Good morning Ms Thuy; Hi Pablo and friends, Thank you very much for your very quick and long answer. I am so happy to receive your respond so soon. It's really meaningful for me as it shows that the question is worth answering ^_^ I suddently remember Thuy's words about this case. She said that all people would feel very delighted when their friends answered their discussions quickly and enthusiatically. When first hearing this, I thought it was obviously true however I coudn't perceive exactly how feeling it was. At this moment I find it more exact than ever ^_^
I agree with Pablo and Thuy that both these two skills are very significant in order to complete our job sucessfully. Without one of them, it would be extremely difficult, sometimes impossible, to finish the job. However each person has their own idea and has their own view about the role of these two skills. So I do believe that we all want to know more opinions about this topic :) Thanks Thuy for your additional question, it's really an interesting and challenging one^_^ P/S: Pablo, taking time in composing something is reasonable, especially when writing in a foreign language. As I told before, I rarely write even in my own language because of my poor literature talent ^_^. So writing here is also a good chance for me to practise my language expressing skills. My favourite saying is that "one sentence of paragraph for each idea in my head" What is yours? ^_^ Thanks, Nam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pablo" <[email protected]> To: "ESL Podcast" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Is it more important to be able to work with a group of people on a team or to work independently Nam, Some few months ago I answered a survey for Ed, the administrator of our group, addressed to IT students, and if I remember well, one of the conclusions was that to work in a group is one of the most important factors to take into account to be successful at work, above other ones. Unfortunately what I perceive or notice in the region where I live is a lack of collaboration in the workplace. I can't generalize but, at least among elementary and high school teachers I have been able to realize that the work in groups is minimal, everyone goes on the defensive because of professional jealousy (most of the teachers don't like to admit that they don't know about everything). We all have to defend our jobs, then the mutual trust among members is limited, and it's not so common that there be the appropriate conditions that favor the team-work (e.g. low salaries, lack of motivation). And to answer the question, I think both are important if you are a good worker. They both complement each other. In some jobs the team-work it's more important or viable. Personally, I could say that I would prefer to work alone, but when the conditions are given, the team-work is the ideal thing. Well, answer to this post took me almost one hour! Is it that hard to answer to similar questions like this for you too? Thank you, Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
