TEACHING AND LEARNING

Teacher Carlos Raúl López Reátiga

Student: Alejandra Castro Aldana

ENVIRONMENTS

TASK 1.1Functions of talk

To give instructions Very frequently

To control discipline Sometimes

To give feedback FrequentlyTo give feedback Frequently

To praise Very frequently

To ask for information Frequently

To provide examples of the target language Frequently

To give models of procedures or strategies Frequently

To check or test students´understanding Frequently

To joke SometimesTo joke Sometimes

To maintain a good atmosphere Frequently

Other

Frequency Which Language(s)

frequently English, Spanish

Sometimes English

Frequently English, SpanishFrequently English, Spanish

frequently English

Frequently Enlish, Spanish

Frequently English

Frequently English, Spanish

Frequently English, Spanish

Sometimes SpanishSometimes Spanish

Frequently Enrlish, Spanish

TASK 1.2What do you think are the advantages and disadvantagesEnglish?English?

Advantages Disadvantages

- Students are exposed to the languagefor a longer period of time

- They can learn from listening examplesused to talk

- They can practice what they havelearned

- When students practice English, they

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- When students practice English, theyusually want to learn more

disadvantages of using English to teach

Disadvantages

Not every student have the sameEnglish level to understand instructionsWe as teachers can be exasperatedwhen someone does not understandSome students will feel demotivatedand frustrated and will not want to participate or will loose his/herparticipate or will loose his/herappetite for learning

TASK 1.3Overcoming problems in using English to teach

My concerns How to

Some of my students have never taken anEnglish class before

I try to motivatethem more something

Students want me to give them instructionsin Spanish all the time

I only givea complexabout theirabout their

teach English

to overcome them

I try to make them feel comfortable and motivate them to participate, explaining

more than those who already knowsomething about the topic

give them instructions in Spanish forcomplex activity, and explain them

their need to understandingtheir need to understanding

QUESTIONS

1.- You want to teach these words: skiing, governmentHow would you explain their meaning? English onlyEnglish and Spanish

2.- You want to teach these structures: How manyHow would you explain the differences: English onlyEnlish and Spanish

3.- You are organizing a role play. You want studentssituation.How would you explain the situation: English onlyEnglish and Spanish

government, liver.only or English and Spanish?

eggs/oranges are there?only or English and Spanish?

students to act out a conversation based on this

or English and Spanish?

TASK 1.4

Topic “follow up” questions Topic

Festivities and holidays “where did you spendchristmas?”

A theater

Local news “what happened in Brazil?

TV shows

Sports events “and which team won the game?”

Other

Topic “follow up” questions

A movie on at thetheater

“and how was themovie?”

TV shows “did you like the lastchapter?”

Other topics? “did you go to theparty?” “who did you gowith?” “how was thewith?” “how was theweather at the beachyesterday?”

TASK 1.5

Read and complete the following sentences with

1. Simple explanations are those which are short and understanding.

2. Simple explanations can give the studentsthe classroom.

with your own ideas:

are short and clear for a better

students an opportunity to feel comfortable in

TASK 1.6Giving explanations “How to make hot cakes”

1.- First, place the eggs, flour, milk and butter into1.- First, place the eggs, flour, milk and butter into

2.- Then, mix all the ingredients.

3.- After that, put some of the mixture in a hot pan.

4.- Finally, serve them as you like.

into a bowl.into a bowl.

pan.

SUMMARYHow do you feel about your learners?

Sometimes I feel frustrated because their learning is slowalready know some of English while others are beginningthem haven´t had English clases before middle school. I try to them haven´t had English clases before middle school. I try to not feel frustrated or demotivated and keep trying to the new language, sometimes I give them more complexclassmates during the activity, to give them instructionsThis is not an easy work for a teacher because of theirto do because we as teachers must invest more time to prepare explain those activities but also, try to gather everyoneThere have been some cases that even if I as teacherme help him/her, it is really difficult to make them wantGiving instructions to learners it is not a simple thing to do, understood, because we think it is an easy task or anlittle about them, how do they feel, because many times not feel comfortable to tell us because we do not wantlittle about them, how do they feel, because many times not feel comfortable to tell us because we do not wantin mood to give them the feedback they need, so we as how do we look.

slow, some of my students get bored because theybeginning to learn and they do not know nothing, some of

. I try to make my students feel comfortable so they do . I try to make my students feel comfortable so they do to learn. With the students that knows something about

complex activities and ask them for help, to help theirinstructions on how to do it or clear them doubts if they have.

their differences at the time of learning, it is a hard workmore time to prepare our classes, we need to find a good way to

everyone´s attention, make everyone to learn.motivate my student, his/her lack of interest do not let

want to learn. to do, sometimes we as teachers, assume theyeasy grammar explanation, but we need to think a

times they will not tell us that they have doubts, they willwant to waste our time, sometimes we do not seem to be times they will not tell us that they have doubts, they will

want to waste our time, sometimes we do not seem to be as teachers need to be aware of we are projecting,