To provide rapport to students and to have a good communication with them are some of the most important teaching strategies to make learning easy and not stressful.
In this second practice I had to start teaching phrasal verbs, at the beginning of the class everything was OK because the warm-up made them feel relaxed and they refreshed their English knowledge.However, their moods changed a little bit when they read the topic on the board; when they saw it, they scared and told me that Phrasal verbs are difficult to manage; besides, I noticed that their fear was because there was new vocabulary that they didn´t know, so my response was to tell them that they didn´t have to worry, and that while they practice the topic, they will master the it.Also, I let them know that it is normal to panic when there are new challenges ahead, and that they had to overcome them by studying and giving one step at a time.
To reduce their fear i had already prepared a matching exercise in which they had to match the phrasal verbs with the right meaning. I asked some of them to go to the front and match; with this exercise i noticed that they were stressed because they wanted to give the right answers in their first try. I noticed that they stood in front of the board and were thinking twice to match.As part of the development of the exercise , I corrected the mistakes.
After, the teaching, some of them thanked me for the new vocabulary to enhance their knowledge.
Nice way to show confidence to your students Claudia. You know that when we are students, the teacher´s attitude has an important role especially at the time of teaching complicated topics.
ReplyDeleteClaudia keeps giving to your students the tools for success and motivation in learning; I am sure the will appreciated a lot.
Nice class! Congrats for you
Yeah! I agree with you chicken Sarita. Our attitude could affect in many ways our students´motivation, and for that reason we need to be very careful in not allowing students to notice our fairs or concerns...
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you mention that communication between teacher-students makes the class easier and more meaningful. Let me tell you that the thing I liked the most of you class was that you challenged and encouraged your students to learn new things. You mention that some students felt uncomfortable with the new topic, but the good part is that you never gave up toward their attitude and gave your best all the time. You have to feel flattered about yourself because the fact that the students thanked you at the end, means that they enjoyed the class. Very good CHEJEINNNNN!
ReplyDeleteGreat Claudia! It´s good you encourage the students by saying that giving up is not the best solution... Nevertheless, its normal they feel like that and have doubts when doing the exercises.
ReplyDeletethanks for your support.
ReplyDeleteClaudia,
ReplyDeleteIt is important to kake the students feel at ease in your classes. I think that you did a great job this time. You are a good teacher.