JOURNAL #2
TEACHING PRACTICUM II
ADVANCED ENGLISH I
TEACHER GIOVANY BLANCO
This was another experience about teaching, and I was happy to teach again in Advanced level.
• Something that I want to describe about the lesson that went well was that all the Ss cooperated with me because they worked in all the activities. I felt good when I saw them working and participating in the class. I made them pass to the front to talk about things they had done during their vacations.
• Something that didn’t go well was that it was another teacher using the room in which we had the class. It was too late and the teacher did not stop teaching. I started the class at 4:05 and that is why I could not do the warm up I prepared for my students. I was worried because the time. I did not have enough time to develop all the activities I had prepared for the students and that is why I felt bad.
• I felt I got the objectives of this lesson because at the end of the classes all the students were participating in the activities. They were talking about some actions using passive voice. I thought it would be difficult to teach it, but at the end I realized that it was the opposite because the students understood the topic through some exercises I carried out to the class related to passive voice.
• I used different kinds of materials to make the students understand the class very well. I used flashcards, pictures, the board, markers, charts, etc.
• I couldn´t manage the time well because the activities took too much time. All the activities I did weren´t measured well, but it was because I started the class late.
• If I teach this lesson again, I will be really careful with time for the activities because the activities I did took too much time. I will also carry out more speaking activities than written ones to the class because I noticed that the students enjoy more the oral activities.
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Edward, The topic was very interesting, but I consider that the methodology that you applied was effective because it doesn´t matter how good the topic should be, the application of the methodology is what makes the difference. I know what you mean when you describe the time management,but at the end if they are learning and you see that they are comfortable participating and working it is not so bad.May be we should have an alarm clock to check the time, I think you are very excited teaching than any other thing this is great.
ResponderEliminarEdward, let me tell you something. I consider that the warm up is not as important as the activities because if you have noticed in some classes with some teachers they don't use a warm up most of the time.
ResponderEliminarIt means that it is even more important to work on the activities with the students. I am not saying that you must avoid the warm up activities. i am just saying that you must work on students needs and if you don't have time to develop the warm up activity, go ahead.
I think that the methodology you used was accurate to your students as Iris says because you took advantage of the time even with the inconveniences you had.
I admire the way you work and the dinamism you show in your classes. I have heard that the students really admire the way you work, so don't worry.
It was a nice day for you even with the small details that tried to damage your class.
Congrats!!