Reading Reflection 10

While reading the required chapters from the Molina book, one thing really caught my attention.

The idea of English as a global language. Considering this a very common information that

almost everyone has about English (and not only in our field), but it can also be a double-edged

sword in some scenarios. In our context as educators, the fact that English is a global language

can be a great motivation trigger to our students. We can emphasize on the fact that once they

master English, they could arguably use it almost everywhere around the world.

            However, some of the concerns shared is that since it is a global language, and a good

number of countries now consider it one of the official languages instead of a foreign one,

changes to English can happen rapidly and differently depending on where we look. While I do

not agree that there should be only one way to speak or use a language, I cannot deny that this

rapid change might affect everyone involved since cultural aspects will be included when using

the language in different places. With that in mind, we cannot say that the change is negative,

since the evolution of English might also be a very positive one.

            As for Crookes, the book mentioned the teacher portfolio and its uses. I could not let that

slide since we are supposed to create our own by the end of the semester. The author mentioned

why and how the portfolio can be helpful to teachers. We can use it when we apply for jobs since

we can actually show our potential employer what we can offer and do instead of simply stating

it. I believe it is one of the more creative ways of showing what we did and will be able to do for

the institution we are applying for and would definitely give us the upper hand (in my opinion)

since not many are using it, so it can show that we can be a bit more creative than the other job

“hunters”.