PERIOD II

DESCRIBE

I consider that my second class was great and better that my first class. I am happy because the first minutes of the class, I observed that the students were interested in my class, and also they were with a good attitude. I tried to create and develop activities based on the four macro skills for making students speak English, so students were participating, speaking in English, and working a lot. On the other hand, I tried to help students to review and understand better about previous topics, so I was developing different activities to make students practice, and also I was monitoring and helping students with the different practices. About the environment, I consider that the students were not very motivated. However, I tried to create a comfortable and good environment, so students were participating and working during the complete class. 

Moreover, the arrangement of the classroom was great and acceptable because everybody in the class was working, paying attention and participating in the different activities. I remembered that many students wanted to participate at the moment to give their opinions about the discussion they developed. Also, I developed different activities in the class; firstly I made a listening comprehension, so I used the computer and the speakers to make students develop a listening activity. Secondly, I gave students a copy with a reading comprehension and an activity; thirdly, I used a poster with some examples to make a review about the previous topics. Finally, I used some pictures to make students create sentences, and also I gave students a copy with some sentences that they had to discuss with their classmates. So, I consider that my second class was interesting and useful.

ANALYZE

Interpreter

-I consider that it is really necessary for an English class to develop different activities with the purpose of making students speak English. I know that the four macro skills are really essential in an English class, but the speaking skill is one of the most important.

-The speaking skill can be developed in an activity including others skills. For example in a listening comprehension, the students can listen, but also they can discuss. So the speaking skill is complemented with the other skills.

-I think that the speaking skill is important because students have to practice their English. When students develop their speaking skill, they have more opportunities to increase their level of English.

-When students develop their speaking skill, they can also develop their way to communicate. Students can improve their fluency, vocabulary, clarity in speaking, etc.

Generalize

- Based on what I already know about developing of the four macro skills I think the speaking skill is the most important one at the moment to learn a new language. So, speaking is really necessary for an English class.

- Based on what I observed, I think beginning students generally prefer to speak in Spanish than speak English in an English class. However, the teacher has to find the way to make students practice their English, and also to work on that. 

- I believe that the develop of many speaking activities in an English class can help students learning because if students practice their English a lot, they have more possibilities to increase their knowledge in the language.

PLAN ACTION

- So, in the future, I will give more chance to students to speak in English. I know that the teacher has to speak a lot in English during a class, but it is better if the students speak more.

- In future lessons, I will give more importance to the speaking activities. Moreover, in the other activities as listening comprehensions or readings, I will also include the speaking part in those practices.

-The next time I teach this lesson, I will try to create more speaking activities than others. I know that it is important to have a variation with the activities, but the speaking activities have to have priority.

-In future experiences, I will also include more speaking activities in the free practices because in those practices students have the opportunity to give their own ideas and opinions.

I am satisfied with my classes in this second period, and I know that I learned important things. So, I am happy!!

DESCRIBE

I consider that my first class in this second period was good because I felt confident and secure. The first minutes of my class, I could observe a very attitude from the students. Students could accept me as a teacher, and it was great. I started my class with a warm-up about ¨Mimes¨ and other activities. Fortunately, students were participating, working during the activities, and paying attention in the class. I had to explain grammar about ¨Past Continuous¨, so I had to help students understand the topic. Moreover, I prepare some activities to check students learning, I had to monitor the class, and also I had to check students work.

On the other hand, I consider that the environment during the class was nice and comfortable because students were speaking English, participating and working as a normal class. I liked that students gave the opportunity to feel comfortable and motivated; they also were laughing and enjoying the class. Fortunately, the arrangement of the class was excellent, students were paying attention, and I was teaching and monitoring the class. I consider that those students are nice because they work and participate in spite of they are many students. I decided to use pieces of paper with verbs in order to make students develop and activity, also I use the board to explain grammar and to develop the warm- up and other activities. Moreover, I made a poster with the purpose of teaching grammar and help to understand better.

ANALYZE

INTERPRETER

-I consider that it is really important to create the most appropriate activities per each class. Moreover, it is essential to develop activities using the four macro skills because students have to perform their learning. 

-The practices help teachers to check students learning. So, the teacher has to create and develop different activities (four macro skills) during the class in order to help students practice and understand better.

-I think that it is important because if the teacher does not create and develop the appropriate activities, students will not perform their learning. However, if the teacher selects the appropriate practices, students will understand and perform their English.

-When students develop different activities after the grammar explanation, these activities help them to have a better comprehension about the topic. So, the practices play an important in a class. Practices help teachers to check students learning.

GENERALIZE

- Based on what I already know about the practices in class, I think that the teacher has to develop a variety of activities in order to check students English learning based on the four macro skills.

- Based on what I observed, I think students generally prefer free activities that others because with free activities, students have the opportunity to give their point of view and create their own work.

- I believe that the variation of activities in a class can help student learning because when students practice the four macro skills with controlled, semi-controlled and free activities, they have more opportunities to understand the topic and perform their English.

PLAN ACTION

- So, in the future, I will give more importance at the moment to develop the activities in a class. Now, I consider that the practices are one of the most important parts of the class.

- In future lessons, I will try to prepare different activities based on the four macro skills because students need to practice English in all the areas.

- The next time I teach this lesson, I will try to select better the activities because I think that I did not prepare the appropriate activities in my first class, so I will try to do it better. 

-In future experiences, I will also include interesting activities based on the most important skills of a class. When students develop a different or interesting activity in a class, they work and learn better.