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DESCRIBE
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In my first class of the last
period, I started the class with a little warm up which helped me interact
with the students although I could notice they were a little shy and did not
want to do what I said. Well, I was glad since I did not have to explain
grammar this time. I was said that I just had to make some practices. Unfortunately,
I realized that students were not so familiar with the topic, so I had to go
back and explain a little bit about it. However, the students caught the idea
and could make the exercises presented. This class, we worked with some
problems that had to be solved with the pieces of advice the students could
think of. I developed 3 activities which were really helpful for them to
practice the structure. About sitting arrangement, I had a little trouble
since some of the students did not want to move where they were asked, nonetheless,
they could work and make groups to work on the activities. At the end of the
class, I was happy because I developed my agenda and think I had done a great
job.
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PLAN ACTION
Next class, as always, I will try
provide instructions in the clearest
way because it minimizes time and the students know exactly what to do. Besides
that, I will give priority to the activities that I noticed have great impact
to the students; and if it necessary, I will give more time to those
activities. I do not have to be worried about finishing all my agenda in one
class.
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INTERPRET
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GENERALIZE
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When it is the first class, it is
kind of hard to create a confidence among students, so it is important to
look for appropriate activities that can help create a good atmosphere in the
class. Also, the teacher has to be around students offering some help and at
the same time knowing the students. When there is monitoring, the teacher has
the time to know how students work,
what their weaknesses and strengths are when working either individually or
in groups.
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Based on this practice, I confirmed
that organizing your time is really important because all the activities that
have been planned have their own purpose. However, I have learned that
sometimes it is ok not to stay with the agenda strictly because sometimes, it
is necessary to give more time to the activities that are being helpful for
students. Also, it is ok to change the order of the activities depending on
how the group has been working during the class.
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SECOND CLASS
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DESCRIBE
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In my second and last teaching
practice, I tried to enjoy it to the fullest. However, it was kind of hard
because of the observations about the past class. A warm up about mimics
was the opening for this class. I noticed that students enjoyed it and
remember some vocabulary that was going to be used during the class. I
developed some activities in which students could practice not only speaking
but also writing. There was an activity that students had to stand up and ask
for some information to their classmates. Thank God, students liked it and
complete the information. Unfortunately, the time was my enemy because they
could not finish or complete the whole information. But after that we could
check all the answers together to correct some of the sentences given. In the
last activity, students made groups in order to talk and be creative when
describing some objects. Although they had to use the structure given, they
could do it successfully.
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ANALYZE
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PLAN ACTION
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INTERPRET
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GENERALIZE
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When there are many students, the
best way to work is making groups or pairs. Nonetheless, it is important to
monitor what they do since it is easier for them to get distracted. Working with
someone else helps them to be more confidence about what they do and they can
check their answers with their classmates to correct them. Sometimes students
feel ashamed when the teacher corrects them, so let´s make it easier for them
doing some pair or group work.
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I have learned that grammar has to
be explained in the most concise and clearest way because it helps students
to be focused and to learn quickly. Also when explaining grammar, it is good
to have a chart for giving some theory because when doing some practices, we
could paste the chart on the wall for the students remember and take a look
at it sometimes.
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For the future, I plan to put into
practice what I have learned through all these experiences in teaching. I
know I have to work on giving instructions, pair work and organizing my time
better. I plan to work on that to avoid future problems and to be a great
teacher. I plan to keep learning to be creative and to help my future
students.
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