Sherpa Dani

At the last class we had discussed about what does it mean to write well in my content area. There were so many different answers because sometimes it depends on the subject of the class. For example, as a Spanish teacher writing is one of the most important parts when someone is learning a new language. A lot of students learn new language by speaking first, which is a signal of being comfortable with the language. We also tend to say something in the head before we write it, because we want to make sure before we write it down.
After the class I started to think why is really important to write in Spanish? We can still live without knowing how to write. The important part was that knowing how to write in any language is extremely meaningful because writing is like an art and anyone can do it whenever they want to do it and also how they want to do it. In addition, at the book club meeting we had also discussed about the reading of importance of writing, which as a foreign language group we all agreed that writing is important because is not just writing words; it is because we learn how to express ourselves and writing also helps students to learn how to think from another point of view.
I’m not really sure if speaking or writing is more important in Spanish because in a foreign language class we always let the students practice how to say it and write it. As a future teacher I want to make sure in which part I should focus more.
Next weed Sherpa is Cristina.