

Abstract

In 2014, I had the opportunity to work as an English teacher in the school where I am a pedagogical coordinator. I had already had this opportunity before, in 2008, in another public school where I had worked, but the last experience was, in fact, the best and most inspiring one. Throughout that year, I could develop a lot of new teaching ideas that focused the attention of the students on the English Language. It was a special moment in my life and I think it constitutes my main inspiration for this project. I have been working in Belo Horizontes Public Educational System for 13 years, and during this time I have had the opportunity to teach children and teenagers, including all the subjects. Currently, I work as an Elementary Level Coordinator and have been learning a lot about my own language and the challenges that the children find when they are learning how to write and read in Portuguese.