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teaching journal

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Nr.	Date	Group	# of students	Topic	Link of YouTube video	Length of lesson	Reflections about the lesson and observations
1	22-09/18	A	4	Introduction, greetings and farewells	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJxfTCWNarA	1:31:11	The observations that I can make from this lesson are the following: In this group there are some students with a high level of English especially because they have worked previously as teachers or because they have studied English before in other institutions. On the other hand, there are some students whose English level is so basic that they can barely express their ideas in a fluent way. I feel that this may be a problem for the future because I don’t know how to deal with this situation.  If I make activities for the student with level the others could get lost. If I make activities for the students with low level the others could get bored. I will try to look for a balance for the next class. Another observation that I can see is that three of the students didn’t attend the lesson.
1	22-09/18	B	2	Introduction, greetings and farewells, the alphabet.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEksb8DmSw	1:29:29	The observations that I can make from this lesson are the following: The positive thing about this group is that they all have relatively the same level. The negative thing is that because of its basic level I will probably need to modify some of the activities to develop with group B in the lesson plans that I have for group A. the number of students was few. It was maybe because it was the first class. I hope to see more students the next time. In those first two lessons I felt really nice although I know I have to improve in many things.
2	23-09/18	A	5	Desire verbs. Expressions with the verb to put	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKEzYq32w9c	1:25.21	The students showed a good interest in the development of the activity. The level difference is still notorious among some of the students.
2	23-09/18	B	3	Desire verbs. Expressions with the verb to put	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1RNqPJB1U	1:23:25	The students show commitment but the level of some of them is still low. I had to adapt the topics of the lesson to their capacity. My objective is that they understand even though I have to make the lesson in a slow rhythm. One of the students presented problems with her microphone but in order to continue with the lesson I decided to call her to her phone.
3	29-09/18	A	5	Simple past rules and uses. Pronunciation of regular verbs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmGv1esIMQ8	1:18:09	One of the biggest problems that I have always seen in some of the students from und is the bad pronunciation of some words. That is why I tried to focus on the correct pronunciation of some regular verbs. I’m glad because the majority demonstrated o good progress. There were two student that didn’t attend the lesson.
3	29-09/18	B	3	Simple past rules and uses. Pronunciation of regular verbs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdJ96OsibQ	1:30:00	I forgot to start the broadcast at 4:00 that’s why on the video it appears that it only lasted 51:24.  One of the students kept having difficulties on her microphone that’s why I decided to call her and make the speaking activities through the cell phone.
4	30­-09/18	A	1	Verb to be  and nationalities	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xToJuO2_E8	1:32:51	There was only one student in this lesson. This situation was a little bit surprising because I expected more students for this lesson. Because of the student’s English level I had to modify the development of the lesson and I decided to make a more fluent and natural conversation.
4	30-09/18	B	4	Verb to be and nationalities	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QES8gqZ2T28	1:23:31	Some students arrived late to the lesson. I have seen that some of the microphones that were used by the students seemed to have some problems but anyway I didn’t let that to be an obstacle and I decided to call my students. I understand that some of the students don’t have the best level but any way I try to be patient with them.
5	6-10/18	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	I had some problems with my computer and for that reason I couldn’t do the lesson. Anyway I will recover this lesson in the future.
5	6-10/18	B	4	Professions	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwjGDUN1Wc	1:32:09	I taught them about some professions in order to study vocabulary and additionally we made some pronunciation and connecting sound practice. Some students present difficulty at the moment of speaking that’s why I made some repetition practice.
6	7-10/18	A	3	adjectives	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dez7dGf1Vec	1:32:55	We studied the use of the adjective and I made the students describe something about their city. There was one student whose level is advanced and with him I tried to ask him advanced questions. Additionally he helped me with the explanation of some topics that he as a teacher already knew.
6	7-10/18	B	2	adjectives	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w8EBnEj3TY	1:28:59	Some students couldn’t come because of some problems
7	13-10/18	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	There were some technical problems with the connection and I decided to put the lesson off. There are now two lesson that I need to recover.
7	13-10/18	B	5	Animal kingdom. Planets.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yv_ddii6-8	1:32:14	We studied about some animals and their offspring. The topic was interesting and I decided to explain to them something about the names of the week and their origins. One student couldn’t participate as well as possible.
8	14-10/18	A	4	General topics Weather conditions  and numbers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD0eGTROLs	1:30:00	In this topic I focused more on the general topics related to his own level because there were some students who participated more than others.
8	14-10/18	B	3	General topics Weather conditions  and numbers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL5MniihSIU	1:34:01	The students responded positively to the topics we discussed on the lesson. It was good to see how some of them made a good progress on their speaking especially at the moment of practicing the numbers.
9	20-10/18	A	4	General topics according to the student’s level. Expressions with different verbs such as to go, to be and to run.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YORCrN37SM	1:27:41	As there are students whose level is different I just wanted to see how fluent they could be talking about different topics.
9	20-10/18	B	3	General topics according to the student’s level. Expressions with different verbs such as to go, to be and to run.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-JycEY1fJo	1:28:44	As there are students whose level is different I just wanted to see how fluent they could be talking about different topics.
10	21-10/18	A	3	Object pronouns Daily activities	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IQMy6kHgJ4	1:26:10	Some students showed difficulties at the moment of expressing their ideas using the object pronouns.
10	21-10/18	B	3	Object pronouns Daily activities	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwsy04_v_vQ	1:31:01	Some students had already practiced the daily routines using the time but in this lesson I wanted them to practice that again in order to see how their fluency had improved.

