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 Description: In this episode, I compare the advantages of different approaches when it comes to learning something new. I'm currently teaching myself two languages, and I love doing it by myself. However, I've recently taken the CELTA course in a group, and it was such a great experience. So which approach is better? Vamos descobrir!

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Title: Self-learning vs classroom learning - Ep. 07 - Portuguese Podcast
Caption: Do you prefer to self-study/teach yourself or have classmates and follow a structure?
Hi guys! I am <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>. And this is the Comprehensible Portuguese Podcast - Portuguices.
Welcome (m.), welcome (f.), welcome (n.)!
This is episode number seven. And today we are going to talk about a very interesting subject.
For whom? For everyone? I don't know. But very interesting for people who are studying
or who are learning something. What are the advantages (the good points) of these
two strategies: studying alone or studying in a class (studying with other people).
Don't forget to grab some tea (mine is already here) and let's get started!
At the beginning of the podcast I asked: what do you prefer: study alone
or have colleagues and follow a structure, right? First, in Portuguese when
we say “studying alone” it's not just studying without other people.
For example, When we are **alone**, it means that there are no other people. For example,
now I'm not alone at home because my fiancee is at home so I'm not
alone. Another sense of “alone” in Portuguese is loneliness. Loneliness is like,
"I have no friends, I have no one, I'm sad and lonely - loneliness that case
alone functions as." Loner "Lonely like the word loneliness A sense of isolation
Anyway, when we... says "studying alone" has a third meaning! Studying
"alone" is when we do not participate in a formal or traditional class, or in a course.,
for example. When we learn something new alone, we learn without help from a
teacher or an instructor. For example, I want to learn how to play the guitar and I
Google “how to play the guitar.” Or I buy a book “learn to play the guitar.” And then I study
alone. “on their own.” Without help and without the help
of other people. When we study independently, we study alone.
Generally people who study alone are called self-taught, that is,
people who do not teach other people like teachers. they teach themselves.
Prof. essors teach other people and self-taught teach themselves. Themselves, or them.
Well, so today we will compare: learning alone,
or being self-taught with studying in a class with colleagues, with other people. We will see the
advantages of one and the advantages of the other. As always, I've split this episode into three parts:
So part number 1 - Studying alone
I've already started this episode by explaining what it's like to study alone so I'm going to start with that topic.
Studying alone, in the first place, is not for everyone. It's something not everyone
can do. For some people it is very difficult to study alone without following
a book or without following a structure (such as a course, for example).
But what are the advantages of studying independently?
First, the main one:
Flexibility! (ie be flexible). Fle-xi-bi-li-da-de.
It's definitely the biggest advantage. When we study alone,
we can choose when to study and how to study. We don't need to follow a
calendar or study on the same day and always at the same time. For example,
if I want to study longer or if I want to study less, I can.
Of course, we can define a goal or a goal, that is, what I want to learn or
how many words I want or what... how much I want to learn by a date:
until next month, until next year. I can set goals. But it is not
necessary to study every day at the same time as at school or university.
When we study alone, we can choose when to change the topic. When moving
to the next topic. For example, at school sometimes we are not 100% sure (or 100%
prepared) on a subject or topic. But if on the school calendar. For example, next month,
if the topic is over, it's over, that's it, bye. Next topic! The teacher will start another
topic and that's it. Life that follows. In Portuguese we talk about life that goes on to when something
happened and "that's it". There's nothing to do. When you study alone, you can decide:
I still don't feel safe about it, so I'll study more before moving on. You can
move forward only when you feel confident or when you feel more secure, for example.
Another wonderful thing about studying alone is: studying **where** you want. Reviewing,
studying when, studying how and studying wherever you want. Studying alone is having freedom.
We can use a comfortable chair, for example. We can organize our environment,
our table. You can prepare tea, coffee or maybe even food that we like
and eat while studying. For example, I really enjoy making tea and listening to
instrumental music while I study. And if I want to stop, take a break,
rest or stretch, do yoga, exercise, whatever. I can.
This helps with concentration and this gives us freedom to organize the study and
study in the best way for us. That is, I can organize and feel good while I study.
But why is this so good? Because we don't have to think or
worry about other people. With our colleagues. For example,
at school we cannot listen to music, eat pizza, eat food and take random breaks ,
unplanned breaks. This can disrupt the class, colleagues and even the teacher, right?
So let's talk about the second method (second topic):
2 - Studying in a class
Studying in the classroom is a collective experience. Studying alone is individual and
studying in the classroom is collective. When we study in a class, we have colleagues. The
people who are also studying with us are our colleagues in Portuguese. In addition to colleagues,
when we study like this, we sometimes have a teacher or an instructor
when we study like this, we sometimes have a teacher or an instructor
. A person with more experience who will teach or help students learn.
