I believe
that teachers are models to follow, giving courage and sharing the knowledge
they’ve got to teach it in a much easier way, giving the motivation so they don’t
give up along the way, being patient and knowing that each student has his own
pass to learn, giving the necessary tools to learn, taking into account values
and team work, and building a learning community where learners can search and
find their goals by themselves constructing an endlessly self-learning knowledge
in the English language.
Teaching the
different skills and above all the speaking skill was one of the principles
done during the English sessions, many students are shy to speak and they think
they speak awful and feel very ashamed to do it, I encouraged to do it and I
showed them how good they are, many students have very good voice and tone and the English language sounds wonderful, I told them to imagine how they'd speak if they improve more the speaking skill.
Teaching in learning environment is not the
same as to face to face, in school you educate, but teaching online is a
training process. I remember I was very concerned with my first online
teaching, wondering what I’d do in such a situation I’d have during the
lessons, but little by little you start getting used to and manage to give
feedback and turns for each participant. Some students never participated, most
of them are married and with children, most students work very hard and then
they have to attend the classes tired but with wiliness to learn and got a
degree. Sometimes is hard to be in front of a computer for two hours, students
get tired very soon and is important to teach in a dynamic way. I can say that
learning online is great, and teaching a foreign language through a virtual
tool or using some applications to learn English is very meaningful and of
great help.
My principles about teaching speaking online
are:
Avoid boredom in class: teach in an appealing
way, since students want to learn a lot and they set apart a time to study,
make them feel they’re not wasting time.
Plan before the class: it’s very important to
plan the class and don’t improvise because students will feel the “gap” and a
deep silence during the class.
Think before you teach: some students ask
questions about the topic to prove the teacher, be careful when you give an
answer to a student.
Speak the necessary: allow students to speak
most of the time, correct them at any time is possible and make them feel they’re
improving.
Motivation in class: always motivate students, tell
them they are improving during the classes, if they are not improving enough,
let them know where they’ve failed and cheer them as much as you can.
Give feedback and assessment: students have
their turns to participate, don’t miss or skip the change to correct their
mistake and assess what they learnt on the lesson.
My learners were in total 20 students, olny 15 students actively participated though.
These list of students learnt more about English topics, pronunciation, and reading. They advanced and feel very motivated to continue learning more.My learners were in total 20 students, olny 15 students actively participated though.
Testimonies about my teachings throughout the
English sessions
Links:
Jimy Delgado https://vocaroo.com/i/s0o4emGGLnSa
Andrea Ávila https://vocaroo.com/i/s15vWNTHbtjA
Jose Santos https://vocaroo.com/i/s0wjvkSX5jDA
Gissela Acosta https://vocaroo.com/i/s00I6EFLFE50
Cristian David Peña https://vocaroo.com/i/s1mWsvoVUTLi
Ximena Sanabria https://vocaroo.com/i/s0LeHrJyEuNB
Luis Caicedo https://vocaroo.com/i/s017RT0S76BD
Ronal Ramos https://vocaroo.com/i/s1INoTIJW4q0
551025 –
PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE II
TEACHING JOURNAL FORMAT
Student Teacher’s Name: Yair Salim Ortega Mejia
Language Course: Intermediate English II
Journal entry dates from 9/27 to
10/25
Nr.
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Date
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Group
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# of students
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Topic
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Link of YouTube video
|
Length of lesson
|
Reflections about the lesson and observations
|
1
|
9-27-17
|
A
|
7
|
Too/enough
|
1:17:10
|
I had problems with the use of hangout Google and I have to let the
students speak more because it is a speaking session. I wasn’t able to help one
student (his names is Jose) because I was afraid of not making the recording.
I have to correct a lot my students. I have to improve a lot and I have to be
more dynamic, it wasn’t good enough for me for sure.
