May, 3rd
2013
Topic: At
the mall
Skill:
Listening
This class
was special because we designed the lesson without knowing who would be
teaching each skill. We selected the
skill by taking some pieces of papers with the word written on it. I liked this methodology, it gave a different
way to make you realized that you have to be prepared to give a class even if
you have not planned it, just looking at
the lesson plan. It is necessary to feel secure of what you will be teaching at
that moment according to the circumstances.
This was the
last lesson I taught. As it was the listening part, I introduced vocabulary related
to places you find “at the mall.” After introducing
them, students listened to some sound effects of places at the mall. This
activity should have worked better if I have not given the worksheet to
students. Since the very moment students got the page, they knew they had to
look to the activity and check the sounds, but in first hand that it was not
the purpose, they should have listened and identified the places without
looking at anything. So, some of them did not follow my instructions, because they
were matching while listening. 
The post- listening
was ok, since students did a good job. All the class was involved, students made
a conversation in pairs, they presented, but at the same time the listeners had
to pay attention to the names students performing mentioned. If they heard his or her name, he/ she should
stand up and go to the place where she/ he were in the conversation. However, there
was a problem that did not allow this activity to be perfect if I can say it.
The flashcard pasted around the class were too smaller to identify the place
easily. I know a have to work on this,
and make the material appealing to students, so they feel motivated to
participate and learn more.
