It lies in differences not in similarities. This particular course,
"Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into an Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting,"
has been such an eye opener in today's world. What we really require is critical thinking and we need
for our students to understand that differences need to be celebrated.
It's a good thing to be different. We don't always have to follow the herd. As educators,
it is our duty and responsibility to pass on this learning to our students, and this course
has equipped us for it. I'm so thrilled to have been a part of this course. Thank you to miss
Dawn (instructor) for being such a motivating mentor and to my colleagues over here from whom I have learned
so very much and whom I'm going to tap on for as resource people in the future. Thank you!
Namaste this is Mandakini from India. I would like to begin by extending my heartfelt thanks
to all my instructors for your constant support and motivation.
A big big thank you to my course mates without whom I wouldn't have read so far. I've just got
so much to learn from you guys. This course for me was definitely a life-changing experience
because not only did it teach me many facets of being an effective facilitator
but it also taught me that there is no you or I it's us. Thank you so much.
From the Philippines this is Ryan Ray V Domingo, and I'm proud to be a part of the Online Professional English Network full-term 2020 ICT course. Allow me to take this opportunity
to thank all the people behind the success of this course, particularly the U.S. Department of
State and to our course instructor, Ms. Dawn. Thank you very much for this very fantastic opportunity
and to all my friends whom I met from this course. I really enjoyed the time that we had and thank
you very much for all the learnings about critical thinking and culture and thank you very much
for sharing this journey with me. I will always keep the memories in my heart. maraming salamat
Hi everyone this is Sirius Calanta from Guayaquil, Ecuador. I'm really proud of belonging to this
wonderful group of people who has started and finished together this challenging course.
What I have learned? A lot. i'm so grateful for the opportunity and the chance
of sharing with you. Thanks a lot for everything. Sylvia from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
OPEN program was a great opportunity for me. Not only i changed professionally, but
also i changed personally. I've been using active listening, critical thinking, and deep
reflection techniques in everyday life and my interpersonal communication has become better.
So thank you.
The best event in my 2020 life is this course. It makes me feel alive!
I explored myself as a cultural being. It drastically improved my well-being.
Critical thinking shifted my perspective because it helped me be much more reflective.
My instructor and classmates, you're delightful. May your hearts and lives forever be
lightful.
Hi everyone I want to thank everybody that participated in the course.
It was so meaningful to me. What i'm taking away from this opportunity is all the connections that we made
and all the personal growth that I had because I know that this will make me help my students'
growth. So thank you very much for your meaningful participation and interactions. I
really enjoyed it. So I hope to stay connected with everyone and see you sometime soon.
Hi everyone this is Bianca, and what I've learned or what this course has done for me is that it
has made me become more aware of what a cultural being is. And with this I think I'll be able to
look at people with a new and different perspective than what I did before,
making me a much better teacher.Thank you. Bye.
I would like to start saying, "Thank you." Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this course.
Thank you for the opportunity to get to know you, and thank you for making me feel
that I can I can keep learning, and I can improve my teaching practice because
that means a lot to me. I'm also very thankful for all the colleagues that are part of this
class because they make me feel like we can have bigger conversations
even though we are going through a pandemic. Hi all and thank you so much again.
Hi. I would like to thank all my course mates and instructors who were part of this process.
I really enjoyed every cultural exchange while learning about other views.
Overall this course helped me to reflect deeply and implement not only critical thinking but
also cross-cultural skills into my EFL classroom. Throughout this journey, I met incredible people
and I'm really really grateful for them. Uh, Bon Voyage, and see you in the next opportunity.
Hello, Dawn and my fellow classmates. This is La Phezhawan from now PDR. iIm so happy to be part
of the course and feel so fortunate to get this opportunity to share time with you guys.
I can't thank enough for your feedback, help, and friendship. I'm looking forward
to meeting you guys in person or virtually in the future. Thank you.
My classmates and I extend our heartfelt thanks to our course instructor Dawn Wink, partner developer
German Gomez, and TA's Gina Asalon, Linda Maricosa, Kara McBride, Jenny Classatova, and Radmila Popovic.
Thank you so very much for this insightful opportunity
to become a better version of ourselves.