UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR

Subject: Teaching Practicum II

Teacher: Ovidio Torres

Practitioner: Velkis Rosales

Level: English Access

Tutor: Pedro Sandoval

SECOND REACTION PAPER
(Second Period)

Describe I consider my second teaching practice was one of the most successful for me since I was very sure about what I was doing; moreover, I could keep the control of the class and the students participated a lot. I did not teach grammar, but I had to develop the controlled, semi-control and free practice.  On the other hand, I did not manage the time for each activity since I spent almost all the time in the controlled practice which was about fill in the blanks because I could notice that students had not understood the grammar explanation and I had to explain them again the way to use the past continuous. The seating arrangement was in a semi-circle. The teacher sat down outside of the classroom in order to observe every detail of the class.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
I started the class very late because the teacher rang the bell at 3:11pm. So, I started writing the date, objective and the agenda on the board. Then, I explained the objective and the agenda of that day. Consequently, I developed a short warm-up which was about past continuous. What they had to do is to tell the other classmates one sentence using past continuous and the other ones had to write it on the board. Consequently, I developed the controlled practice which was about fill in the blanks. The exercise was easy for the ones who had understood the topic; however, I could notice that nobody could do it because they were confused about when using the simple past and when using the past continuous. For example, I was taking a shower when the phone rang. So, most of the students did not know the meaning of rang, that means that they did not know all the verbs in the past. Moreover, they did not if they had to use the simple past first and then the past continuous. On the other hand some students wrote “I were” instead of “I was” so, that activity took a lot of time because I had to explain them the structure of the topic. So, I think it affected my class a lot because I could not develop the semi-controlled and free practice.	The time I started the class did not help me to develop each activity. But talking about the warm-up activity, I could observe that students enjoyed it a lot because they were excited with the activity. On the other hand, they practiced the topic. I loved teaching the students grammar even though it was not my purpose, but I think it helped them to understand better the topic. On the other hand, I consider that maybe they got confused when the teacher explained them the grammar but they did not ask anything; so, it affected a lot because when I wanted to develop the controlled practice they could not do almost anything.	In future lesson, I will take into consideration to include the topics I am teaching in the warm-ups because I believe they help to wake the students up and students can practice the topic. I consider that it is important to look for some ways to teach the grammar correctly in order to make it understandable. Moreover, it is important to ask students if they have doubts or push them to ask.