LESSON PLAN VOCABULARY ( IN THE CATEDRA 2)
LESSON PLAN LISTENING ( I WILL PRESENT THIS!)
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Activities and Lesson Plan
Here are 2 Activities ( Grammar and Vocaulary) and Lesson Plan ( Pronounciation):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zb1chyy16vcbmcg ( Vocabulary Activity)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4murlauhsnsjsgn ( Grammar Activity)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2c6im8p36cz1k5q ( Lesson Plan Pronounciation)
CHECK THIS!!!
http://www.mediafire.com/?zb1chyy16vcbmcg ( Vocabulary Activity)
http://www.mediafire.com/?4murlauhsnsjsgn ( Grammar Activity)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2c6im8p36cz1k5q ( Lesson Plan Pronounciation)
CHECK THIS!!!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Box 5.2
1. Some techniques are more popular than others. Whar are they and can you account for their popularity?
a) Ilustrations: First of all we have to take into account what is illustration? and how it can affect the students.
It is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically.
So, These important because it shows how the students can make headway through their memory and gain their attention, if they can visualize the pictures so they can answer its meaning and a brief definiton about it.
b) Examples: The examples are very important because many students don't understand when a teacher explain about his/her topic, so if we can explain with examples they can learn more easily.
c) Definitions: Obviously it is very important because we have to learn to define all what we know and investigate all what we don't about a definition, the definition is a passage that explains the meaning of a term ( a word, phrase or other set of symbols) and it is divided in 2 steps:
Genre: It is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, it means that it is common with some other genre similars, for example:
A pen A pencil
These are both "a instrument to write" so these are both the same "Genre".
Specif difference: It is the difference that must exist between an object and another, it's what allow a individual definition about something.
A pen: It is a instrument to write ( Genre)
It's a long thin wooden object with a sharp black or other coloured point, made from a type of carbon, at one end.
( its Specific difference).
A pencil: It is a instrument to write ( Genre)
It's a long thin object used for writing or drawing with ink. ( Specific difference).
2. Are there techniques that are particularly appropriate for the presentation of certain types of words?
Yes, there are. I think Illustration is a process for the beginning of our students as children ( basic) and may be a brief definition between children who is 12-13 who learn about descriptions as places, animals, clothes, etc... , and some definitions and descriptions for the wilingness between teenagers ( which can understand a long definition) according to the vocabulary and their own skills.
3. Are there techniques which are likely to be more, or less, appropriate for particular learner populations (young/adult, beginner/advances, different background cultures)?
Sure, because we have to take into account that people into a classroom we're going to teach and use own methods according to level that they have , and their cultures.
I think that it depends on according to their ages and their own progress about a second language.
Illustrations are more likely for students who are children and beginners because it allows a speed understanding about things.
Demostration is more likely for students who are young or adults because they are more willing to repeat a process of learning for that it becomes more easily for them and they can understand it.
Finally, Context which is less likely because it has variants function in a situation in which it can be used or it can't, but anyway it doesn't mean that the students who like english or think that english is important it's impossible to learn but to learn it must exist perseverance.
4. Do you, as an individual, find that you prefer some kinds of techniques and tend to avoid others? Which? And why?
Yes, I do. I think that I would like to use Illustrations , Examples and Descriptions which are easier to use in the students and they can participate and motivate I also want to considerate Dictation because there are a lot of students who have many problems about writing and differencec with its pronuounciation, anyway I think that The least important is that the students never have to traslate sentences in a class because it's the worst that a teacher can do.
a) Ilustrations: First of all we have to take into account what is illustration? and how it can affect the students.
It is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically.
So, These important because it shows how the students can make headway through their memory and gain their attention, if they can visualize the pictures so they can answer its meaning and a brief definiton about it.
c) Definitions: Obviously it is very important because we have to learn to define all what we know and investigate all what we don't about a definition, the definition is a passage that explains the meaning of a term ( a word, phrase or other set of symbols) and it is divided in 2 steps:
Genre: It is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, it means that it is common with some other genre similars, for example:
A pen A pencil
These are both "a instrument to write" so these are both the same "Genre".
Specif difference: It is the difference that must exist between an object and another, it's what allow a individual definition about something.
A pen: It is a instrument to write ( Genre)
It's a long thin wooden object with a sharp black or other coloured point, made from a type of carbon, at one end.
( its Specific difference).
A pencil: It is a instrument to write ( Genre)
It's a long thin object used for writing or drawing with ink. ( Specific difference).
2. Are there techniques that are particularly appropriate for the presentation of certain types of words?
Yes, there are. I think Illustration is a process for the beginning of our students as children ( basic) and may be a brief definition between children who is 12-13 who learn about descriptions as places, animals, clothes, etc... , and some definitions and descriptions for the wilingness between teenagers ( which can understand a long definition) according to the vocabulary and their own skills.
3. Are there techniques which are likely to be more, or less, appropriate for particular learner populations (young/adult, beginner/advances, different background cultures)?
Sure, because we have to take into account that people into a classroom we're going to teach and use own methods according to level that they have , and their cultures.
