Before attending Mathilde Verillaud talk about Selfies I used to think about them just as a fashion, an even as a silly thing, that many of us have tried just because everyone does it .
Despite the fact that I still consider selfies in the way describe above, after listening to Mathilde I discover another interesting and useful side in the world of selfies directly connected with the English lessons. Mathilde show to us that we can really get benefits from Selfies in our lessons and that they offer to us a range of different activities to implement.
First of all she provided us with her own definition of Selfie: a self- portrate, that is to say a photograph taken by someone else or yourself. She also explained to us the value that a selfie has for teenagers as a tool that enables them to learn about themselves.
After that, she presented to us with the many ways we can use selfies as a trigger to establish connections with our students and to start working with the language. In many of these activities they practise oral as well as written skills. They are also introduced in the topic of photography learning vocabulary about it.
I really consider this talk of high value since it helped me to see many connections that I couldn't think before and it also makes me reflects upon the importance of taking into account our students interests and daily activities as useful triggers to our English lessons. They do not only can be connected in many ways to develop our students different skills but are also very motivating since they are topics directly connected with their immediate world.
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