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"Living abroad, a trully chalenge for a foreigner"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Celso Arrais May. 22, 2008.
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- I'm a Forensic Expert from Police recently retired, who have been trying to improve his english since 1999 and haven't been getting it for a while, but I have a characterisc: I never give up. Now I'll have more time in order to dedicate for learning english.
I have a master degree in knowledge and information technology management, I'm a accountant and Web designer too and I always participate in community works.
It's english is not my only one challenge, it sound crazy but I study french too because I intend to lilve in Canada , at the french region.
I love theatre, movies, biking, a good barbecue, to cook, to meet friends and to travel.
I'm 43 years old, I'm married, I have two boys, I live in Brasília-Brazill.
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I came back my friends!!!!
Hi my friends,
I've been absent for a long time but I was on vacation with my family and I'm preparing my trip to canada also.
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Posted on February 10, 2008 at 10:59am — 4 Comments
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Nice too see you again (or read you I don't know).
Feel free to contact me. There are a discussion in my page at ning It'll be a pleasure if you add your comments. I'm going to travel next march 08 but I'll be always connected with you by ning and e-mail.
Best regards,
Celso Arrais
I'm in Sâo Paulo.I'm working here since january.Every saturday morning I'll be in Brasília at Casa Thomas Jefereson and during weekends with my children.Next week I'll be in Brasília and I hope write to you and the others in our special place.My English is poor yet!!sorry!!best regards
Mônica Gill
I loved your comments! and I agree with you but I would like to increase this discuss if you allow me.
In your case you've been fiding the ideal environment to learn english at your own country and you continue living in it until today.
When I started my english learning I thought I would be able to communicate proficiently after two or three years, by the way, it was the course promise, but, I discovered that in generally there are in Brazil no ways to do this, because you need to start in the basic level, to study grammar strongly to understand the language structure and finally to develop your listen and speach hability or in the order view, learn as a child, listenning, speaking and after all to writing and reading. Unfortunatelly, there are a few english school in Brazil with a solid, serious and honest pedagogic project, among them is Casa Thomas Jefferson.
I don't have doubt if a child or a teenager start his english study at Casa Thomas Jefferson, after eigth or nine years he will be proficient in english, but if you are plus old like me it's very more difficult.
Your mind it'll be closing for learning and it'll be full of fears and convictions when you are 30 years old or plus, so a immersion abroad it'll be usefull to open your mind for the language, allow you to demystify your fears and really to accelerate your learning.
Well, this is my theory, I don't want to be the "truth's owner".
Why I believe on it? I started learning english since 1999 when I was 34 years old, the worst, I started it by Wisdom and Wizard English Course! After three years I realized that I didn't know to communicate in english so I discovered a great school called Lennox located in Anglican church from Asa Sul, but the pedagogic project of that school is focused in to start listenning and speaking in order to develop a perfect pronunciation and finally to learn reading and writing. At this time I was 38 years old so I interrupted my english lessons to make a Master degree.
After two years and half when I was already 41 years old and thristy to learn english I decided to start everything again, at this time in a right way. I've enrolled at Casas Thomas Jeferson since 2006 and now I feel me ready to face a imersion in Canada to really acelerate my growing up in english.
It a simple reflection for us, let me ask you somethings:
1) How old was you when you started english at Casa Thomas Jefferson;
2) How many years did you study english at Casa Thomas Jefferson.
I hope you've understood my point of view.
Best regards,
Celso Arrais
You're building quite a page here, congrats!
Well, the only thing I can say about living abroad is that I have never done it...
Of course I would love to have this experience (and I'm currently planning on taking my PhD abroad, hopefully next year...), but I believe my never living abroad can be positive.
Let me explain, I'm an English teacher in Brazil (at Casa Thomas Jefferson), and I am a living testimony that you don't necessarily NEED to live abroad in order to acquire proficiency in a language (many Brazilian students believe this...). You can also do it by attending classes in your own country and doing some extra practice on your own (like you're doing here with Ning). I'm proud to say that all my English is Casa Thomas Jefferson English and it got me to where I am right now.
Kindest regards!
Thanks for your motivating comments. I hope the forum grow up in numbers and quality. I started it already, did you know. I'll be posting the first discussion tomorrow and I'll also present the new concept of cultural exchange wich has been starting in Califórnia that is named "Couchsurfing". I loved the idea and I would like to share it with all members of ning.
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It's always so nice to read your comments. Thanks for your comments about my personal ning page I'm very proud with it. Feel free to request some phot with better resolution, It'll be a pleasure to send it for you. I particulary loved that pics from "Turtle protection project" (TAMAR) from bahia and I get very happy you've been appreciating my albums. I'm very surprise! How did you realize I've really been busy? ahahaha!!!!
I hope you enjoy my new forum about "The challenge to live abroad" feel free to comment it!
See you my friend.
I really, really like the look of your personal page here at Ning. The colors and especialy the graphic at the topic of the page are very professional!
Keep up the excellent work!
Dennis
Your photo blog is wonderful! I enjoyed looking through all three of the albums and will go back again and again because you have so many interesting photos there!
Wow! You've really been busy!
Very best wishes—
Dennis in Phoenix
Great to see you back full of energy and ideas.
Let's keep moving and learning!
Waiting for you.
I'm delighted to be in this wonderful group with you!
I'm fascinated by your career area—Forensics.
One of my favorite authors, Patricia Cornwell, has a forensic examiner as the main character in many of her novels. Learn more about Patricia Cornwell's books by clicking HERE.
Best wishes from Phoenix—
Dennis