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I have always been worried about how much time my Spanish students have in the class to speak throughout the semester. They always tend to avoid having conversations and end up speaking in English without covering all the steps given in the instructions. There are many factors not to take the chance to practice their communicative skills: some students are too shy, some took the class as a requirement and just need to work for a "C". Others just aren't good at speaking and quit the task, some don't have enough confidence in themselves to negotiate meaning with a partner, some don't see Spanish as a tool in their future careers. All these aspects are really frustrating for me as a teacher and as a promoter of Spanish, my language and my culture, in a different country.
As an instructor who promotes her language among her students, I have the challenge of preparing all the needed sources to facilitate this personal goal. This specific pedagogical tool is helpful because it practices synchronous written communication among learners. They will have an opportunity to chat in a non-threatening environment, as well as a chance to overcome some of the negative factors that are affecting the improvement of the "speaking" skills. One more thing about the purpose of this source is that it will make the students feel more confident to go beyond in the face to face conversation for this and future Spanish classes.
Finally, I think chatting will help them build up appropriate the vocabulary, grammar and cultural parts of the class.

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