UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

Subject: Teaching Practicum II

Teacher: Ovidio Torres

Practitioner: Velkis Rosales

Level: English Access

Tutor: Wilson Zepeda

THIRD REACTION PAPER
(First Period)

Describe My last teaching practice at the English Access was different but interesting. As the teacher had to change section, I had to move with him into a different place and people. However, the students always participated a lot and they liked to ask a lot too. In my last class I did not teach grammar, but I had to practice with the students what they had learnt in the grammar explanation that the teacher taught them which was about gerunds and infinitives. So, I was in charge to develop the semi-controlled activities. I include a short warm-up, and then the three semi-controlled activities. The materials I used were the board, pages, and sheet of paper. The seating arrangement was in a semi-circle and the teacher was sit down outside of the classroom watching my class and writing some recommendations.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
First, I presented myself to the new section, and then I explained the objective and the agenda of that day in order the students know about what was going to be develop during the class. After that, I developed a short warm-up where the students had to make two lines and write in the board as many verbs as possible using the gerund and infinitive form. Then, I started with the semi-control practice. Students have to work in their books. First, they had to read a paragraph, and then discuss with their partners some questions that were below. Consequently, I made trios and I gave a quote to each trio. They had to discuss with their partners what they believed about the quote and then share their point of view with the class. Finally, I developed the last semi-controlled practice. I gave the students a piece of paper with some questions about life. Then, I asked them to stand up and make two lines. Then, they had to discuss the question with the partner who was in front of them, and then they would change partner.	Based on what I already know, I think that explaining the objective and agenda is good because the students will know how the class will work during the whole class.  What I could notice is that some students had some problem when writing gerunds because one student wrote: runing instead of running. So, what I did after the warm-up was to explain why they had to write double consonant in some verbs in gerunds. Based on what I observed, I think that students like to give their point of view about a topic. They like to express what they think and what they believed. What I could see was that students were good at analyzing and comprehending what the quote said about life. What I loved to see in this activity is that all the students were discussing the questions.  I could see that they were working hard and everyone shared their point of view. After that they changed partner and they started doing the same.	So, in the future, I will continue doing the same because I could notice the students were interested in knowing how the class would be developed that day. In future lessons I will consider taking into consideration correcting mistakes in warm-ups activities where the students have to put into practice what they have learnt about the topic. In future lessons I will try to continue implementing activities were the students share ideas, give their point of view, and get along each other. The next time I teach this lesson, I will consider including some personal thinking or quotes where the students share what they think about that. In future lessons I will consider discussions as one of the most important activities where students practice their macro skills and fell free to express their thoughts.

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

Subject: Teaching Practicum II

Teacher: Ovidio Torres

Practitioner: Velkis Rosales

Level: English Access

Tutor: Wilson Zepeda

SECOND REACTION PAPER
(First Period)

Describe My second practice in the English Access was really amazing because the students learnt new verbs in the simple past and they practice them a lot. What I could notice in this slice of the lesson is that the students participated a lot and they liked to ask a lot too. I did not teach grammar, but we practiced the topic by making some activities. The seating arrangement was in groups because of the activities we made. In my second class I develop a short lesson plan where I include a warm-up, and then one semi-controlled activity and one free-activity.  The topic was about the simple past. The materials I used were the board, pages, sheet of papers, and a chart.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
First, I started explaining the objective and the agenda of that day. I did it because the teacher told me that it was important to do it at the beginning of the class in order the students know about what is going to be develop during the class. Consequently, I developed a short warm-up which was according to the topic. It was that the students had to say: I know the simple past of….. it’s……… But I do not know the simple past of……… So, each student had to say a verb, and the next student had to continue doing the same. Then, I started with the semi-control practice which was about finishing the story. The students had to read the story of Snow White and give it an ending according to the pictures that were at the end of the page. Finally, I developed the free practice which was really accurately because in this activity the students had to improve their knowledge about the topic. I had to choose a couple to past to the front and they had to start talking about any topic but using the simple past.	Based on what I already know, I think that it is a good idea to explain the students the agenda of the day because then they will know how the class is going to be developed.  What I could notice is that students had to think about many verbs, but they liked it and they learnt new verbs or the pronunciation of the verbs when they made mistakes. Based on what I observed, I think that the students liked to invent and they thought a lot at the same time. Students shared ideas and they were very creative. What I loved to see in this activity is that all the students wanted to participate. And they improved a lot without practicing before. It was amazing to see students’ participation at this level. They made mistakes when using the verbs in the past tense, but they learnt the correct way to use them.	So, in the future, I will continue doing the same because I could notice the students liked to know the agenda and the activities of that day. And so, they were impatient for doing the activities and knowing how it would work. I will take into consideration to develop a warm up where students can learn something new and have fun at the same time. I think it will help a lot. In future lessons I will try to continue implementing activities were the students share ideas, give their point of view, and get along each other. The next time I teach this lesson, I will be really sure to include activities like this one because in that way students can develop their capacities to talk in front the others and improve their speech at the same time.