I think that it depends on according to their ages and their own progress about a second language.
Illustrations are more likely for students who are children and beginners because it allows a speed understanding about things.
Demostration is more likely for students who are young or adults because they are more willing to repeat a process of learning for that it becomes more easily for them and they can understand it.
Finally, Context which is less likely because it has variants function in a situation in which it can be used or it can't, but anyway it doesn't mean that the students who like english or think that english is important it's impossible to learn but to learn it must exist perseverance.
4. Do you, as an individual, find that you prefer some kinds of techniques and tend to avoid others? Which? And why?
Yes, I do. I think that I would like to use Illustrations , Examples and Descriptions which are easier to use in the students and they can participate and motivate I also want to considerate Dictation because there are a lot of students who have many problems about writing and differencec with its pronuounciation, anyway I think that The least important is that the students never have to traslate sentences in a class because it's the worst that a teacher can do.
Monday, May 9, 2011
The LandLady Activity : "Lesson Plan"
http://www.mediafire.com/?7k66z2o10qo8mf0 ( Miss!! you can check our "lesson plan" here! click and download)
Last week Neptali and I presented an activity and I think that it was too bad! D: ...when the teacher explained us about our own mistakes..definitely I realized that I need get better more things, so and that mistakes are such as:
!) Nerves: I always get nervous when I have to speak in front of the class, but thanks to Práctica I've realized that I have to defeat my nervousness because I have a loud voice, because there are some people that have a weak voice and I must take advantage of I have a loud and good tone, but I sometimes hide that (in the bottom of my heart) and I think that nobody can pay attention to me. It's difficult to me, but "you never know until you try it" it's a saying which I always think about it.
2) Confidence: My lack of confidence because I think even when I talk to a lot of people looking at me I get stuck and I feel like a unable young boy, but anyway I keep on paying attention and trying say what I want to say without a doubt.
3) Gain the students' Attention: I have to admit that our class was awful, but I didn't feel sad because in spite of the fact that our teacher said: " if you want to gain your students' attention, you can't be so calmly with the students ", so I need be more charismatic and serious at the same time, because I know that if I can do that I can controlate my class in the future.
Well, I think That's it, but I'll continue looking at my teachers to get my own style and become a good teacher, I'll continue investigating.
Last week Neptali and I presented an activity and I think that it was too bad! D: ...when the teacher explained us about our own mistakes..definitely I realized that I need get better more things, so and that mistakes are such as:
!) Nerves: I always get nervous when I have to speak in front of the class, but thanks to Práctica I've realized that I have to defeat my nervousness because I have a loud voice, because there are some people that have a weak voice and I must take advantage of I have a loud and good tone, but I sometimes hide that (in the bottom of my heart) and I think that nobody can pay attention to me. It's difficult to me, but "you never know until you try it" it's a saying which I always think about it.
2) Confidence: My lack of confidence because I think even when I talk to a lot of people looking at me I get stuck and I feel like a unable young boy, but anyway I keep on paying attention and trying say what I want to say without a doubt.
3) Gain the students' Attention: I have to admit that our class was awful, but I didn't feel sad because in spite of the fact that our teacher said: " if you want to gain your students' attention, you can't be so calmly with the students ", so I need be more charismatic and serious at the same time, because I know that if I can do that I can controlate my class in the future.
Well, I think That's it, but I'll continue looking at my teachers to get my own style and become a good teacher, I'll continue investigating.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Supplementary Materials
We don't only have the Coursebook, but also Supplementary Materials which is additional data files that contain information directly supportive of the document. Well It includes several materials but I think these are the most important for me :
- Podcast: The Podcast is a radio programme that is stored in a digital form which the people can download from the Internet and play on their own computer, MP3 or even a phone.
Well- I have here a video about What is a podcast? if my explanation is a bit difficult to understand.
- Ebooks: Ebook means E( electronic) Book ( a set of pages to be read or written), i.e. a "Electronic Book" which is more comfortable to be used.
- Wiki: It is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. Well I have here a video which explain to how to make a wiki:
- Podcast: The Podcast is a radio programme that is stored in a digital form which the people can download from the Internet and play on their own computer, MP3 or even a phone.
Well- I have here a video about What is a podcast? if my explanation is a bit difficult to understand.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Box 13, 2: Criteria for Coursebook Assessment
Well The Book which I'm going to express my criteria is called "Go for Chile!" Students' Book 1 (1er año de enseñanza media), so I'm going to evaluate it with the following criterions. these are:
A) Criterion 1: Objetives explicity laid out in an introduction, and implemented in the material.
Rating: 6.0
It has all the tools to carry out a good work of the material, but I guess it needs some details of clarity according to the introduction, but in general it's good enough.
B) Criterion 2: Approach educationally and socially acceptable to target community.
Rating: 7.0
Yes, because the book has good terms, phrases and after all it shows all about Chile. so Educationally is very important the students know about our own country , and Socially some of them should join in the class because there's a lot of ideas they could tell.
C) Criterion 3: Clear attractive layout; print easy to read.
