TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009.

             SO, AFTER MONTHS OF ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CLASSES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY COURSE, WE HAVE GOT TO THE END! THE COURSE, A PARTNERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PERNAMBUCO, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, CEEETA (ESCOLA TÉCNICA DO AGRESTE) IAAL (INSTITUTO ALCIDES D´ANDRADE LIMA), TOOK PLACE IN 4 DIFFERENT CITIES, ALL OF THE IN PERNAMBUCO COAST: CABO DE SÃO AGOSTINHO, SIRINHAÉM, RIO FORMOSO AND SÃO JOSÉ DA COROA GRANDE.

              YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD JUST FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WERE BETWEEN 16 AND 20 YEARS OLD, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRAINED, TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE POTENTAIL OF TOURISM IN THE REGION.

              NOW THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL. THE CAN WORK AS WAITERS, TRAVEL AGENTS, TOURIST GUIDES AND MANY OTHER JOBS RELATED TO TOURISM.

              WE, THE TEACHERS, HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL MOMENTS WITH THEM. I COULD WORK WITH PORTUGUESE, SPANISH AND ENGLISHM OF COURSE!  HELP THEM TO USE THE VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS RELATED TO TOURISM WAS AWSOME!

               THE EMPHASIS WAS GIVEN TO CONVERSATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WHICH ENVOLVED MUSIC, SITUATIONAL TEXTS, DRAMATIZATION AND MANY OTHER TECHNIQUES TO HELP THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTADING OF ENGLISH AS A LIVING LANGUAGE, LIKE THEIR ANTIVE LANGUAGE IS. ALSO, THEY FELT FREE TO EXPRESS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. I THINK THE EXPERIENCE WAS VALID AND UNFORGETTABLE.