The master program in English Language Teaching-Autonomous Learning Environments has allowed me to reflect on my teaching practice.The most enriching experience in this program has been the teaching practices.Through them, I realized that I was a traditional teacher who did not use too many resources to help students to acquire the language in context.I recognized that I was teaching vocabulary through isolated words,and it did not help students to use structures in context.
I could observe that students were not very interested in my class,maybe because of the reasons I already explained.They did not do homework,they copied the homework from their classmates and they sometimes did not pay attention to my explanations in class.They were not engaged. I believe my my classes were very monotonous because I only focused on translation,write sentences and draw.
Now,I can say that thanks to these teaching practices and my teachers´feedback,I have begun to change my classes trying to reduce Teacher Talking Time (TTT) and increasing Students Talking Time (STT).In other words,my clases are more student-centered.Also, I believe my classes are more dinamic.I have noticed that students enjoy my class more than before.Students have begun to interact among them and they have the possibility to speak in English.I can say that they love to speak in English and they are enjoying a little bit more the class while they learn.
Esperanza Pinzón
This is an interesting reflection Esperanza. I still think you need to describe more fully your perceptions regarding tje evidence that shows your students' interest or lack thereof, in class and learning English because from what I see here, you're applying a lot of what you're learning and there are already changes, so we must be very careful when we say that the work on the blog is what causes the changes.
ResponderBorrarThank you teacher for your comment.I think my students are very interested in English class because they copy the homework from their classmates,they only work for a grade.They sometimes do not pay attention to explanations in class,they do not go beyond what is done in class.
BorrarSorry,teacher I want to correct the second sentence.It is:I think my students are not very interested in English class.
Borrar