Keynote: Have We Closely Mirrored? A Balanced Reflection of Our Teaching Practice by Johannes Rojas
In this keynote, teachers will get a glimpse of a balanced teaching practice reflection based on the reality of the educational contexts involved. Teachers will also get the chance to reflect on their own practice (what they did, do and intend to do soon enough), check out their teaching identity (“I am teacher so what?”), reasons for keeping on teaching (Is there any?) and become aware of the changes they are able to make with just a tiny purpose and teaching passion. Teaching must be anchored to a variety of changes led by the context need, providing the adaptability it demands to make of it a teacher-student successful experience despite the cons it faces; resources, payment, low salaries and many other situations can break down all projects, but teachers need to be reminded that those things will not be embraced differently if they do not start making a difference on themselves.
Bio Johannes Rojas is the current Academic Director at CEVAC and Region 1 Coordinator in Venezuela. He has organized a range of ELT and ELL events nationwide as well as participated as a speaker at national and international conferences. Currently, Johannes is the 3rd Vice-President of VENTESOL. He is completing his graduate studies in TEFL and has conducted research on pronunciation teaching and technology use in EFL contexts. He has held several positions as a Phonetics and Phonology intern, an ELT instructor at language academies and at UNIPAP, and has headed the Modern Languages School. Influenced by the volunteering spirit at FACE-UC early on during his teacher training years, Johannes has served VenTESOL at the state, regional, and national capacity.
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