SUBJECT: TEACHING PRACTICUM I

TEACHER: OVIDIO TORRES

PRACTITIONER IN BASIC ENGLISH: VELKIS ROSALES

TUTOR: SARA EVELYN DE PACHECO

FIRST REACTION PAPER (SECOND PERIOD)

Describe What I could notice in this slice of the lesson is the poor participation that students had in classes. Moreover, they spoke just in Spanish to communicate each other and ask questions. On the other hand, the teacher was attentive to help me in everything I needed. I did not feel comfortable in teaching at this level because of the poor participation of the students, and it was kind of embarrassed for me to push them to participate. The arrangement of the classroom helped me to control what the students were doing. The materials I used were the board, CD player, some sheet of paper and the book. At this level, the teacher told me that I had to use the board a lot because of the level and the little knowledge every student has about English; so, I used the board to give the grammar explanation, and then I asked the students to work in their books where I played a listening to complete an exercise; after that, I gave them a sheet of paper in order to practice some exercises.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
I started with a short warm up where students had fun, and then I started with the grammar explanation about a topic called: Definite the article “the” I think that as the topic was something new for the students, they were kind of confused at the very beginning, but then they started making the exercises to get familiar with the topic and the class was understandable. So, the practice helped a lot. I think that teaching students accurately let the teacher to feel more comfortable because the students will learn easily. So, I also think that teaching students accurately will help students to learn more.	Based on what I already know about this topic, I think that the topic can be difficult for both the teacher and the students because it is difficult to explain the difference between using A/AN or THE, and it can be difficult for students to understand the difference. Based on what I observed, I think that students generally learn if the grammar explanation is understandable and the practice is accurately. So, it is necessary to take into consideration to apply some techniques and methods to make the class interesting and understandable. I believe that teaching a topic accurately will let the teacher to have more time to practice it and teach other topics which will allows the students to learn more.	So, in the future, I will find new ways and techniques to teach that topic accurately and make it understandable for students. In future lessons I will look for more techniques and methods to teach the students in an easy way and make them feel more comfortable with the topic. Moreover, I will try to transmit self-confidence to my students to get them feel free to ask me any question or doubt about the topic. The next time I teach this lesson; I will be sure of adding more information and ask for more participation to the students who will be the protagonist. In future experiences I will also include more exercises to be sure that the topic has been understandable.