Today`s class was pretty rewarding for me because I could finish the lesson for this week, and I noticed that students got the idea let`s say about this new topic which was the use of "I wish".
Many things worked well today. For example the warm-up where they had to complete a chart with some wishes and regrets they have on their lives. Another thing was that for the first time they had to perform a dialogue in pairs. The funny thing in this activity was that they had to create their own conversation about "cheating" they created nice conversations and we had good times with the presentations.
Something that did not work well was that at the end of the class students didn`t want to work they were kind of bored because they said that this day they only came for this class and they didn`t want to do anything. I tried to make activities where they had to work in pairs in order to make them feel more comfortable. At the end they worked, but not as I wanted to be.
The activities I presented helped them to perform the activity in which I was evaluating my objective. For me, the activities were according to what I was asking the students to do in the objective.I consider that this helped this group of students to understand better the grammar structure they are going to use when practicing not only in oral form, but also in written form.I have been using different classroom management such as semi-circle, circle and rows. I also have been using different interaction formats. For example : pair-work, group work and also working in trios.One thing I know now is that I always have to correct students`mistakes and monitor them all the time in order to be not only usefull, but also to check their work and the understandable ideas they have from the class.
Well, Cory i can see that you have had problems with students to make them work. It is natural, but i can understand you because the same has happened to me. It is kind of difficult to make students work especially if they are not able to do what you ask them to do. Be patient, not all days are the same. I can see that you have been very creative with the activities and the material that you prepare for your students, too. I am sure about this because i know the way you work which is very creative and organized.
ResponderEliminarVERY NICE JOB, CORY.
I think that we all face those kinds of problems, Cory. In each group of students, there's alway a lazy student, the funny one, the student who knows a lot, the one who has problems with the target language, etc. Those things are seen everywhere. The good thing is that we know how to turn their engines on, right Cory? :) I know you, and I'm sure that you made them feel good even though they were feeling lazy... Keep working hard! :)
ResponderEliminarI like the way you expressed about your last class. I agree with you when you say that in the free practice students talk more English. That part is very useful for both, teacher and students.We have the same assigned group and I know they are very special. I guess we´ve learned several things from them and at the same time we share some of our knowledge. I´m sure you have made a great job!
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