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Samples of two lesson plan that I really liked

LESSON PLAN FOR ONLINE SPEAKING LESSONS
Student Teacher’s Name: Name: David Gustavo Araque				Code: 1052393981
CEAD/CCAV/CERES/UDR: Duitama	Course: basic English 2			Date:  29-09/18
Topic: Simple past rules and uses.  Pronunciation of regular verbs.				Lesson Nr: 3 group A
Objective(s): the purpose of this lesson is to make the students practice the speaking skill through different topics of conversation so they can express situations that took place in past events.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION		TIMING	TEACHING RESOURCES
Warm-Up: I will start asking the students what they did during the last week in order to identify how they express themselves using simple past.		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Previous Knowledge: They know how to say different greetings, alphabet and how to express activities they like doing.		2:00:2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Presentation: I will teach the students the uses and rules of simple past. Additionally I will focus on the pronunciation of the regular verbs.		2:15-3:00	http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/irregular-verbs.html Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Practice: The students will tell me anecdotes such as what they did on their last vacations.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Production: I want the students to be able to express ideas in simple past		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Assessment: I will evaluate the participation and the progress of each student		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Assignment: I will ask them to study the irregular verbs for future encounters.		3:00-3:30	http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/irregular-verbs.html
Observations: the emphasis of those lessons will be mainly the development of fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary Although I will teach topics related to grammar, the most important will be the items mentioned before.

The previous lesson plan was really enjoyable doing because the way I planned it really went well during the development of the lesson. It means that the plan was well prepared and organized.

LESSON PLAN FOR ONLINE SPEAKING LESSONS
Student Teacher’s Name: Name: David Gustavo Araque				Code: 1052393981
CEAD/CCAV/CERES/UDR: Duitama	Course: basic English 2			Date: 3-11-18
Topic:  Countable and uncountable nouns. Units of measure				Lesson Nr:13 group A
Objective(s): the purpose of this lesson is to make the students practice the speaking skill through different topics of conversation.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION		TIMING	TEACHING RESOURCES
Warm-Up: I will start by asking them about different topics.		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Previous Knowledge: Object pronouns, adjectives, Weather conditions, numbers and uses of the verb to go		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Presentation: I will teach the students some uses of Countable and uncountable nouns. I will also give them some units of measure		2:15-3:00	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Practice: I will ask the students to describe different things around them in order to practice quantities.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Production: The students will be able to give different ideas using countable and uncountable nouns.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Assessment: I will keep in mind the students participation and the way they get involved in the activity.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Assignment: The students will have to practice this vocabulary in order to apply it for later activities.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Observations: The emphasis of those lessons will be mainly the development of fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary Although I will teach topics related to grammar, the most important will be the items mentioned before.

I liked doing this lesson plan because the topics were clearly chosen and organized for the lesson.



Two lesson plans that were difficult for me

LESSON PLAN FOR ONLINE SPEAKING LESSONS
Student Teacher’s Name: Name: David Gustavo Araque				Code: 1052393981
CEAD/CCAV/CERES/UDR: Duitama	Course: basic English 2			Date: 4-11-18
Topic:  Uses of the verb to look. Connectors because and because of.				Lesson Nr:14 group A
Objective(s): the purpose of this lesson is to make the students practice the speaking skill through different topics of conversation.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION		TIMING	TEACHING RESOURCES
Warm-Up: I will start by asking them about different topics.		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Previous Knowledge: Adjectives, Weather conditions, numbers, uses of the verb to go, countable and uncountable nouns.		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Presentation: I will teach the students some uses of the verb to look and the differences between because and because of.		2:15-3:00	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Practice: I will ask the students to give me some examples using some phrasal verbs of the verb to look.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Production: The students will be able to give different ideas using the phrasal verb of the verb to look and the connectors because and because of.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Assessment: I will keep in mind the students participation and the way they get involved in the activity.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Assignment: The students will have to practice this vocabulary in order to apply it for later activities.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts
Observations: The emphasis of those lessons will be mainly the development of fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary Although I will teach topics related to grammar, the most important will be the items mentioned before.

While doing this lesson plan I had some doubts because I didn't know if this topic would be te apropiate one for the developing of the lesson. it was a bit stressful doing it.

