Interview

1. What role do you think technology does take/can take in learning?

To me the role of technology in learning is mostly supporting the teaching process during the lesson, that is, by integrating technology into the classroom, a lesson can turn into an attractive experience while learning. Internet and computers have got a decisive role when giving input or developing a lesson, students’ attention remains and acquiring contents is fun, and the result is a successful learning process. However, technology is not essential, is just a handy tool to support the teaching process; we must keep in mind that a successful learning is on the teacher’s hands.

2. What role should the learner take in the classroom?

The role of the learner should be of an active participant during a lesson, being a negotiator with the teacher and his/her peers.

3. What role should the teacher take in the classroom?

The role of the teacher should be of an active agent during the teaching process, a leader, a counsellor, a monitor, and at the same time a negotiator when giving input, teaching contents and guiding when monitoring the students.

4. What does good teaching look like?

Good teaching can be appreciated when seeing a prepared teacher to teach, that is, a well planned lesson, a teacher who knows and manages the contents, a teacher that is able to keep a class motivated, and one that is able to transfer the contents properly; these features are very important in the teaching process, but it is necessary to point out that good teaching is a process in which both big participants, students and teachers are responsible for.

Analysis

After reading this questions I can see that the English teacher is instrumentalist because he sees the technology just as an useful tool in teaching and motivating students in order to make the lesson more interesting.

In terms of protagonism in class I think that the teacher sees both, student and teacher, as important in the process of learning, however he thinks that the teacher is the main responsible for the success of the class.