English is considered the universal language. In fact, people think English could open doors for those who study and learn it. Today I had a sucessful experience teaching in Advanced English 1.One of the best ways of learning English is by talking about actual topics related to the cultures which have English as Native Language.
My assigned group is very active. The students talked more than the last semester and I noticed that they felt more comfortable,too. Perhaps, they feel more familiar with the Professor also they know each other better. I introduced a new lesson plan related to fame and Fortune. We made a review of the last class. They talked about the ways to know about someone´s personality. They shared ideas about the meaning of and ethymology of their names. The cultural barriers and traditions related to the names and the grammar note was about " USED TO".They worked in pairs and practiced simple sentences about their habits. They are very talkative and that´s very nice for me. Even though I think they have to improve their respect while listening to their classmates.The sitting arrangement was acceptable to have a good development of the activities. I will pay more attention to the use of tests activities in the lesson plan in order to make them investigate more about the topic.
I think they have improved their fluency. I can see the changes in a semester.The progress in the learning process is clear and it proves that they have enthusiasm to learn. That is one of the moments in which a teacher has to take advantage of the situation and bring the right material propiciate development of new competences.
Hey, it seems that you had a better perspective about this new experience. Nice job Iris. I think you are going to improve your teaching style with this new group of students.
ResponderEliminarHello my friend. I can see you had a great experience in your first day teaching. that is not an easy level to teach, but you have a lot of skills to teach. Remember that our labor as teachers is not easy that's why we have to improve every day. Do your best my friend and continue sharing your knowledge to your students, and at the end you will see good results.
ResponderEliminarThat`s nice Teacher Iris to make them work out of the classroom to investigate more about the topic. You`re doing a great job there because I`ve heard a lot of good things of you. I have the same group and believe it was easy for me to teache the second class because you explained very well the Grammmar Phase.
ResponderEliminarSomething you should do when one students is not listening to the other classmate is to call his/her attention on time because he/she can disturb the whole class. Well done Prefessor Iris...
Iris,
ResponderEliminarIthink you did a good job in your first class with this group. You say that the students have to learn to respect and listen to their peers when they are talking. What strategies should the teachers use in order to have the students pay attention and respect their classmates?
Cristian Meléndez