LESSON PLAN FOR ONLINE SPEAKING LESSONS
Student Teacher’s Name: Name: David Gustavo Araque				Code: 1052393981
CEAD/CCAV/CERES/UDR: Duitama	Course: basic English 2			Date: 30-09/18
Topic: Verb to be and nationalities				Lesson Nr: 4 GROUP A
Objective(s): the purpose of this lesson is to make the students practice the speaking skill through different topics of conversation such as the uses of the verb to be.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION		TIMING	TEACHING RESOURCES
Warm-Up: I will start by making a general conversation to know how my students have been progressing.		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Previous Knowledge: Uses of simple past		2:00-2:15	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Presentation: I will explain to my students the different uses of the verb in the three simple tenses. (present past and future) I will also explain to them some nationalities.		2:15-3:00	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Practice: I will make my students give examples in different tenses using the verb to be in order to practice pronunciation		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Production: They will be able to express ideas using verb to be I will identify the places where some people are from.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Assessment: I will evaluate the participation and the improvement that each student show		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Assignment: The students must practice those topics for future lessons.		3:00-3:30	Google hang outs Chats from hangouts My teacher material
Observations: the emphasis of those lessons will be mainly the development of fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary Although I will teach topics related to grammar, the most important will be the items mentioned before.

when you plan to teach verb to be it seems to be an easy thing to do. but the you realize that aplying this lesson for a conversation class might result a bit frustaiting if you don't know to set the time for each part of the acivity.


This is a sample of a didactic teaching material that I developed for one of my lessons

Game: four things about me

The student will say four things about him but one of those statements is false. The classmates have to guess which activity is the false one.

Example:

Statement	True/     false
I live in Duitama	X
I am 27 years old	X
I like onions	x
I like pop music	X

Then the student will say four things and this time only one is true and the remaining 3 are false

Example:

Statement	True/     false
I live in Bogota	X
I am 29 years old	X
I like apless	x
I like English	X

Here you can find more material

also here

videos that were meaningful for my development

In some situations when thins seem to be stressful, there are some moments that calm down the situation.

the most important thing of our job as teachesr is to enjoy what we do without having negative feelings. that lesson was especial pecause it remind me of why I decided to do what I do.

This lesson was very important because it was the firt moment when I could see the possible changes that I had to make with the tow different groups that I was in charge of. it taught me how to deal with students whose English level was so different.

Lesson report with group A

a. Identification of the speaking session

Date: 18-11-18

 Group: A

Time: 2:00

 Number of students: 3

Length: 1:34:15

 Topic: adverb of frequency, uses of the verb to have.

Link to recording:

b. Brief narrative or description of the speaking lesson

In this lesson I planned to teach the students about the adverb of frequency so that they could express general daily routines using adverb of frequency. in the second part of the lesson I explained to them some uses of the verb to have.

The students with advanced level gave useful contribution to the lesson. There were some problems with the internet connection but everything else was fine.

c. How successful were activities and materials?

The topics that I had planned to use were successfully developed.

d. What departures did you make from the original lesson plan?

In some situations we started to talk about different topics that weren’t a hundred percent related to the proposed topic but anyway it didn’t affect the development of the activity.

e. What difficulties did learners experience in different stages of the lesson?

The most difficult problem that I always saw with this group was the difference of level among the students. There were some moments where I had to make a  

f. What aspects of the lesson did you feel were particularly successful?

The students always showed an interest to participate in this lesson. The topics that I had planned to explain were done.

g. What aspects of the lesson did not work particularly well? Why?

The aspects that weren’t particularly well were some related to the internet connection because it was difficult to understand some of the things they were trying to say. Additionally I felt that one student could feel lost during the lesson because of their classmates’ level. Although I like my students to talk as much as they can, there were some situations where I felt that some students consume more time in comparison to their classmates.

h. What aspects of the lesson should be done differently next time?

I will try to focus more on those students who seldom participate. I will also try to develop a game in order to make something different. I will try to make clearer some topics.

LESSON REPORT WITH GROUP B

a. Identification of the speaking session

 Date: 14-11-18

 Group: B

 Number of students: 4

 Length: 1:33:14

 Topic: the verb to look. Connectors because and because of

 Link to recording:

b. Brief narrative or description of the speaking lesson

I started this lesson by asking them what thing they did during the week. Then, this lesson I tried to explain the students about the uses of the verb to look.

c. How successful were activities and materials?

Some of the topics were successfully done but I couldn’t explain the connectors “because and because of”

d. What departures did you make from the original lesson plan?

Because of time, I didn’t do the last part of the lesson.

e. What difficulties did learners experience in different stages of the lesson?

Some students couldn’t participate actively because their microphones weren’t working. What I did in those situations was to call them by phone but unfortunately one of them didn’t have phone so I had to pay attention more carefully to what she was saying.

f. What aspects of the lesson did you feel were particularly successful?

Except by one student, everybody showed interest at the moment of participating. The topic was successfully understood.

g. What aspects of the lesson did not work particularly well? Why?

One student started attending the lesson but due to internet problems, he couldn’t participate during the rest of the class. I couldn’t explain the uses of the connectors because and because of.

One student barely created her examples but instead she just used a translator.

h. What aspects of the lesson should be done differently next time?

I will try to motivate those students who seldom participate in the activities. I will try to speak to them more in English.