This is a photo album with evidence of learning experiences in the English as a Foreign Language Teaching Major at UNA Nicoya Campus during 2020.

1. “The Joy of
Teaching
Learning and
Learning
Teaching”
By Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós
UNA Nicoya
TEFL Academic Professor
Journaling our Thoughts at
UNA Nicoya TEFL Major
with Imagery and Joy

2. Introduction
This photo album has been titled “The Joy of Learning Teaching
and Teaching Learning” or “The Joy of Teaching Learning and
Learning Teaching.”
It was created exclusively for bespoke educational purposes by
Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós as part of sharing evidence of
learning experiences throughout I and II Cycles of 2020 (some
from 2019) at the National University of Costa Rica, Nicoya
Campus.
All activities and dynamics portrayed in the different pictures
correspond to meaningful, memorable and holistic learning
exposure to resemble life at its highest level of healthy
interaction, freedom and imaginativeness. Activities took place
both on campus as well as at Nicoya’s Central Park with
authorization by the Academic Director for deployment of
outreach learning and teaching activities with people in the
park. Indeed, “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. -
John Cotton Dana.

3. Key ingredients in Teaching Learning and
Learning Teaching with Imagery
Visual images
Digital Images
Tactile images
Organic images
Auditory images
Olfactory images
Emotional images
Kinesthetic images
Gustatory or gustative images

7. The Power of
Stimulation
from UNA TEFL
Major IV Cohort
Linguistics II
IV Year Cohort
SEE the proud and happiest MOTHER in
the world holding her baby and watching
her son at his very best and growing up
to be an outstanding professional.

9. Educational
material provided
by the Embassy of
The United States
of America and
effectively used
with pedestrians
at Nicoya’s Central
Park.
Linguistics II
III & IV Year Cohort

10. Environmental
Awareness
Planting Seeds
of Hope
Elocution Course

11. Environmental
Awareness
Planting Hope and
Playfulness with
Seeds
Elocution Course

12. Ludic learning
Learning, socializing, having
fun

13. Paperback
Reading for
Pleasure in the
heart of Nicoya
Socialized Reading
Comprehension Strategies

14. Reaching out to
teach locals
basic English at
Nicoya’s Central
Park
TEFL IV Year Cohort teaching
people at Nicoya’s Central
Park: numbers, greetings,
expressions in English.

15. What a wonderful
surprise to
witness
interaction with
this school boy
entirely in
English!
He certainly surprised all of
us and brought out the best of
ourselves to support his
efforts in becoming bilingual.

16. Socializing the
content of a
paperback
Active verbal interaction in
the English language

17. Ludic learning
Learning, socializing, having
fun

18. Ludic learning
Learning, socializing, having
fun

19. Supporting local
entrepreneurs
from PGAI

20. The
Environmental
Protection
Squad

21. Lush Green on
Campus
Reforestation of UNA Campus
with native species.

29. The Gist
A student-generated journal of
written expression
Issue #1 August, 2020
By English as a Foreign Language Teaching
Major Third Grade Students
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós
Workshop in Written Expression
UNA Nicoya Campus II Cycle
2020
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30. The Gist
A Student-Generated Journal of Written Expression
Issue #2 September-October, 2020
By English as a Foreign Language Teaching Major
Third Year Cohort
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós
Workshop in Written Expression
UNA Nicoya TEFL Academic Professor II Cycle
2020
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40. Environmental Awareness
Campaign at Pachamama Plant
Nursery with children from a
local school in Nicoya.

41. The Joy of Teaching Learning
and Learning Teaching

52. Thank You!
Questions and Answers
gilberto.hernandez.quiros@una.cr

53. References and links
▪ https://es.slideshare.net/gilbertohernandez/the-gist-
septemberoctober-
edition?fbclid=IwAR1IOQXptWXapKkIUkmRERNybCySqeMq14ckh
C8GjtaIY4hLn-m5nHDQJm4 Link to THE GIST
▪ https://www.facebook.com/gilhernan/videos/101581268670924
89 La Pulguita y concierto de marimbas