Third teaching Practicum (3° period)

Describe At the very beginning of the class, I could notice that some students were speaking English by they own. They looked very happy and comfortable. Moreover, during the warm-up some of them were participating a lot! And helping the teacher (me) in the development of the activity. I decided to explain grammar using a colorful chart, and I know that this helped me a lot. In other activities, I used some dialogues; unscramble the sentences, speaking activities, etc. I arranged the chairs in groups work, and in a horse shoe shape. To explain grammar, I created some charts where the students could see the structures of the sentences (conditionals). Because this was the last class, I decided to take 5 more minutes in order to let students give me feedback. So, I created a page and they had to tell me 3 things that they liked of my classes and at least two comments about things that they did not enjoy. I am absolutely sure that this will help me to become a better teacher with this amazing experience of being a teacher. (Analyze) Plan Action Interpret Generalize During some activities, the students were asking me about more examples of the type 3 of conditionals. The topic was really easy for them, so I took advantage of it because I developed more activities on “Inventions and Discoveries”. If they know about the topic, the teacher should give them more difficult activities. This can help the students to gain knowledge about the same topic. Based on what I already know about developing activities, the tutor has to incorporate new vocabulary when teaching new topics and units. Based on what I observed, I think that the development of the activities is the best segment for the students because they can practice and review information. I believe that enthusiasm, visual aids, and good activities help the learning process of the students in order to withhold the knowledge. So, in the future, I will continue using flashcards, charts, and dialogues because I proved that worked well. In future lessons I will find new ways to teach “Inventions and Discoveries” I will visit some interesting websites and more books. The next time I teach this lesson, I will try to use more listening activities. In future experiences I will also include writing activities or at least mix some activities to improve their skills.