Rating: 7.0
yes It is, because it has interesting pictures and the print is enough visible.
D) Criterion 4: Appropiate visual material available
Rating: 6.0
It has many pictures, but the most important is that it has a lot of exercises with questions and answer, and I think that's excellent because it's necessary that the students have liberty to write an answer of themself.
E) Criterion 5: Interesting topics and tasks.
Rating: 6.5
I think so because it shows a lot of good exercises that the students can develop, the instructions are very clear, too.
D) Criterion 6: Varied topics and tasks, so as to provide for different learner levels, learning styles, interest, etc..
Rating: 6.0
It has good topics and tasks which allow that the students can improve his/her good learning.
E) Criterion 7: Clear instructions.
Rating: 7.0
The instrucctions are quite clears, and there's nothing that can misunderstand- well sometimes even our own students can comment about a mistake.
F) Criterion 8: Systematic coverage of syllabus.
Rating: 6.0
It has a good planning of syllabus, and it allows to the teacher have a good timing to mix between the book and what the teacher wants to explain.
G) Criterion 9: Content clearly organized and graded (sequenced by difficulty).
Rating: 6.5
Content is excellent, it has all very well organized, besides it shows things very important about our country, I guess the sequency is a little weak, because there's no so many differences between a unit and another.
H) Criterion 10: Periodic review and test sections.
Rating: 6.0
Well, in the page 68 there's a Extra practice that is part of our review , it is important have one , because our intention as a teacher is to impede to the students forget something so valuable as the learning and practicing exercises.
J) Criterion 11: Plenty of authentic language.
Rating: 5.0
It has some sayings, imperatives and a little of phrasal verbs.
K) Criterion 12: Good pronunciation explanation and practice.
Rating: 6.5
There's no so much explanation, rather there's a lot of exercises to practice such as listening ( his/her own pronunciation improves if they listen to a native say it) , writing ( through exercises).
L) Criterion 13: Good vocabulary explanation and practice.
Rating: 7.0
The vocabulary of this book is a WORKLIST which is between the last but one and the last pages. so if the students have a problem can see in the Worklist, anyway it's important they learn by heart the most of them at least.
M) Criterion 14: Good grammar presentation and practice.
Rating: 6.0
Yes, it has a good grammar, anyway the students have to know a good order of the words in a grade as is 1ro medio, so we have to give priority to more exercises-sayings, imperatives, exclamations and phrasal verbs, etc.. that they perhaps don't know, and the last but not least the listening to get better his/her pronunciation and understanding ( at least what they can understand).
N) Criterion 15: Fluency practice in all four skills.
Rating: 7.0
Well the 4 skills are good determinated in the syllabus, besides I think that the book has a good mix of all in general.
O) Criterion 16: Encourages learners to develop own learning strategies and to become independent in their learning.
Rating: 6.0
The development of our students depend on themselves, if they want to learn and they like english, they'll look up new words, idioms, phrasal verbs, exclamations, imperatives ( i.e informal phrases) etc.. that would great, but not all of them think the same, the important is they understand that we are here because we want they learn a motivating and challenging second language, anyway the book always is our tool of supporting.
P) Criterion 17: Adequate guidance for the teacher, not too heavy preparation load.
Rating: 7.0
It's good enough, it's not complex, it has exercises, listenings and reading.
Q) Criterion 18: Audio cassettes.
Rating: 7.0
What is a cassete? ( a joke) but this question a little boy will ask for it some day, because we live in a world where all is technological, so we use audio CD's.
R) Criterion 19: Readily available locally.
Rating: 5.0
I'm not sure but it seems to be that I can't find a dowload about of this book, Not even a link. but at least I have a photo of this, mmm I guess that's all.
A) Criterion 1: Objetives explicity laid out in an introduction, and implemented in the material.
Rating: 6.0
It has all the tools to carry out a good work of the material, but I guess it needs some details of clarity according to the introduction, but in general it's good enough.
B) Criterion 2: Approach educationally and socially acceptable to target community.
Rating: 7.0
Yes, because the book has good terms, phrases and after all it shows all about Chile. so Educationally is very important the students know about our own country , and Socially some of them should join in the class because there's a lot of ideas they could tell.
C) Criterion 3: Clear attractive layout; print easy to read.
Rating: 7.0
yes It is, because it has interesting pictures and the print is enough visible.
D) Criterion 4: Appropiate visual material available
Rating: 6.0
It has many pictures, but the most important is that it has a lot of exercises with questions and answer, and I think that's excellent because it's necessary that the students have liberty to write an answer of themself.
E) Criterion 5: Interesting topics and tasks.
Rating: 6.5
I think so because it shows a lot of good exercises that the students can develop, the instructions are very clear, too.
D) Criterion 6: Varied topics and tasks, so as to provide for different learner levels, learning styles, interest, etc..
Rating: 6.0
It has good topics and tasks which allow that the students can improve his/her good learning.
E) Criterion 7: Clear instructions.
Rating: 7.0
The instrucctions are quite clears, and there's nothing that can misunderstand- well sometimes even our own students can comment about a mistake.
