This was a nice class, even much better than the first one. I arrived into the classroom on time, but I had to wait some minutes for the teacher, and I was getting nervous, but then it disappeared because I prepared some good activities for the class, and I felt ready for teaching.
When the class started, I made a review of one of the topics that the students have already seen which was about the past participle. I felt that at the beginning all the students liked the activity, but almost at the end some of them did not want to participate. One of the issues was that they did not remember the verbs very well, and the other was that the activity took more time that the one I planned; I think for next time, I should take those issues into account in order to have better results.
Afterward, I let them change some sentences into negative in an orally form; I knew they liked this activity because their minds have to work more quickly. Besides, I gave them some envelops with sentences strips which some of them had questions and the other had answers. I noticed that the students had a good time getting the answers, and they were enjoying a lot at the same time that they were recognizing the different kind of sentences.
Moreover, I made an activity in which they had to write the answers on the board. I felt happy when my tutor told me that writing on the board was a nice idea for them to practice and for me to check if the answers were correct.
I felt very comfortable with this group because they were very nice with me, and we have a good connection; moreover, my tutor was very nice with me, and she was always trying to help me to improve my abilities and to know my errors in a good way.
I'm a tall, brunette and beautiful girl with strong feelings. I love the food specially desserts, I love sports, I love music, I love to learn about new cultures. I'd would like to travel around the world in order to learn cultures and languages. I love my country because it has a wonderful nature!!!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
My 1rst class!!! (1rs Period)
This is my first class of the Teaching Practicum II, and in this period I have to teach Intermediate English Level I with twenty five students.
In today’s class, I had to teach a new topic related with names, but at the same time I had to review some tenses that the students have already studied in the previous semester.
I started the class with a warm-up for which I pasted some pieces of paper around the classroom containing wh-questions and the students had to stand up and make groups of three and answer the questions with their own information.
I liked that activity because they got entertaining answering some funny questions and they were inventing things in order to answer them. After that, I made five groups of five students, and I gave to each group a reading, but it was cut into small pieces of paper.
Each group had to put the reading in order and then they had to read it. I was monitoring each group and asking if they had questions about new words or about pronunciation. Finally, I asked to each group what the reading was about, and they answered in the correct way. I think it was a good idea to do the activity in that way because the students didn’t get bored, and also my tutor congratulated me for my creativity and good job in this class.
After that, I gave a page to each student that contained a puzzle in which the students had to search some verbs in a wordsearch in order to complete the sentences that appeared in the bottom of the page. I liked the students’ motivation toward the activity because since the time I gave the puzzles they got very cheerful and they started to solve it in a quickly way.
I felt very comfortable in this class because I already knew the students and tutor, and that made feel more confidence of my knowledge.
In today’s class, I had to teach a new topic related with names, but at the same time I had to review some tenses that the students have already studied in the previous semester.
I started the class with a warm-up for which I pasted some pieces of paper around the classroom containing wh-questions and the students had to stand up and make groups of three and answer the questions with their own information.
I liked that activity because they got entertaining answering some funny questions and they were inventing things in order to answer them. After that, I made five groups of five students, and I gave to each group a reading, but it was cut into small pieces of paper.
Each group had to put the reading in order and then they had to read it. I was monitoring each group and asking if they had questions about new words or about pronunciation. Finally, I asked to each group what the reading was about, and they answered in the correct way. I think it was a good idea to do the activity in that way because the students didn’t get bored, and also my tutor congratulated me for my creativity and good job in this class.
After that, I gave a page to each student that contained a puzzle in which the students had to search some verbs in a wordsearch in order to complete the sentences that appeared in the bottom of the page. I liked the students’ motivation toward the activity because since the time I gave the puzzles they got very cheerful and they started to solve it in a quickly way.
I felt very comfortable in this class because I already knew the students and tutor, and that made feel more confidence of my knowledge.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
My last entry!!! =)
This is my last entry for the teaching practicum!! Let me tell you that though I had many difficulties in adapting me in this new world of teaching, I have had wonderful experiences facing the reality of my major. It’s great to help someone when you can do it because you feel the satisfaction that you have done a good job. The last class that I taught was very nice, and I happy because I could finish my practice with a good experience in my last group. The activities were done as I expected and the students were very enthusiastic, I think that reflects my job due to I was trying to do my best in that class. In this class, I tried to use a variety of activities in order to have fun during the class, and of course that happen during teaching, students were enjoying it. Something that I have to keep in mind is that for future teaching practicum I have to be more prepared with the lesson plans I have to work with and to manage all the activities and vocabulary it has. During this class, I had to teach an easy tense that was present progressive but with long vocabulary related with cloth. This was a practice of teaching, but also I could practice my English and improve my skills. This group of students was really kind, even one student sang for me in this class; it was so cute because I never expected him to do it, and everybody was happy clapping and moving their hands!!! I will never forget my first teaching practicum in this semester much less this last class….
