After a loooong examination session, here we are again!
Our first Skype exchange has gone…and I do love it!
When I read the descriptions about the projects that Sarah proposed us, I thought they both were interesting, but when I found out that just the project with Dickinson would enable me to use Skype, I had no doubts. I had heard about this chance at the beginning of the course and I was very impatient to try it. It’s definitely my favorite activity, this year .
We generally don’t have many opportunities to talk in English and very rarely to do it with native speakers. This is the reason why I had (and still have) great expectations about this exchange.
My group is composed by Kelsey Taylor, Serena Santi and me.
When we came in contact, I think I said something like “Oh...Hi!...Well, yes...mmh..hello?”. It’s incredible how the first thing that came up in mind as I heard my voice was: “I can’t speak English any longer!”,
- “...Kelsey? ...mmh...I’m Alberto...” - “Why the evil I said my name with an Anglophone accent?!...I must be totally insane...”-.
Fortunately, after my initial mental confusion, things went on well and we started a real conversation. I perfectly know I make a lot of silly mistakes when I’m talking in a foreign language, but experiments like this are necessary, in my opinion, to really understand at which level I am and in addition, they spur me to improve.
We talked about the differences between public and private universities in the U.S., how’s life in a campus and how university system is organized in Italy and in America. However, I admit we didn’t talk just about education (that was our topic), since we were also interested in other, more general, issues, such as hobbies and family. I think that developping topics like these is a good first step to make somebody’s acquaintance.
I look forward to do another exchange!
Our first Skype exchange has gone…and I do love it!
When I read the descriptions about the projects that Sarah proposed us, I thought they both were interesting, but when I found out that just the project with Dickinson would enable me to use Skype, I had no doubts. I had heard about this chance at the beginning of the course and I was very impatient to try it. It’s definitely my favorite activity, this year .
We generally don’t have many opportunities to talk in English and very rarely to do it with native speakers. This is the reason why I had (and still have) great expectations about this exchange.
My group is composed by Kelsey Taylor, Serena Santi and me.
When we came in contact, I think I said something like “Oh...Hi!...Well, yes...mmh..hello?”. It’s incredible how the first thing that came up in mind as I heard my voice was: “I can’t speak English any longer!”,
- “...Kelsey? ...mmh...I’m Alberto...” - “Why the evil I said my name with an Anglophone accent?!...I must be totally insane...”-.
Fortunately, after my initial mental confusion, things went on well and we started a real conversation. I perfectly know I make a lot of silly mistakes when I’m talking in a foreign language, but experiments like this are necessary, in my opinion, to really understand at which level I am and in addition, they spur me to improve.
We talked about the differences between public and private universities in the U.S., how’s life in a campus and how university system is organized in Italy and in America. However, I admit we didn’t talk just about education (that was our topic), since we were also interested in other, more general, issues, such as hobbies and family. I think that developping topics like these is a good first step to make somebody’s acquaintance.
I look forward to do another exchange!
2 commenti:
Unfortunately I missed your start. I had some problems with my headphones,as you know very well!
Great experience!
See you later!
Hi Alberto, Serena and I met in Padova yesterday and decided a way to come up as a group for task 3!Come and see my latest post!
bye Claudia
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