F) Criterion 8: Systematic coverage of syllabus.
Rating: 6.0
It has a good planning of syllabus, and it allows to the teacher have a good timing to mix between the book and what the teacher wants to explain.
G) Criterion 9: Content clearly organized and graded (sequenced by difficulty).
Rating: 6.5
Content is excellent, it has all very well organized, besides it shows things very important about our country, I guess the sequency is a little weak, because there's no so many differences between a unit and another.
H) Criterion 10: Periodic review and test sections.
Rating: 6.0
Well, in the page 68 there's a Extra practice that is part of our review , it is important have one , because our intention as a teacher is to impede to the students forget something so valuable as the learning and practicing exercises.
J) Criterion 11: Plenty of authentic language.
Rating: 5.0
It has some sayings, imperatives and a little of phrasal verbs.
K) Criterion 12: Good pronunciation explanation and practice.
Rating: 6.5
There's no so much explanation, rather there's a lot of exercises to practice such as listening ( his/her own pronunciation improves if they listen to a native say it) , writing ( through exercises).
L) Criterion 13: Good vocabulary explanation and practice.
Rating: 7.0
The vocabulary of this book is a WORKLIST which is between the last but one and the last pages. so if the students have a problem can see in the Worklist, anyway it's important they learn by heart the most of them at least.
M) Criterion 14: Good grammar presentation and practice.
Rating: 6.0
Yes, it has a good grammar, anyway the students have to know a good order of the words in a grade as is 1ro medio, so we have to give priority to more exercises-sayings, imperatives, exclamations and phrasal verbs, etc.. that they perhaps don't know, and the last but not least the listening to get better his/her pronunciation and understanding ( at least what they can understand).
N) Criterion 15: Fluency practice in all four skills.
Rating: 7.0
Well the 4 skills are good determinated in the syllabus, besides I think that the book has a good mix of all in general.
O) Criterion 16: Encourages learners to develop own learning strategies and to become independent in their learning.
Rating: 6.0
The development of our students depend on themselves, if they want to learn and they like english, they'll look up new words, idioms, phrasal verbs, exclamations, imperatives ( i.e informal phrases) etc.. that would great, but not all of them think the same, the important is they understand that we are here because we want they learn a motivating and challenging second language, anyway the book always is our tool of supporting.
P) Criterion 17: Adequate guidance for the teacher, not too heavy preparation load.
Rating: 7.0
It's good enough, it's not complex, it has exercises, listenings and reading.
Q) Criterion 18: Audio cassettes.
Rating: 7.0
What is a cassete? ( a joke) but this question a little boy will ask for it some day, because we live in a world where all is technological, so we use audio CD's.
R) Criterion 19: Readily available locally.
Rating: 5.0
I'm not sure but it seems to be that I can't find a dowload about of this book, Not even a link. but at least I have a photo of this, mmm I guess that's all.
CHECK THIS!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Syllabus
A Syllabus is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific curriculum). A syllabus is often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who supervises or controls the course quality. Here I have a list of some characteristics of syllabus:
1. Schedule of time : It's important to have a timetable because it must exist an order to carry out our planning, it can get if there are reviews in the class and test dates.
2. Materials: It refers to the type of tool that it's going to use, for instance, a book, a powerpoint.
3. Objetives: It's what we want to our students achieve at the end of our course, it is always hypothetically because we don't know if it all our students will pass and more important if they will learn.
4. Give class expectations: We have to expect our students can express if they want to talk about the topic we're checking.
5. Give hours and times you are available for conferences or tutorials: Sometimes we have to pause until a certain time and we explain to our pupils again if they don't understand, and it's necessary they also ask for us all his/her doubts that they have to do.
well, There's a organization for each syllabuses types of them, and these are:
1. Grammatical syllabus / based on the structures of a language.
2. Lexical syllabus/ based on entirely on activities involving real language use.
3.Situational syllabus/ to prepare learners to cope in a foreign language with concrete situations of the world.
4. Topic-based syllabus/ it uses activities that the learners have to do for noninstructional purposes outside of the classroom as opportunities for language learning.
5. Notional syllabus/ vocabulary and language concepts.
6. Functional- notional syllabus/ a way of organizing a language-learning curriculum.
7. Mixed syllabus/ mixture of the previous syllabuses.
8. Procedural syllabus/ based on a structure that can best be learned when attention is focused on meaning.
9. Process syllabus/ focused on the skills and processes involved in learning language.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Testing Techniques
We were watching a powerpoint about some pages a book called " a course in a language teacher" and the teacher said: your task is blog the following:
Which do you think that is the most and least effective test techniques? Choose and Blog it,
So I think that these are:
THE MOST EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE:
Questions and aswers: Simple questions, very often following reading, or as part of an interview; may require short or long answers.
I guess that it's very important for the students, the most effective technique has to be something simple, they have to aswer the questions, so they use what they know, but it has to be linked with a grammatical learning right, if they know the basic like : pronouns,verbs and places or objects, they should try to answer.
