Assigment 2 CELTA

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International HouseCambridge CELTA Name: Erik Carballo.

Assignment 2: Lessons from the classroom(please submit with your assignment NCE !" HA#EC$%LETE& 'ECTIN )

Marking criteria

To

Standard

NotTo

Standard 1stsubmission Comments

Tutor feedback andresubmission guidance if

necessaryTo

Standard

NotTo

Standard 2nd submission

Comments

Tutorfeedback

Areas sele*ted are appropriate anduse+ul

,e+le*ted e++e*ti-ely on own *lassroomtea*hing showing insight into theprin*iples o+ learning and tea*hing

,elated the obser-ations o+ peers ande/perien*ed tea*hers to own tea*hing

Identi+ied reasonable aims +orsubse0uent lessons during and beyondthe *ourse. &es*ribed in a spe*i+i* wayhow these will be a*hie-ed

1ritten at a le-el o+ a**ura*y whi*hdoes not 2eopardise *larity and*omprehensibility and whi*h re+le*ts aknowledge o+ dis*ourse grammarpun*tuation and spelling

Overall grade:

Tutor(s) signature(s) and date P

ass

Resubmit

Pass

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Cambridge CELTA Criteria for Lessons from the classroomassignment:

Candidates *an demonstrate their learning by:

a. noting their own strengths and weaknesses in di++erent situations in light o+ +eedba*k +romlearners tea*hers and tea*her edu*ators

b. identi+ying whi*h ELT areas o+ knowledge and skills they need +urther de-elopment in*. des*ribing in a spe*i+i* way how they might de-elop their EL knowledge and skills beyond

the *oursed. using written language that is *lear a**urate and appropriate to the task

Statement of Authorship(to be signed by trainee be+ore submitting)

I declare that this assignment represents my own work. I have not copiedfrom the work of other students and I have not allowed or enabled others tocopy from my work.

Trainee Name: 33333333333333333 'ignature: 333333333333333333333333 &ate: 33333333333


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International House

Cambridge CELTA

Assignment 2 Lessons from the classroom!eflection on Classroom Teaching(Length: 45678666 words there is a 869 leeway on the word *ount)

Reective practice is an essential element of the on-going development of anyprofessional teacher/educator !e have a lot to learn from reecting on our o"nteaching# feedback from others and of course# a lot to learn from learners themselves$nd on a course like %&'T$# "e have to luury of being able to observe and learn fromour colleagues as "ell

Overview: this assignment takes the form of a portfolio consisting of:

) $ "eekly reection *ournal "ritten at the end of !eeks -+ (,. "ords each"eek) n each reection you must include:

One strength so far on the course as pointed out by tutors and peers

One thing you have learnt from observations of tutors# peers or

eperienced teachers

T"o areas to prioriti0e and "ork on in the follo"ing "eek based on action

points given by peers and tutors

$n action plan on you "ill develop the areas you are prioriti0ing

&vidence taken from %&'T$ course documentation (12 forms# 3elf-

evaluations# %&'T$ # observation tasks)

,) $ 4nal reection at the end of the course summarising "hat you have learntmost in terms of your improvement over the course as "ell as "hat you "illcontinue to "ork on (,. "ords)

+) $ brief action plan for ho" you can continue to develop after the course (."ords)

"riting the assignment:this is what you write a**ording to e-ery week in your 2ournal:

Week 1,Friday

(afteryour TP)

5se the follo"ing bullet points as main headings to organise your "ork!ord count: ,. "ords in total

Section 1 Stren!t"

felt great "ith my rapport sa" the students to act in an interested

"ay "hich is ecellent to the o" of the lesson since "as the 4rstTeacher think it "as great the use of vocabulary and the elicitation"ent "ell pronunciation during this days on my %&'T$ course havelearned ne" creative "ays to elicit attention from students "hich isa great tool for any teacher found 6uite interesting the "ay mytutors epress themselves in a collo6uial easy "ay but never letting


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professionalism aside

Section # Observation have learned the timing is essential in a

T7 and have learned ho" to make the lesson stages faster andprioriti0e key instructions as "ell as discriminate the non e8cientlanguage instructions observed that the stage of a class is to divide

in sections "hat "e teach "ith an speci4c purpose and goal Section $ %reas to im&roveThe 4rst area kno" have to

improve is Timing have struggled "ith timing during my T73 mytutor said on my T7+ that my timing could bene4t from clearerinstructions "ithout any language that is not helpful have to trimthe instructions and take out language not functional like politere6uests

Section ' %ction Plan: need to practice at home my T73 in order

to measure times and possible problems may occur# can look forspeci4c vocabulary to improve my instructions and make themshorter and clearer 9ave three of them as a minimum on my lessonplan

Week #,Friday(afteryour TP)

5se the follo"ing bullet points as main headings to organise your "ork

!ord count: ,. "ords in total

Section 1 Stren!t": felt very con4dent "ith the language

presentation stage for the students its a stage hat en*oy the mostduring my T7 en*oy the eliciting part for me is eciting and fun and feel very con4dent "ith my abilities and sa" the results duringthis T7 during this T7 made a lot of achievements could manageto reach several goals "hich is good for its the 4rst time try alesson so etensive in terms of language

