Who I am as a learner? (Andrea Campos)

Hello! My name is Andrea Campos. I am studying to become an English teacher in the University of Valencia.

In my first post, I’m going to talk about me as a learner.

According to the Cambridge dictionary, a learner is a person who is learning something; so, I could say I have been a learner all my life.

Since I was born I have been learning something. First, how to act, speak and walk. Then, I entered school and I learnt to read and to write. I really enjoyed attending lessons and my favourite subject was English, I suppose this is the reason why I wanted to be an English teacher; I attended English lessons two hours a week. After the years, I have been improving and learning new things about life. I was also studying English as an extracurricular lesson. Moreover, I have always liked reading, and I think this is a great access to knowledge.

Later, in high school, I learnt about mathematics, first languages (Valencian and Spanish), foreign languages (English and French), chemistry, biology, technology, physics, history, social science, music, arts, physical education, civic values, ethics and philosophy. In addition, my English after school study continued.

When I finished high school, I wanted to study the degree that will allow me to work, in the future, in the job that I always liked. For this, I applied the teaching degree in the University of Valencia. During these years at university, I have been engaged in subjects that have provided me the necessary formation to achieve the skills and knowledge that a good teacher should have. In the third year, I have specialised for becoming an English teacher. In order to do that, I have chosen the subjects that would let me achieve the knowledge I would need.

During all this time, English has been a compulsory subject for me both inside and outside the classroom. Because of that, as I said before, I attend an academy since I was 5. My mother taught me the importance of languages when I was little (besides the importance of knowledge and education in general). Due to this, I have studied French for six years, and in the future, I would like to learn new languages such as German and Italian (a language that I would love to learn).

After all these years of learning, I have to say that I haven't finished yet. My intention is to continue studying during all my life as much as I can, specially the English language. I would like to be informed of as much as I can about teaching, in order to have all the knowledge possible so that I can choose the best methodologies for my lessons. English has been so relevant throughout my life and, I think, it will always be.