AND THE LEAST EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE:
Translation: The teacher write some sentences in english and the students copy it, and then they have to traslate it, it's sometimes part of a class or It's sometimes homework.
I remember that I had a teacher that did the same in class, he wrote on the blackboard many sentences and we had to traslate them, but I thought it was monotone, Look the words up because we didn't even when a word in past like EAT it was ATE, It's important that the english a language who nobody could take into account were view like something new and interesting, because many people in our country like it, for instance, Sing along in english, watch sitcoms, watch mtv, telling mother, father, computer, etc..
COME ON STUDENTS!!! IF YOU ALL PARTICIPATE I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND!!!
Which do you think that is the most and least effective test techniques? Choose and Blog it,
So I think that these are:
THE MOST EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE:
Questions and aswers: Simple questions, very often following reading, or as part of an interview; may require short or long answers.
I guess that it's very important for the students, the most effective technique has to be something simple, they have to aswer the questions, so they use what they know, but it has to be linked with a grammatical learning right, if they know the basic like : pronouns,verbs and places or objects, they should try to answer.
AND THE LEAST EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE:
Translation: The teacher write some sentences in english and the students copy it, and then they have to traslate it, it's sometimes part of a class or It's sometimes homework.
I remember that I had a teacher that did the same in class, he wrote on the blackboard many sentences and we had to traslate them, but I thought it was monotone, Look the words up because we didn't even when a word in past like EAT it was ATE, It's important that the english a language who nobody could take into account were view like something new and interesting, because many people in our country like it, for instance, Sing along in english, watch sitcoms, watch mtv, telling mother, father, computer, etc..
COME ON STUDENTS!!! IF YOU ALL PARTICIPATE I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND!!!
Check this please!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Presentation
In this class we were checking what it's a Presentation, it means a form of teaching most achievable for the students, because the planification is complex, we have to summarize, according to the followng diagram, I'm going to explain you each term:
The most important of this diagram is 3 steps to a good class which are:
!) Attention: the learners have to pay attetion to the teacher if they want to learn, and it can be possible if the students are silent, obviously it's very important they attend to his/her progress.
2) Perception: the students see and hear so that they can create his/her own style of learning, they have to work his/her mind, anyway the teacher will always guide their long way to go.
3) Undesrtanding: It's important we take into account the students don't learn all the class, but they wouldn't have forgotten some things at least, Understanding is last step, if they can tell me what they learnt , so we can say we did a good job.
The most important of this diagram is 3 steps to a good class which are:
!) Attention: the learners have to pay attetion to the teacher if they want to learn, and it can be possible if the students are silent, obviously it's very important they attend to his/her progress.
2) Perception: the students see and hear so that they can create his/her own style of learning, they have to work his/her mind, anyway the teacher will always guide their long way to go.
3) Undesrtanding: It's important we take into account the students don't learn all the class, but they wouldn't have forgotten some things at least, Understanding is last step, if they can tell me what they learnt , so we can say we did a good job.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Activity
Activity 1
We would present this activity to the students in the following matter:
1. Ok students, today we’re going to play a game.
2. I’m going to show you some pictures
3. I’ll show you the picture from a different view
4. You have to try to guess what the picture is
5. If you don’t know what it is, say I don’t know or I have no idea or try it at least
6. Then I will show you the picture of the object and we can compare answers
7. For example, what is this?
1.
2. It’s a _______________ x5
3. Show picture
1.
2. It’s a bottle
Then We're going to ask some students if they can guess what the picture is in a position that is a litle complex, they all can rise their hands, and tell it quickly, the idea is that the students participate because I guess nobody would like to lose! so who guess what it is?
-Angelo Messina
-Axel Villagrán
-Marcelo Véliz
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Survey of Students Opinion
Well, I got the results of this survey and It's the following:
So, In the Graphic according to my survey to 8 students we have Most popular choices to Agree+ ( Very much Agree) and Least popular options is Disagree-( Totally Disagree)
Well, My opinion is that some day we become teachers so if we have to be evaluated just like that, we can have a idea of ourselves to get better our own behavior and that's very important because we don't only teach our students knowledge but also we have to teach them to participate, whereas we're role models to them, if we have a good education we must teach them good values, because The Next Generation should do the same to The Next - Next Generation, our future depends on get our main goal which is the students become educated, intelligent and cheerful people ( i.e respect, knowledge and affectivity), after all some day they'll also choose their own goal and decisions.
My Main Goal is the students can express in english, I don't mean they should talk to me or their classmates perfectly, but at least they try to do their best, but I think if they can do it, they'll realize to speak english is a great step to their motivation, whereas Speaking spanish would be much easier than Speaking english.
The following picture is not important at all, It's just to have a good time:
XD...Goodbye Readers!!
Check this please!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Learners Differences
Aspect of Learner Motivation ( page 288)
1. How important do you think motivation is for success in language learning, compared to, for example, language aptitude?
