Friday 18th.2012
Today was my second class with this new group. I`m feeling better because I could see that they are trying to participate more but it is still hard to do it. My tutor told me that it may be that they feel shy because I`m new for them.What they dont know i that I feel shy and nervous too hahaha.This class was hard for me to teach because I was being video taped and that made me feel so nervous. I started the class reading the objective and explaining the students why my classmate was there with a camera because all the students were looking at him and wandering what was he doing there.
After I explained the reason why he was in the classroom they were more comfortable and able to speak, last class was very hard for me because anybody wanted to participate but today was a bit better. I developed the activities I had planed and I just have one thing in my mind. I brougth a song for the class and I was wondering if they were going to like it or not. I was not sure if the song was adequate for them since they are begginers I was worry about it. My tutor told me that I took too much time doing this activity and that I should try another way of presenting a song without taking too much time but for me it was important and I know that they wont get the things so fast so that is why I played it two times.
The rest of the class was nice and flowed so natural but the fact of being video taped definitely made me different I was sweating a lot but I finally succed with my clas and I sure next class will be better because students now know me well and I hope they will be able to participate more during the class.
Wow Keny, it is very difficult to feel comfortable and confident when teaching a this type of students. Sometimes they are just like that, but in some cases you can do certain activities in order to make them brake the ice. You should try to be like a "friend" to them. Talk to them and smile. It makes the students feel identified with you and they will colaborate.
ResponderEliminarKeep on working hard, and you will see the results. =D cheers!!!
Most of the time we try to look for things that are interesting for our students, but it could be hard. The most important thing is the teacher's attitude. If you like something, you could help others to enjoy it. By the way, the song was great! ahhh and you looked very happy in the video jiji.
ResponderEliminarCongrats!