lunes, 4 de julio de 2011

Giving Feedback

Feedback

In this class the teacher was teaching how to provide feedback in the right way when we are evaluating some students.
Through this the students will know were they where wrong, and why, that’s way the will learn when the test will be evaluated.

Later the teacher gave us news which had been created by some students, and in some part of this news we were checking and we gave feedback to the students.


The news were evaluated, and at the same time we were giving, feedback through the following criteria:
A: Quality of ideas (10 pts.)
-Content
-Critical thinking.
B: Organization (10 pts.)
-Paragraphing.
-Linking devices.
C: Language (10 pts.)
-Vocabulary.
-Grammar and syntax.

There are some examples, but my lap top which has all the material is not working, so the examples will be here later.

Discipline

Discipline

In this class we were identifying some problems which are common in a classroom; we know that we as futures teacher should know how to control these problems, because of that our classes should be interesting, to get easily the attention from the students.

The most typical problems are:
  1. Lack of attention.
  2. Respect.
  3. Use of technology without permition.
  4. Bullying.
  5. School’s organization.


With all problems presented before we must make our classes super interesting to get the attention, also we must let them know the rules, and that’s way the will know what to do or not to do.

jueves, 19 de mayo de 2011

Teaching vocabulary




Questions from Box 5.2

1.-Some techniques are more popular than others. What are they, and can you account for their popularity?
Definition, context and examples:
In my opinion they are the most important to teach vocabulary, could be in high school the students need to know definitions about something for their understanding.
Examples also help to the students to integrate or internalize the content better.
Context is very important, because through the examples the students will related them with the context.

2. - Are there techniques that are particularly appropriate for the presentation of certain types of words?
In my opinion, “Illustration” may be used for certain types of word, because it may help to memorize and facilitate the learning of the specific content.
e.g.: if the students have pictures, they probably remember better the word, and the process of learning will be shorter than other.

3. - Are there techniques which are likely to be more, or less, appropriate for particular learner populations (young/adult, beginner/advanced, different background cultures)?
Young: associated ideas, because young people need to have some ideas connected with others to understand.
Adults: examples, because examples always clarify the hard thing to learn.
Beginner: demonstrations to motivate the students, and they find the second language interesting.
Advanced: in my opinion in this case, we need to use almost every technique, excepts translation, because advanced learners need to know more and using the all techniques they will get it.
Different background cultures,


4. - Do you, as an individual, find that you prefer some kinds of techniques and tend to avoid others? Which? And why?

Well in my opinion I would use some techniques in which the students could see the teaching point in a way where they can understand easily the content, we can achieve it through demonstrations, draws, etc, to internalize it better.