The Motivation is the enthusiams for doing something, motivation has a latin term that is called "Motus" it means "Moved" , so the students are willing to learn if they join in the class, their progress depend on Feedback. In the second point is Language Aptitude which is how theyselves know their boundaries for their learning through their skills, according to their intuitions, it refers to the “prediction of how well, relative to other individuals, an individual can learn a foreign language in a given amount of time and under given conditions".
I think the Motivation is more inportant than Language Aptitude because the first one is the most important thing for a good learning, everyday the students are learning more ideas and it's necessary they can motivate and rise their hands to ask or aswers questions so that improve their knowledge, but if a student were a motivated person and at the same time a person who were good enough for learning language, That would be much better!
Well I found out in a website about 7 rules of motivation, if you want to check it, only click:
http://www.motivation-tools.com/elements/seven_rules.htm
2. What characteristics and behaviours you associate with the image of a motivated learner?
A motivated learner is willing to get better his/her learning not only with what the teacher says, the student should be a balance of time for doing the things, it means knowing look for information by himself/herself, watch telly ( news, cartoons, national geography, BBC, etc..), in general the students also want to have a good time when they are learning about a lot of ideas for becoming more intelligents than before at the school.
1. How important do you think motivation is for success in language learning, compared to, for example, language aptitude?
The Motivation is the enthusiams for doing something, motivation has a latin term that is called "Motus" it means "Moved" , so the students are willing to learn if they join in the class, their progress depend on Feedback. In the second point is Language Aptitude which is how theyselves know their boundaries for their learning through their skills, according to their intuitions, it refers to the “prediction of how well, relative to other individuals, an individual can learn a foreign language in a given amount of time and under given conditions".
I think the Motivation is more inportant than Language Aptitude because the first one is the most important thing for a good learning, everyday the students are learning more ideas and it's necessary they can motivate and rise their hands to ask or aswers questions so that improve their knowledge, but if a student were a motivated person and at the same time a person who were good enough for learning language, That would be much better!
Well I found out in a website about 7 rules of motivation, if you want to check it, only click:
http://www.motivation-tools.com/elements/seven_rules.htm
2. What characteristics and behaviours you associate with the image of a motivated learner?
A motivated learner is willing to get better his/her learning not only with what the teacher says, the student should be a balance of time for doing the things, it means knowing look for information by himself/herself, watch telly ( news, cartoons, national geography, BBC, etc..), in general the students also want to have a good time when they are learning about a lot of ideas for becoming more intelligents than before at the school.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Designing a Quiz
Well My Instrument that I chose is Yes or No, the evaluation is made for evaluating the motivation, anxiety, self-esteem adn empathy:
1. You use to order your bedroom everyday.
-Yes
-No
2. If you have to talk in front of the class, do you make nervous?
-Yes
-No
3. When Someone tells you something very important , do you put yourself in someone else's shoes?
-Yes
-No
4. Do you like to share your things with your friends?
-Yes
- No
5. In your free-time you like jogging , playing football.
-Yes
- No
6. When you mother tells you off, do you get angry and go to your room ?
-Yes
- No
7. Are you a cheerful person and you like telling jokes or talking to someone about something interesting for you?
-Yes
-No
8. Do you read newpapers, magazines or comics?
-Yes
- No
9. When you have to meet up with your friends and you're getting late, do you call them at least?
-Yes
-No
10. When you get a excellent mark do you tell your parents about it?
-Yes
-No
Well , In general It was complex to make these questions, but I guess It could evaluate his/her 4 personality factors, I thought much because I didn't make it so complicated, after all, this quiz demostrate what the students need to get better and become in some wise people.
1. You use to order your bedroom everyday.
-Yes
-No
2. If you have to talk in front of the class, do you make nervous?
-Yes
-No
3. When Someone tells you something very important , do you put yourself in someone else's shoes?
-Yes
-No
4. Do you like to share your things with your friends?
-Yes
- No
5. In your free-time you like jogging , playing football.
-Yes
- No
6. When you mother tells you off, do you get angry and go to your room ?
-Yes
- No
7. Are you a cheerful person and you like telling jokes or talking to someone about something interesting for you?
-Yes
-No
8. Do you read newpapers, magazines or comics?
-Yes
- No
9. When you have to meet up with your friends and you're getting late, do you call them at least?
-Yes
-No
10. When you get a excellent mark do you tell your parents about it?
-Yes
-No
Well , In general It was complex to make these questions, but I guess It could evaluate his/her 4 personality factors, I thought much because I didn't make it so complicated, after all, this quiz demostrate what the students need to get better and become in some wise people.
Methodology Class: Myers Briggs Test
Jung Typology Test
Your Type is
ISFJ
Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
67 25 25 1
Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:
distinctively expressed introvert
moderately expressed sensing personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality
mmm...I see..OH! :O! right! I have to write my opinion XD...let's see..I think these questions were a good experience for me, some were a litlle complex too. well anyway I have to comment about my test and my emotions:
Introvert, Obviously I've always been shy, but while I've been growning up! I realized if I don't try it Nobody will try it for me, besides I have a long way to go before I become a teacher ( i.e a EXTROVERT person too).
Sensing Personality, I understand I often feel tired and I feel I'm not happy with some things, but when I'm happy I have a good empathy.
