Tuesday, February, 28th, 2012.
Today was my fourth and last (I guess) teaching practicum from this period. This day was very challenging. I received the topic on time, fortunately, but there was no lesson plan so I had to create my own which in a way was great because I could do it on my own rythm.
The big challenge for me was the topic “phrasal verbs”!! I was so worry I didn`t know where to start. Phrasal verbs were of those topics that were taught while I was sleeping. (hahahaha) Well, anyways I had to do it. I started preparing everything and looking for information about it.
It was very confusing because one thing takes me to another thing. At the end it was a big map of verbs to learn and to understand. The day before the class I didn`t sleep well, I was thinking on everything. What could they ask me? Are they going to understand me? What will I do if they don`t? L UUfff so many things!!
The day of the class I tried no to be nervous but I couldn`t hahaha. Well I started the class so normal, as usual I developed the warm up and the presentation so well but I was thinking about grammar notes!
When the moment came I tried to look confident, and to explain things as I understood it. I made an effort not to complicate myself at the time of the explanation because otherwise it will be a mess. I guess they understood well because some of them were asking things and they were not so confused. There was only one boy who was there to make my life impossible haha. He was checking all my pronunciation mistakes and saying that he has traveled to the U.S so he knew more than me.(jijiji) that may be true, but may be not! He was not paying attention in the class but all my mistakes of pronunciation so, what I did? I started asking him things to make him participate and to let him know that he had to pay attention to the explanation. That worked a lot.
Well now I feel relieved. I did it! It was very hard to make my first teaching practicum but thanks God I did it. Now I´m positive for next period and let´s wait things will go better in the next group I have to teach. Good Luck for everyone!
It's pretty unpleasant to read about the rude attitudes of those people who feel entitled to special treatment or with privileges in the class, just because they got deported or daddy took him/her on vacation to the US... It's great the way you handled the situation, so, good for you.
ResponderEliminarwell this is the first time I comment on your entry heheh. I had not found you before hehe. It is very hard to get ready with a topic that we do not manage at all right?. that happened to me once too, but fortunately we succeed.
ResponderEliminarwhat unpleasant it is to have those kind of students who want to show off that they know more than us, but good strategy the one you used.
congrats!! and let´s keep on working hard..
thanks guys! best wishes for you two boys =)
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