My Second Practice.

     My second class was much better from the first one. In this second experience, I felt a little bit more confident because I already knew my students, and the way they behaved in class. I saw my students were expecting my class because they were there attentive. I was writing  my agenda on the board when a girl asked me what the class was going to be about, so in that moment I felt something really good because I could notice she was interested on that; the environment was quiet and sitting arrangement helped me do the activities without any obstruction. My class was like a review of modal verbs, and some vocabulary about illnesses and symptoms, so I divided my class in a warm up activity called ´´Mimic the Word´´, a reading comprehension about the evolution of dentistry, and a listening about Asthma disease.

     In the warm up activity, I ask my students form three groups; they had to choose a representative per each one. To start with, I told them they would be groups A,B, and C, so they must have chosen their representatives, but they were hesitant about who was going to pass to the front. I was nervous at that time because they did not do it fast, and time was running. The guesses I make about this are that most of the time they do not want to participate because they feel unsure, also they don not like to participate, and it was a challenge for me to ask for their participations. Then, when I had the representatives per each group in the front, I explained the activity. I show them a paper with a word written down, so that they could mimic the word; it resulted very nice and funny, and I think that it helped them be not only funny with the class, but also engaged with it.

     Then in the reading, I prepared a pre, during, and post activity, for them to understand more and review the modal verbs. At first it worked pretty nice because they formed the groups I ask them; basically, they had to look at the pictures I showed them, but the pictures were not so big and I had to show them group by group, so it would have been better if the pictures were bigger and pasted on the board, so that everybody could see them. They had to guess about what the pictures showed and then, they had to comment about it. After that, I gave each group a different reading related to the evolution of dentistry. They were groups A,B,C, and D, and all of them had a different one but related. While reading they had to answer the questions, and finally each group had to select a representative to share about the piece of reading.

     Lastly, I developed a listening activity; my students had to guess about the word I wrote down on the board. It was ASTHMA. Then, they had to share what they knew about it and the possible symptoms a person with asthma can face. After that, I played the audio for them to get familiar with it. Subsequently, they had to listen again and answer some questions; finally, I asked to some of them to answer if they knew a person with that disease, and then I told them I have trouble breathing and some symptoms, but that I do not suffer from asthma; to my surprise they were really interested on what I was sharing with them.

     Concluding, I can infer that my second practice was better, even if I have many things to improve like when giving instructions, or managing the large group I had. I think it is important to be well prepared and to have a plan B for any issue. Based on what I already know about teaching, I think I have to improve many things; I have to be sure of what I am teaching and the activities I apply. I believe that this second experience will be helpful for my next practices. In future lessons, I will try not to be hesitant or nervous at the moment to teach; also, I will try not to be afraid of gestures, manners, etc., students do; the next time I teach, I will plann very nice and productive activities where the macro skill can be developed very well. I will also include, appropriate, and interesting  information. Finally, I can say that with the feedback I have received, I have to try to improve many of the aspect that were identified in my teaching.