Thank you for letting me sharing my ideas and thought with you, friends, you’re an important part of my learning teaching process!!!
Thank you for letting me sharing my ideas and thought with you, friends, you’re an important part of my learning teaching process!!!
Monday, May 9, 2011
3rd entry!!
Hello friends!!
Let me tell you that this class was very nice for me because since the beginning students were enjoying the warm-up and the activities they were doing. The first day of class, I thought this group was shy and they didn’t like to participate a lot, but today, I noticed that they enjoyed working together and making bodily-kinesthetic activities, so I took advantage of that. Thanks God, today, I didn’t teach grammar so I had the opportunity to make free activities for them to practice the prepositions of place. I liked the last activity I did because I make groups in which each one had to make a drawing emphasizing the prepositions of place, and students were exciting drawing some items in the paper I provided. Then, they had to explain in front of the class the drawings they made and the rest of the students were paying attention to the drawings and the sentences they said. When my class was over everybody was happy and me too…. hehe.... I feel good because I had less mistakes and I enjoyed teaching today, I think that is the most important. =)
Saturday, May 7, 2011
2nd entry!!
This class was better than the first one because I felt better when teaching and also because my students had a better attitude.... I think they could understand when I was trying to explain the activities, but I have to take into account that they are students for basic level, and I have to give less explanation because they get loss easily hehe, and I didn't care about that in this class, but for the next one I will. I enjoyed with the students during the activities because when students understand me and have fun and I do too, and I think that is a good step for me as a future teacher. I know I have to learn much more, but I'm trying to do my best and something that I will keep in mind is that I have to sleep well the previous day before teaching because that is going to help me to have a better attitude toward the class and my students too.... I had to teach grammar again, but in this time I had a better day, and students could understand me because when I asked them, they answered me in a correct form. For me, the hard part of teaching is making the lesson plan and when students ask me new words that I don't know hehe but I'm learning and I don't have to give up easily.... Thanks classmates for your support!!! =)
Friday, April 29, 2011
1rst entry!!
Hello friends!!
This is my first entry for the 3rd period, I’m glad because I almost finish teaching and thanks God the experience is not so bad, I have enjoyed many classes. In this opportunity, I’m teaching basic, I have 28 students and 5 of them didn’t go to my class. I was nervous because it was my first class with that group, and I didn’t know anything about the students and I wanted to hear my teacher’s expectations about my class. Because I was so nervous, I didn’t show too much enthusiasm and that affect my class because my students were distracted even though they are not active students as the ones I had in my previous group. Talking about the methodology, I think I did a good job because in the warm-up and I think some of them enjoyed it, but others not because they got late into the classroom. I had to explain the grammar notes, and I tried to do it in a new form, and I think they didn’t notice that I was explaining the grammar notes.
For next class, I should be more prepared and also I should be more enthusiastic for my students to enjoy my class, so do I because in that way they learn more.
This is my first entry for the 3rd period, I’m glad because I almost finish teaching and thanks God the experience is not so bad, I have enjoyed many classes. In this opportunity, I’m teaching basic, I have 28 students and 5 of them didn’t go to my class. I was nervous because it was my first class with that group, and I didn’t know anything about the students and I wanted to hear my teacher’s expectations about my class. Because I was so nervous, I didn’t show too much enthusiasm and that affect my class because my students were distracted even though they are not active students as the ones I had in my previous group. Talking about the methodology, I think I did a good job because in the warm-up and I think some of them enjoyed it, but others not because they got late into the classroom. I had to explain the grammar notes, and I tried to do it in a new form, and I think they didn’t notice that I was explaining the grammar notes.
For next class, I should be more prepared and also I should be more enthusiastic for my students to enjoy my class, so do I because in that way they learn more.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Technology of the Future!!
How far will we get???
Technology is an absolute need we cannot escape from. Let's just say, it has a very big role in most aspects of our lives. In other words, it answers most of Mankind problems. Across centuries technology evolves. The importance of technology is aiming for comfort of use in whichever form it is. It always directs for easiness in life. Technology has inspired scientists to make improvements from time to time through their invented tools and devices for us to use, just to make our lives easier. We always tend to make one step ahead. Technology can help not just with the present but also approximating the future. That's why I want you to watch the next video.... =)
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