Please click on the following articles to view my professional and personal development in each competency. Each article is organized to showcase the knowledge and skills I have gained, their application, and their impact on me. Additionally, each article includes an evidence section with materials and reflections demonstrating my progress.
My fluency and deep knowledge of the Spanish language come from being a native speaker from Colombia. My extensive travels across Spanish-speaking countries exposed me to various accents, cultures, and communication styles. At HU, I further enriched my understanding of Spanish grammar, linguistics, syntax, and morphology. This formal education...
The knowledge acquired in the area of methodology has been invaluable. For instance, I now consistently use the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach when planning my classes, always keeping in mind the principles of this methodology, which I will describe in the image below. These are the key CLT principles according to Brandl (2007).
One of the areas where I learned the most in teaching was during my specialization in vocational education, particularly through working with the book Professionals in the Mirror (Trouw, 2012). This experience was eye-opening, allowing me to reflect on my role as an educator, how I see my students, and how my own prejudices influenced my...
Throughout my teaching journey, I have established myself as a professional in education by creating a safe, motivating learning environment where students can apply their learning both inside and outside the classroom (Geerts, 2018). I have developed competencies in interpersonal, pedagogical, professional, didactic, and organizational skills, and...