Cristian, Eliceo,
Merly, Rosario, Gissele, Luis Arturo, Zuleyka
|
|
2
|
9-29-17
|
A
|
8
|
Comparative and Superlative
|
1:58:00
|
I didn’t have problems with hangout Google, and students did
participate more, it lasted almost two hours. I would like it to be more
dynamic and avoid those long spaces without voice. Students insist that I
should use Skype.
Eliceo, Rosario, Zuleyka, Gissela, Ronal, Jose Santos, Jimy, and Luis
Arturo.
|
|
1
|
9-30-17
|
B
|
2
|
Too/enough
|
1:27:26
|
I felt very good in this session, only Claudia Ximena and Juliana
attended the session, but Claudia Ximena were until the end.
|
|
2
|
10-01-17
|
B
|
2
|
Comparative and Superlative
|
1:35:05
|
I had problems with my audio during the session, I only want them to
speak more and advance much more with fluently.
Luis and Ximena
|
|
3
|
10-04-17
|
A
|
8/9
|
Past simple
|
2:00:50
|
Students are not creative or are afraid of talking in English, so I
found that the best way to practice speaking is by reading a text. Eliceo,
Rosario, Zuleyka, Gissela, Ronal, Jose Santos (he tried but he had problems
to get in), Jimy, leidy jhoanna, and Lina Maria.
|
|
4
|
10-06-17
|
A
|
7
|
Past continuous
|
1:14:11
|
It was fine, I have to be more fluent in English and make them talk
more English.
Ronal, Andrea,
Luis Arturo, Cristian David, Jose Santos, Rosario, Leidy Johanna.
|
|
3
|
10-7-17
|
B
|
1
|
Past simple
|
1:33:20
|
Ximena was the only one student who attended the session, Diana Paola
tried to do it but she was so nervous.
|
|
4
|
10-08-17
|
B
|
4
|
Past continuous
|
1:47:31
|
Luis, Claudia Ximena, Juliana, and Diana Paola participated in the 4th
session, we enjoyed the class. I still want them to learn more and have more
fun.
|
|
5
|
10-11-17
|
A
|
8
|
Past perfect
|
1:27:45
|
Many students have a very Basic English, they need to practice more by
themselves, I expect I am doing a very good job with them. Andrea Avila,
Eliceo, Jimy, Gissele, Lina Maria, Laura, Cristian David, and Rosario (Jose
Santos couldnt participate).
|
|
6
|
10-13-17
|
A
|
9
|
Past perfect continuous
|
1:48:19
|
Eveling, Jose
Santos, Andrea Avila, Rosario, Jimy, Luis Arturo, Cristian David, Ronald. The class wasnt
dynamic but I expect they have understood the topic.
|
|
5, 6
|
10-15-17
|
B
|
1
|
Past perfect and past perfect continuous
|
1:36:19
|
Only Claudia Ximena attended the session. She spoke a lot and
practiced the topic. The class was not long because I only had one student.
|
|
7
|
10-18-17
|
A
|
9/8
|
Used to
|
1:37:26
|
Cristian David,
Jose Santos, Andrea Avila, Rosario, Jimy, Luis Arturo, Ronal, Gissela,
Eliceo.
|
|
8
|
10-20-17
|
A
|
5
|
review
|
1:44:15
|
Jimy, Cristian,
Jose Santos, Andrea Avila, Luis Arturo. I felt bored
and tired in the class, I’m starting to think that have fun in class is very important
than better than learning, or maybe both at the same time.
|
|
7
|
10-21-17
|
B
|
2
|
Used to
|
1:02:00
|
Diana Paola, and
Claudia Ximena. It was fun, and we enjoyed.
|
|
8
|
10-23-17
|
B
|
1
|
Review
|
1:12:00
|
Only Claudia Ximena attended the class. We reviewed all the topics.
