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!!!!!!!

3rd CLASS

well, I have to say that it was kind of hard for me because I was to introduce the grammar part and it was hard. I did understand the structure, but when I was explaining someone asked a question and I doubted on the answer I gave. Time went on, and then the teacher took her time by doing a listening test, so during that time I reflected on the question that student made, and I got a most suitable answer for his question, so after he finished the test, I approached him and clarified his doubt. The tutor teacher saw me and in the feedback she told me that it was nice that I approached that student and the answer I gave him.

Some of you have said that teaching grammar is not easy even for simpler that it may seem, now imagine teaching grammar to advanced students where the grammar points are more complex!! that´s even more difficult.

The feedback sesion was very helful for me because I was given some advices on how I can do to explain some grammar points when students do not get that at the first time.

The rest of the activities I develop were nice as students enjoyed them, and they worked very nice.

Hello again guys. Well, today I had my second class with the advanced group. Let me tell you that this week was very hard for me because the charger of my computer got broken, and yesterday I was sick and I had to prepare the material I was going to use today.

well, as I said, I got sick yesterday and today I did not feel that comfortable, but I had to teach my class. The activities I developed were very nice and just the warm up had to be interupted because a student from the next room came to my room I told me to lower the voices or do something else because they were having a quiz.

I have to be honest. I was to teach part of the grammar part, and I was affraid of it because the topic was not well known for me, but fortunately students understood what I explained, and when they came the time for practicing, they did very well. I felt proud of myself because there was a student that does not like to work, but today he approached me and show me what he did, and he felt proud because what he did was ok.

In the feedback part, I was congratulated because of the activities I developed as they are very useful to get involved all students of the group. I was also told about my energy, my enthusiasm. The tutor teacher told me that she saw a lower energy compared with the first day I taught. I think it was obviuos because as I said, I was still kind of sick.