third period... second class

Hi again. Today, I had my second experience with this new group. I feel very happy because even though when I was planning my class (yesterday), I did not what to do because it was just free practice and the activities that were in the lesson plan the teacher gave were not that long to last for the whole hour I had to teach, so then, I decided to design my owns. It took me some time and I was like running because unfortunately my printer is not working, so I had to work fast and go to a ciber cafe as I was going to use printed material. Hopefully, the activities worked well, and students enjoyed them. 

This time, I took into consideration the advices I was given last class, and it was marked in the feedback session. The teacher told me: "it is nice that you took into account the recommendations."

Something I want to share with you is this: we have studied something regarding on correcting students´ mistakes. We discussed about which is the best moment of doing that. In my last class, I was suggested to correct students at the moment they make the mistakes, and I did it today, so the teacher thanked me for doing that because he consideres that this is the best way to do it because later onwe can forget about it. SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT. 

This class was better than the previous one, and I think I will be doing better class to class. I hope so heehhehe 

THIRD PERIOD.. FIRST PRACTICE WITH BASIC ENGLISH

On Tuesday the 8th, I had my first practice with the new and last group of this term. It was Basic English and let me tell you that everything went better than I expected it to be. The first thing I have to say is that since the very beginning I felt very comfortable because when students were getting into the classroom, they said "good morning" to me, and it was nice because even though we were not introduced when I went to observe the class, they were very respectful in this class. The warm-up activity worked nicely. Students enjoyed it at all, and even the teacher. Something that I have to say is that last period, I develped this activity, and I was given some advices so that this can work better, so I took into consideration those advices and they really worked.

I was to teach about describing people, so all the activities I prepared were related to that. 

Students are very collaborative, and this is awesome because when you have to develop any activity, there are some of them that voluntary offer themselves to do it.   

At the end of the class, students were very happy, and I heard some comments from them that said: "I liked the class. He is a very nice person." This made me feel happy and proud of the job I did and thisnwas reflected in the feedback session because I was given congrats of what I did. I just was told to push students to use English at any moment they speak Spanish. I think, I will get a good grade this time.

Last class (Basic group)

Today, I had my last class with the Basic group. It was nice. I developed a warm-up I learned yesterday, and it worked nicely with the group. At the beginning, there were some students who didn´t understand at all the directions, so then I had to repeat directions in a different way and they got it. They really enjoyed the activity, and which is better is that it was related with what I was required to review.
Today´s class was specifically on reading activities, so I didn´t know what to do when I was given the material, but after thinking a lot on this, I got some ideas on how to make students feel comfortable with the exercises even though they were just two readings.
The class went well, and at the end I felt satisfied with what I developed. This was the first class in which I was given advices or observations on less aspects, so I think that at the end of my practicum with this tutor, I improved a lot jejeje.
This has been a great experience as I have learned a lot regarded with this field of teaching. I think there are many others aspects that I have to improve or learn more about, so I am wating for the next chance of improvement jejje!!!!!!!!!!! wish you the best guys......

3rd class

Yesterday was the third time I was to teach Basic English students. Let´s say that it was ok but not as I hoped it was going to be.
The first thing is that it was already 7:00 a.m. and the teacher was not in the classroom, so I did not know what to do (if to start the class or wait for him to get there)
The class went well, I developed the activities I was supposed to do. I liked the warm-up because even though I didn´t think to do it the way I developed it in the class, it was great because I related it with the target structure.
Something that I like about the group is that they participate a lot in the activities, and most of the time when I give directions, they understand them at the very beginning. This is great because it means that they are doing well on this subject.
I think I have been improving on my teaching, but I just know the grade of the first class, that´s why I am not sure at all if I have improved.
If you have worked with this tutor, you might know how demanded he is or your practicum. I think it is nice because you learn more regarded with your teaching style.

2nd class

Today, I had my second class with the basic group, and I think I did better because this time in the feedback session I was corrected or given advices let´s say on less aspects that in the last class.
I enjoyed the warm-up activity, and students liked it as well. The teacher told me that he also liked it, and told me that it was nice on how I used it to review what students are learning.

Well, last time I said that the teacher gave me what to teach very late, so that I could not get well prepared with the class, but this time, he gave me the topic on time, so I could get prepared. I was just going to develop some exercises from a handout the teacher has, so it was going to be my creativity to do those exercises in different ways, so that students did not feel it as something monotonous.

Something that I did not like is that supposedly, we are to teach 50 minutes, but this time I just had worked 40 minutes when the teacher told me to stop, and I didn´t like that because I felt it as if he did not want me to teach. I do not know, but that´s the way I felt.

In general terms, I will state that this was a better class regarding with the aspect we are being evaluated even though the situation I said before.

first class (Basic English)

well, it was supposed that to teach Basic students was going to be easier than to teach advanced ones, but let me tell you that there were some disadvantages for me. The first one was that I didn´t get the copy of the unit because the teacher did not give it to me. I mean, he didn´t have the book so that I could get the copy of the unit. He just asked me for the e-mail, so that he was going to send me what to teach at night. He did it, but the problem was that he sent it almost at 8 p.m., so time was not enough for me to get prepared with the class.

The topic was easy, but even though it was easy, I was to study so that I could accomplish what I was required to, but anyways I hope to get what I have to teach on time next time.

I have to be honest. I did realize the mistakes I made when pronouncing some words, so they were told in the feedback sesion. As I said before, I thought this was going to be easier but it was not, but I hope to do better next class.

LAST CLASS (ADVANCED GROUP)

well, this Friday was my last class with the advanced group, and it was great. The warm up was great; students liked it, and I did like it too heheh..

Students participated in all the activities, and it was great. Time was not enough because I missed some activities.

At the feedbak sesion I was thanked because of my job, and I was also given some advices for one of the activites I develop. I have to say that I did not have too many problems at this last class. I feel satisfied with what I have done, but I think there is more that I have to learn.

I want to thank to all you guys because of your comments. they are great. I hope that at the end of this course, we can say "we did it" blessings to all of you!!!!!!!