Section # Observation felt really comfortable "ith my

observations during the class because the tutors sho"ed ne" stylesof teaching such as ;17# "as already familiar "ith the term andhave already applied on my *ob but did not understand fully the

core of the lesson style have learned the emphasis of each stageand ho" the three parts complement themselves it has been a greattool for planning because no" have more options and a ne"structure to follo" the lesson planning "hich facilitates the plan andthe teach

Section $ %reas to im&roveTiming has improved but still is a

thing to improve during my T7 stay a little longer in some stagesthan the others think my %%


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problem the outcomes of my T73 have proved this to be true sincess bene4t from chorale repetition and use of 7$ as "ell the use ofashcards made by hand by me# my tutors and peers have alreadynoticed this and point this as a real strength on my T73 - one area ofteaching in "hich you have developed so far on the course aspointed out by tutors and peers =ive speci4c evidence for ho" youkno" this is a strength (eg T7 number# cited feedback from tutorsand peers# self-evaluation forms)

Section # Observation observed during tutor class that my

peers recogni0e the stages of the class the tutor teaches as a partof the everyday class and ts eciting to 4nd "e already apply thiskno"ledge in class but "ithout the consciousness of applying them#my eperienced teacher peers have sho"ed etensiveunderstanding of this techni6ues "hich is good for can bene4t fromthis kno"ledge as "ell one thing you have learnt from observationsof tutors# peers or eperienced teachers so far Refer to speci4cmoments# T7s or classes observed (egwhen X teacher did Y in TP5when I observed X teacher I learnt that X peer showed X in T3.. , etc).

Section $ %reas to im&rove have to improve my timing as "ellas maintain my goals clear and simple believe that can reach thisby preparing more in advance and be more creative as my tutor 'i0told me dont have to follo" the book and can dismiss "hat is notessential on my T7# "hich is "hat like to do on my normal day today classes# think can make use of my imagination and 4gurene" "ays to achieve my goals in order to make an even moredynamic class $nother area need to improve is to stick to my mainmost important goals during the class believed could make amore comprehensive class by adding certain stages but this proveto be ine8cient as my tutors ;iranda and 'i0 told me ts better tosimplify things and reach faster the main goal

t"o areas to prioriti0e and "ork on in the follo"ing "eek based onaction points given by peers and tutors (eg >My tutor in TP 3said)

Section ' %ction Plan: can stick to my main goals by making

ne" and di?erent "ays to approach the topic and not follo" "ord by"ord "hat is "ritten on the books 'ike searching for activities forlistening and developing them for the class can look for ne"activities in di?erent sources like internet or bibliography providedby the %&'T$ "iki and modify this activities to be tailored for my T7$t least , activities

+ "ave to &ractice even more before my TP to measure time

in order to nis" all my activities sta!ed and not rus" t"eclass have to use an alarm during class because "hen pay

attention to the class (monitoring) forget the timing provide ,-+ speci4c suggestions and ideas on you "ill develop the

areas you are prioriti0ing 1eel free to include ideas provided bypeers and tutors

Week ',Wednesday(afteryour

5se the follo"ing bullet points as main headings to organise your "ork!ord count: +.. "ords in total

Final re-ectionPost./0T% action &lanprovide a brief action

plan for ho" you can continue to develop after the course @escribe


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TP)

ho" you hope to further your on-going professional development ingeneral 2riey elaborate on , generic suggestions for professionaldevelopment you "ould like to follo" beyond the course# egobservations# 7@ "orkshops/sessions# conferences# further reading#further 6uali4cations and training# etc (. "ords)

/ommon reasons for resubmission Aoting less than t"o areas to prioritise 3trengths and/or "eaknesses that are identi4ed are not in line "ith

the feedback given (there is no evidence from any coursedocumentation to back them up)

Aot identifying s&ecically"hat you "ill do in order to improve inyour "eaknesses (eg you can2t write >I will !et better atinstructionsB# you need to say eactly "hat techni6ue or strategy you"ill initiate in order to improve your instructions eg C I will script "y

I#$s, and "a%e sure I have at least 3 o& these, one &or ti"in!, one &ortas% "echanics, and one &or interaction pattern') n !eek D# not noting s&ecicallyho" you have developed from

"eek Aot identifying s&ecic techni6ues E strategies that you have

learned and "ould like to adopt from your observations of otherteachers# peers and tutors (eg you can2t write# >I learned so "uch&ro" "y collea!ues and I would li%e to be "ore li%e the"B# you needto clearly state "hat eactly you appreciated about their teaching and"hat eactly you "ould like to adopt)

Aot stating in s&ecic terms "hat you "ill do to continue your

development after the course %onsult your tutor for ideas if you arenot sure take notes on this during the teacher development inputsessionF

I$%,TANT 7 %lease note

This assignment is a work in progress and will be marked and graded until you ha-e

*ompleted e-erything. Howe-er you $"'T submit this at the end o+ ea*h week +oryour tutor to *omment on it as you go along.

1hen you submit your tutor will make *omments on your work (inserted *omments)

and gi-e it ba*k to you. !ou $"'T *ontinue using the same +ile to *ontinue writing the+ollowing 2ournal entries. 1hen you submit the ne/t entry your tutor should be able toread the pre-ious entry with the tutor *omments and the new entry.

At the end in week your +inal 2ournal entry will mark the end o+ the assignment.

&ouble7spa*e your writing.

!ou should use headings to *on-ey your thoughts more *learly.

Complete page o+ CELTA5 on*e the assignment has been marked and returned to

you.

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