At UESB (Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia) the Literature and Foreign Languages teachers created a Center for Autonomy Second Language Learning, called CAALE (Centro de Aprendizagem Autonoma de linguas Estrangeiras- www.uesb.br/caale). Cruz is a specialist and observing if that center, that was equipped 3 rooms, with computers and specially reading material, was able to develop autonomy students found out that the creation of a center itself couldnt provide the students the ability of being autonomous. Therefore, the teachers should help the students in many ways, such as identifying their needs, encouraging them to develop the target-language using a specific biography, or using the center resources, like listening to music, singing, reading and also, helping them to plan the activities, so they can visualize their efforts results. While you are blogging here with us, you are also learning English and how to teach it. So, we would like to propose a quick exercise. Lets make a list about: 1-Your needs: what do you need to learn in a short, medium and in a long period of time?2-Your goals: what are your goals about the English Language in a short, medium and in a long period of time? UESC- Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz- Bahiahttp://www.uesc.br/UFV- Universidade Federal de Vicosahttp://www.ufv.br/UFMT- Universidade Federal de Mato Grossohttp://www.ufmt.br/FECILCAMFaculdade Estadual de Ciencias e Letras de Campo Mouraohttp://www.fecilcam.br/These are the Professors/Researchers involved in our projectFrom UFV:Dra. Ana Maria Barceloshttp://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=K4796276T1From UESC:Dr. Rodrigo Camargo Aragaohttp://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=K4770329A9From UFMT:Dr. Danie Marcelo de Jesushttp://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=K4730325Z6From FECILCAM:Dra. Maria Izabel Rodrigues Tognatohttp://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=N844658Me. Marileuza Ascencio Miquelante, http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=N841929Daiane da Silva Lourenco, http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=K4247398A7These are the students!!! UFMT- RondonopolisFECILCAM- Campo Mourao- PR To help, here are some examples of how express opinion, agree or disagree about something. Remember, these are just examples, and you have to comment using as much English as you can, avoiding translators programs :)Opinion Examples In my opinion, a good English Language Teacher is someone who cares/ shares/ dares... Someone who cares about his/her own students and tries to give them everything new in English language... Someone who shares his/her own ELT teaching experiences with his/her colleagues and tries to cope with all new findings in ELT world... Someone who dares to teach English language effectively, efficiently... "I would say that a good teacher needs to be passionate about his/her tasks ahead. You need to understand the needs of your students, how they learn in order to help them in that process. You need trigger their curiosity and provide them with the necessary tools to continue learning".Best regards,MercedesHow to disagree about someone's opinion: "I have to disagree with you, Hemant, because even the ads creators know those posters would just lead to raised eyebrows and laughter." "True, but the guy is very close to being fired as..." "I thought the same as you until I've started reading up on intercultural communications and such.. there were a few leads pointing at this direction, hence my question...Giving your Opinion In my opinion / view... Generally speaking, I think... Personally, I havent the faintest idea about / whether... (starting with this expression may be interpreted as off-hand and could suggest that