my reflection

"Look at me you may think you see Who I really am but you'll never know meEvery day it's as if I play a partNow I see if I wear a maskI can fool the world but I cannot fool my heartWho is that girl I see staring straight back at me?When will my reflection show who I am inside?I am now in a world where IHave to hide my heart and what I believe inBut somehow I will show the worldWhat's inside my heart and be loved for who I am"

This is a famous and popular song sung by a famous Filipino singer Lea Salonga.  I always remember this song specially when we talk about my reflections for this second grading period which is entitled Reflection. I can say now that I have improved things a lot specially in my academics. I have also been more active in the SSG activities of the Supreme Student Government Organization- one of my best reflection. For the Computer Class, honestly, I’ve been happier and spent lots of laughters with Ma’am Melany Queyquep for her practice teaching here in Ilocos Sur National High School. I involved Ma’am Melany in my reflections because she has been one of the clowns and friends who made me smile and cry because of great laughs. She is also one of the reasons why my knowledge was been more plenty and healthy( :D). I learned from her about Web Browser and it’s part, page address and parts which includes Protocol, Domain Name, Directory Path and Object Name. I knew that Search engine can locate relevant web sites when users enter search terms or phrases. By a request, Browser fetch the pages. I also learned the most essential web browsers where HTML, CSS or Cascading Style Sheets and XML or Extensible Mark-up Language were included.W3C or World Wide Web Consortium are the one making the Web Standards. . Thanks Ma’am for the three months you’ve been with us, “three months LANG ngem haan nga madlaw, kasla nagbayag ”. But the best and memorable lesson that I have learned for this period, I learned how to mingle with a teacher(Ma’am Queyquep) even I’m only her  student but I did not feel that she is a teacher for most of the time we are together, she performs what a sweet and loving SISTER does. SALUTE! :*

Insights For Upholding English Proficiency through Communicative Competence

                              Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency, there is little consistency as to how different organizations classify it. Additionally, fluency and language competence are generally recognized as being related, but separate controversial subjects. Many good effects are available that you can get from speaking or enhancing your English speaking skills. English Proficiency helps you in landing a job. proficiency in English is a huge advantage for every job seeker, even those who have no plans of working overseas. Proficient speakers demonstrate both accuracy and fluency, and use a variety of discourse strategies. Thus, speakers of a language can be fluent without being considered proficient. It used to be that the Philippines’ biggest competitive advantage in the global job market is the proficiency of our skilled workers in the English language. This advantage, however, is fast being eroded by rising competition from other countries coupled with declining mastery of the English language by our college graduates. Things like international treaties, business contracts and so on, are written in English, because it’s an exact language. You have to have people that can speak, read and write it well. To operate at high levels, you need very good English.” When you are fluent enough in using English language, this can be a tool in upgrading your communicative skills to mingle with other people. Here and around the world, people are asking for better competency in English. Being able to get by is not enough. We are part of the global community and there is economic competition among countries in the world. Let’s face it, English is still the number one language in the entire world.