Feelings Personality, I always intent to show my feelings through laughing, because I am a jolly, serious, but definitely cheerful and funny person. XD Just look at my drawings!!!!
Judging Personality, I'm not very good judging to the people but If I want to be a teacher, I have to choose very critically as a excellent evaluator.
I looked for something important on another web:
About the ISFJ
Expert Quotes & Links
"ISFJs are characterized above all by their desire to serve others, their "need to be needed." In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take relationships are deeply unsatisfying to them; however, most ISFJs find more than enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life."
- ISFJ Profile (TypeLogic)
"modest, not confrontational, easily hurt, observer, prone to crying, not spontaneous"
- Jung Type Descriptions (ISFJ) (similarminds.com)
"ISFJs have a rich inner world that is not usually obvious to observers. They constantly take in information about people and situations that is personally important to them, and store it away. This tremendous store of information is usually startlingly accurate, because the ISFJ has an exceptional memory about things that are important to their value systems. It would not be uncommon for the ISFJ to remember a particular facial expression or conversation in precise detail years after..."
- Portrait of an ISFJ (The Personality Page)
"The primary desire of the Protector SJ is to be of service to others, but here "service" means not so much furnishing others with the necessities of life, as guarding others against life's pitfalls and perils, that is, seeing to their safety and security."
- The Portrait of the Protector Guardian (iSfJ) (Keirsey)
"At work, ISFJs contribute loyal, sympathetic, consistent, and considerate service to others. They are know for their kindness and for their willingness to go to any length to help those in need. They take the practical needs of people into account when they do their work, and their strong follow-through skills allow them to carry out organizational goals. They do at least what is expected to them and oftentimes more, without attracting attention to themselves. They are painstaking and responsible with detail and routine, and feel it is important to have the right things in the right places at the right times."
Your Type is
ISFJ
Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
67 25 25 1
Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:
distinctively expressed introvert
moderately expressed sensing personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality
mmm...I see..OH! :O! right! I have to write my opinion XD...let's see..I think these questions were a good experience for me, some were a litlle complex too. well anyway I have to comment about my test and my emotions:
Introvert, Obviously I've always been shy, but while I've been growning up! I realized if I don't try it Nobody will try it for me, besides I have a long way to go before I become a teacher ( i.e a EXTROVERT person too).
Sensing Personality, I understand I often feel tired and I feel I'm not happy with some things, but when I'm happy I have a good empathy.
Feelings Personality, I always intent to show my feelings through laughing, because I am a jolly, serious, but definitely cheerful and funny person. XD Just look at my drawings!!!!
Judging Personality, I'm not very good judging to the people but If I want to be a teacher, I have to choose very critically as a excellent evaluator.
I looked for something important on another web:
About the ISFJ
Expert Quotes & Links
"ISFJs are characterized above all by their desire to serve others, their "need to be needed." In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take relationships are deeply unsatisfying to them; however, most ISFJs find more than enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life."
- ISFJ Profile (TypeLogic)
"modest, not confrontational, easily hurt, observer, prone to crying, not spontaneous"
- Jung Type Descriptions (ISFJ) (similarminds.com)
"ISFJs have a rich inner world that is not usually obvious to observers. They constantly take in information about people and situations that is personally important to them, and store it away. This tremendous store of information is usually startlingly accurate, because the ISFJ has an exceptional memory about things that are important to their value systems. It would not be uncommon for the ISFJ to remember a particular facial expression or conversation in precise detail years after..."
- Portrait of an ISFJ (The Personality Page)
"The primary desire of the Protector SJ is to be of service to others, but here "service" means not so much furnishing others with the necessities of life, as guarding others against life's pitfalls and perils, that is, seeing to their safety and security."
- The Portrait of the Protector Guardian (iSfJ) (Keirsey)
"At work, ISFJs contribute loyal, sympathetic, consistent, and considerate service to others. They are know for their kindness and for their willingness to go to any length to help those in need. They take the practical needs of people into account when they do their work, and their strong follow-through skills allow them to carry out organizational goals. They do at least what is expected to them and oftentimes more, without attracting attention to themselves. They are painstaking and responsible with detail and routine, and feel it is important to have the right things in the right places at the right times."
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Personality Factors
First of all, we should ask ourselves: What is the Personality? There are several definitions of the personality, but I chose this one; Personality is: "The combination of characteristics and qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, i.e the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think."
According to a important neurologist and medical as Sigmund Freud, He thinks The Personality is divided 3 Levels of Awareness:
1) Conscious mind
The conscious mind is where we are paying attention at the moment. It includes only our current thinking processes and objects of attention, and hence constitutes a very large part of our current awareness.
2) Preconscious mind
The preconscious includes those things of which we are aware, but where we are not paying attention. We can choose to pay attention to these and deliberately bring them into the conscious mind.
We can control our awareness to a certain extent, from focusing in very closely on one conscious act to a wider awareness that seeks to expand consciousness to include as much of preconscious information as possible.
3) Subconscious mind
At the subconscious level, the process and content are out of direct reach of the conscious mind. The subconscious thus thinks and acts independently.