|
|
9
|
10-25-17
|
A
|
9
|
Modal verbs
|
1:38:20
|
Andrea Avila, Jose Santos, Ronal, Jimy, Cristian david, Rosario,
Gissela, Lina Maria, and Merly attended the class, everybody spoke and read a
lot. I am focusing more on activities.
|
|
10
|
10-27-17
|
A
|
10
|
Modal verbs and present simple
|
1:16:29
|
Jose Santos,
Cristian David, Rosario, Ronal, Jimy.
|
|
9
|
10-28-17
|
B
|
4
|
Modal verbs
|
56:50
|
Luis, Miguel,
Claudia Ximena, Diana Paola. The class was very animated. I couldn’t be
on time, so that’s why the class lasted almost one hour.
|
|
10
|
10-30-17
|
B
|
1
|
Modal verbs and present simple
|
40:45
|
Ximena was the only one who attended the session. The class started
very late.
|
|
11/12
|
11-3-17
|
A
|
5
|
Future tenses
|
1:48:19
|
Zuleyka, Rosario,
Luis Arturo, Jose Santos, Jimy, Gissela, Leidy. We practiced
Reading and pronunciation.
|
|
11
|
11-4-17
|
B
|
1
|
Future tenses
|
1:02:29
|
Claudia Ximena was the only student.
|
|
12
|
11-10-17
|
A
|
8
|
Conditionals
|
1:38:00
|
Zuleyka, Jimy,
Jose Santos, Cristian David, Luis Arturo, Rosario, Leidy Johana, and Gloria
Gissela.
|
|
12
|
11-11-17
|
B
|
1
|
Conditionals
|
1:19:20
|
Only Claudia Ximena participated in the session.
|
|
13
|
11-13-17
|
B
|
1
|
Relative clauses
|
50:31
|
Only Claudia Ximena participated in the session.
|
|
13
|
11-17-17
|
A
|
7
|
Relative Clauses
|
1:26:30
|
Cristian, Jose S,
Luis Arturo, Zuleyka, leidy jhoana, Jimy, Miguel.
|
|
14
|
11-19-17
|
B
|
2
|
Neither, either,
so
|
1:02:05
|
Ximena, and Diana
paola.
|
|
15
|
11-28-17
|
A
|
5
|
Final exam
|
1:01:49
|
The final exam taken by some students, others had the exam through
Skype.
|
The sessions I liked the most were: So and neither with be and do, and Future tenses. Students understood these topics easily. The most difficult topics for them were: Conditionals, and could have-should have, might have-must have.
I didn't designed any didactic material, but I used sources from Internet such as images, stories, and English topics:
Too Vs Enough
Future present progressive
Conclusion
Learning English and then becoming a student teacher
has been a great experience in my life, many experiences and reflections of my
teaching development, meeting new people and getting more knowledge and advice
from those who wants to be better and grow in order to help others.
I remember my teaching practice in school last
year, and I can say that there’s no comparison between these two models of
teaching. My online practice was very meaningful, I learnt from my students and
from myself, in this kind of group you see students very motivated to learn and
expecting a lot, and students wonder who will be the tutor and what his/her English
level will be like, they want to participate and be proved at stage, they want
and need to be recognized and assed by someone who tells them in what aspect
they have to improve, you also have to allow them to speak and at the same time
be corrected. I know I made some mistakes, first of all because of my lack of time
to plan very well my English lessons, I still have to improve more my four
language skills and it’s something what I’m struggling with.
Teaching online requires some expertise on tech
and didactic materials, avoid the silence, it’s like speaking in a radio
station, if nobody speak, people will feel that something is going wrong, it
creates insecurity and an environment of doubt and hesitation. Also keep in a
positive attitude, don’t complain as many students teachers did. Also use
different tools to communicate such as WhatsApp, Skype, and Google.
I want to thank to God and to the UNAD
university for giving me the opportunity to study and have this amazing
experience in my life. Thanks to the tutor Liliana and my students for those
comments that pull me out the ground to continue growing in my professional development.
