Language is more than words

As we know, our brain is a complex organ with a huge capability, in fact, scientists says that we only use it at ten percentage of its capacity. Then, knowing this real fact, as teachers in training, I consider that is a priceless helping hand to reach new levels of knowledge and is the N P L (Neuro Linguistic Programming) an effective solution against this lack of production in our mind. Reinventing the wheel is not necessary (metaphorically talking), but we must think about some adjustments necessary to reach the educational goals in an easier way, with a high level of accuracy and decreasing, as much as, we can mistakes or misunderstandings.   

The Neuro Linguistic Programming is the study of how people can reach the excellence in any kind of field, and how to teach these norms, processes and systems for other people to get the same results, too. The N L P focuses in our experience like individual persons and how we thought depending on our values and believes, and how we build our emotional states. In addition, the N L P is an old branch of the mind´s study, it was born in the sixties as a result of the psychological study made by pioneers like Professor Richard Bandler and Psychologist Richard Bandler, and they started to combine methods and strategies from Psychology, Psychiatry, Gestalt Therapy and Hypnotherapy between others.

As foreign language student, Wordworld offers a combination of color, shape, sound, and motion very attractive specially for children (and no so young, too) because it respects each personality, some people are identified with visual stimulation, others whit sounds and others need to feel the words. In the production of this program they make an effort not leave anything to fate or chance, they consider the shape, color and meaning, of every single piece in scene, with the intention of making the understanding of the stories easier and make the knowledge more effective.

The human language purpose is communication. However, sometimes we try to say something, and we end up, saying a very different thing. The communicative process is complex because unconsciously the body language, the paralanguage and the proximies are having an important in the communicative act. According to N L P in an oral presentation body language represents a 55%, the paralanguage a 38% and the remaining 7% is the words said by us. So, considering these numbers is important to know, as future teachers, how to express our thoughts in the best for that we can because one thing is what we are trying to say and another different thing is what we are really saying.

I consider that it is almost impossible to describe the world´s wonders through the words; nonetheless, there are some people that seem to have a magic touch and are capable of bringing to life the words while they are talking. Now, imagine how wonderful it could be if this magical power were reachable for each English language teacher or student? The N L P is a priceless tool that used correctly, allows us to go faster than ever though the knowledge freeway. The use of old technologies like the TV with pedagogical purposes is admirable and I consider it is an inspiration to continue adopting or innovating with the use of combined materials like Neuro Linguistic producing a new Hip-Hop song used for learning Mathematics and making our lives core comfortable and effective. 

Luis Eleazar Hernández