And what are the advantages of studying collectively?
Of course, a big advantage is social interaction. That is,
interacting with other people. In a class we meet other people who are also
learning what we are learning. So probably (pro-va-vel-men-te). It is possible
that these people have similar interests. That they like things that we also like,
right? If two or more people are taking a course in Mandarin, for example, it
is probably because they are interested in Chinese culture or have a family, or whatever....
Meeting other people who have common interests, who like them is always very well, it's
really cool. And you can make friends. Surely you can even make friends in a class or on a course.
But new friendships, like, making new friends isn't the only advantage of studying with other people.
When we study with other people, it can help us to better understand the content,
for example. There is a very interesting concept created by Vygotsky: “Scaffolding”. In Portuguese
“scaffold” is “scaffold”. And the main idea is: Learning is not like a ladder. Ladder like
climbing a ladder. It's not like a ladder because on the ladder you walk in a straight line. We go
straight up. And, according to Vygostky, on a scaffold, we go up a level and then we
walk sideways (right side, left side) and we walk that way. Up,
sideways, then up, then sideways, then up. So it's not a straight line
like a ladder. This forms an idea of ​​a scaffold. I recommend reading about Vygotsky
and the Proximal Development Zone (ZPD is the abbreviation). The central idea of ​​this theory is that,
with help, a student can do more than he can do without help. No help from colleagues.
Furthermore, when we talk to other people about a subject, we
can discuss points of view, that is, different opinions, and this also helps us
to learn more because we think about a subject in different ways.
One of the problems with studying alone (topic 1) is that it can be difficult to stay focused
and motivated. If I can choose when I study I can also choose not to study. The decision is
mine. When we study in a group or with a class, this is different. We have deadlines,
dates to meet. We have task lists that the teacher or instructor has
prepared for the students. And we also have tests, assessments or exams. I know that not everyone
likes tests or exams but they help the teacher or the school to “measure”,
to understand, if the students are learning or not. The efficiency of evidence. In other words, whether
they work or not) of traditional tests is debatable but that is a matter for another episode.
Anyway, a good teacher or a good instructor. They can help a lot in
developing a group of people and (it) can keep everyone motivated and
engaged through well-prepared lessons in a well-prepared, well-planned course.
And now that we've talked about topic 1 and
topic 2, we're going to talk about a third point. What is this point?
Number 3 - Which one should I choose? Should I study alone or should I
study in a group/class? Should I be self-taught, should I take a course?
What's the best idea? study alone, be self-taught and dedicate yourself and be responsible
for learning OR start a course, find a nice class and learn together with colleagues?
Well, honestly... you decide. Or rather:
you decide/you decide. Obviously there is no right or wrong method or better or worse method
FOR EVERYONE because each person learns in a different way./in a
different way. And that's the best part! You can try one and the other. and decide.
And there's something else! There's something else! You can do both at the same time. Why not? For
example, I learn Russian and Mandarin on my own. For me it's great. I love studying alone. I
love being able to choose what I'm going to study and how I'm going to study and where I'm going to study. I
really like this process. That freedom. But recently I took the CELTA course at Cambridge.
It's a course for English teachers. So now I can teach English all over the
world with my certificate. In this course, I studied in a class. I didn't study
alone. I studied with colleagues. And my colleagues were English teachers from Brazil and Argentina.
I loved taking this course in a class because I met other teachers. I met really nice
people . Some colleagues are my friends to this day. We helped each other a lot during the
course. I helped my colleagues and my colleagues helped me. We helped each other a lot. In addition,
we followed a schedule (ie, a list of course dates and tasks) and learned everything
Cambridge requires. I didn't choose what to study. Cambridge chose what to study.
I like to study languages ​​on my own but I really enjoyed taking this course in a class. So,
as I said, we can try and mix the two. For example, we take a
course at college and at the same time, study alone at home to complement and improve.
Well, I imagine if you're listening to my podcast it's because you're studying Portuguese, right?
So I have three questions. I would like to know three things.
Question number 1 - Do you study Portuguese alone
(or alone) or do you take a course? Or both? Maybe both.
Question number 2 - If you study alone: ​​What is your ideal study session like? Where? How? and when?
Question number 3 - If you study in a (Portuguese) class:
What do you like most about your course? Or what do you like most about your class (Portuguese)?
To answer these questions, just access the website www.portuguices.com.br or the YouTube channel:
Portuguices and comment on your answers there.
Thank you so much again for listening to this podcast, thank you so much for listening to me.
My name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> this was the seventh episode of the Comprehensible Portuguese
Podcast - Portuguices. Or rather, Comprehensible Portuguese Podcast - Portuguices.
Thanks so much for listening,
thanks so much for watching and I'll see you in the next episode, bye bye!
thanks so much for watching and I'll see you in the next episode, bye bye!