One of Freud's key findings was that much behavior is driven directly from the subconscious mind. This has the alarming consequence that we are largely unable to control our behavior, and in particular that which we would sometimes prefer to avoid.
More recent research has shown that the subconscious mind is probably even more in charge of our actions than even Freud had realized.
There are 7 Personality Factors which We were checking in class, These are:
1) Motivation: - a reason or reasons for doing something.
- desire to do something; enthusiasm.
2) Anxiety: - an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.
3) Self-esteem: - belief and confidence in your own ability and value.
4) Empathy: - the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation.
5) Introversion: - someone who is shy, quiet and unable to make friends easily.
6) Extroversion: - an energetic, happy person who enjoys being with other people.
7) Inhibiton: - a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Second Language Acquisition
Today We were checking SLA ( Second Language Acquisition) where we knew some terms which are useful to the teaching to our students:
I chose 3 concepts of SLA, and these are:
1) Insufficient time: The time is very important if we want that our students learn, sometimes It's not enough, besides we have to realize the learners pay attention but maybe they don't learn the rules grammatically and they ask themselves: Why are we learning english? Which is the purpose of this class?, We as future teachers we have to motivate to them so the time is primordial to carry it out, in many schools the schedule use to be very short (i.e reduced time) which can affect the teacher and students both.
2) Affective Factors: This aspect is very important to treat because the students use to pay attention when the class seems to be interesting for them, we don't only give them knowledge, but also we give moral values and emotional values, but we have to take into account we can't teach if they don't want to learn, it depends on themselves.
It's very important we consider in "Affective Factors" there are many students in the class and each of them are MORE WILLING and MORE EMBARRED than another. I condider it depends on 3 aspects:
- Environment: It refers to according to the place where the child was born and have been taught. For instance, a child who lives in a city knows how to use a computer but a child who lives in a countryside doesn't . It doesn't mean that the child who lives in a town is more intelligent than another the child, but each of them develop their own skills and different types of learning.
- Child-Battering: If a father or mother hit and behave violently towards his/her child phycally or psychologically, without a doubt it affects his/her personality.
-Hereditary Factors: It means if a child is born and he/she has some problems such as congenutal defect so that he/she can't develop his/her capacity to the full.
3) Grammar translation: The Translation in several texts can be extremely complex but there are many people who work with a lot of grammar rules and techniques with the purpose of traslate masterpiece.
I chose 3 concepts of SLA, and these are:
1) Insufficient time: The time is very important if we want that our students learn, sometimes It's not enough, besides we have to realize the learners pay attention but maybe they don't learn the rules grammatically and they ask themselves: Why are we learning english? Which is the purpose of this class?, We as future teachers we have to motivate to them so the time is primordial to carry it out, in many schools the schedule use to be very short (i.e reduced time) which can affect the teacher and students both.
It's very important we consider in "Affective Factors" there are many students in the class and each of them are MORE WILLING and MORE EMBARRED than another. I condider it depends on 3 aspects:
- Environment: It refers to according to the place where the child was born and have been taught. For instance, a child who lives in a city knows how to use a computer but a child who lives in a countryside doesn't . It doesn't mean that the child who lives in a town is more intelligent than another the child, but each of them develop their own skills and different types of learning.
- Child-Battering: If a father or mother hit and behave violently towards his/her child phycally or psychologically, without a doubt it affects his/her personality.
-Hereditary Factors: It means if a child is born and he/she has some problems such as congenutal defect so that he/she can't develop his/her capacity to the full.
3) Grammar translation: The Translation in several texts can be extremely complex but there are many people who work with a lot of grammar rules and techniques with the purpose of traslate masterpiece.
Well That's all what I took into account, I'll be very honest, I still have some problems because I'm not so expert to use the blog but anyway I'll do my best and I'll work hard. Goodbye Folks!!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Methodology
Methodology is the science of methods, or orderly arrangement, specific, the branch of logic concerned with the application of the principles reasoning to scientific and philosophical inquiry. According to teacher: These are the activities tasks and learning experiences use by teacher within the teaching and learning processing.
1. What did I understand TODAY?
I understood that Methodology is a set of methods and strategies with information coherent according to a curriculum.
2. How is this connected to my future teaching experience?
Because it allows as teacher I can use differents: techniques methods and strategies according to the curriculum and my own experience and in this way the students learn better.
3.What are 3 concepts I would highlight from this lesson?
Methods, language teaching, and activities
Well ,That's all for today, I'll keep modificating my blog. Thanks to the readers and see you! Goodbye!
1. What did I understand TODAY?
I understood that Methodology is a set of methods and strategies with information coherent according to a curriculum.
2. How is this connected to my future teaching experience?
Because it allows as teacher I can use differents: techniques methods and strategies according to the curriculum and my own experience and in this way the students learn better.
3.What are 3 concepts I would highlight from this lesson?
Methods, language teaching, and activities
Well ,That's all for today, I'll keep modificating my blog. Thanks to the readers and see you! Goodbye!
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