Last entry- Final demostrations

 Hi!

Welcome to the last entry of my blog.

Let’s talk about our classes from May 21^st and 23^rd. First on May 1^st we learned about Jazz chants which are rhythmic ways of speaking a language that help students practice the natural patterns of stress and intonation. This technique was created by Carolyn Graham, these chants use rhythm, repetition, and music to make learning fun and effective. They often involve a call-and-response format and can cover many topics, from simple words to complex grammar.

After watching some videos about Jazz chants, we created ours. For example, Irene and I created one that said:

“What do have in the classroom?”

“ A red bottle”, “A red bottle”

“What do have in the classroom?”

“A pink bagpack”, “a pink bagpack”

“What do have in the classroom?”

“a brown desk”, “a brown desk”

“Those are things we have in the classroom.”

It was funny because the idea just came out of nowhere and we enjoyed it.

On May 23^rd we started with teaching demonstrations.

First, Madeline’s group explained basic grammar and as part of their activity, they gave us some cards with a verb, we had to say it in English and Spanish, and include it in a sentence.

Second, Kimberly’s group talked about Vocabulary by playing the game “Hot potato” and after listening to all the words, we played a Kahoot.

 

Alejandra’s group taught us about advanced pronunciation and as an activity, we played bingo, it was fun, unfortunately, there was a power outage and we couldn’t continue, but my group won the third place.

Daniela’s group explained pronunciation and as part of the activity we listened to the song “Snowman” by Sia and they asked some questions about it.

I still can’t believe we are almost completing this semester.  I just want to thank my friends, classmates and teacher Orlando for making this a great semester.

Blessings!

Receptive and productive skills

 Hi!

I’m glad to have you reading my blog once again. Last week we learned about receptive and productive skills.

When it comes to teaching a language, receptive and productive skills refer to two different ways students interact with language, for example, receptive skills are about receiving and understanding a language, such as listening (understanding the spoken language) and reading (understanding written language).

On the other hand, productive skills is about producing and using language, such as speaking (using the language to communicate) and writing (using written language to communicate).

Receptive skills are about taking in information, while productive skills are about creating and expressing information. Both types of skills are essential for effective communication and language learning.

Receptive skills involve understanding information, while productive skills involve creating and sharing information. Both are crucial for effective communication and language learning.

See you next week!

                         

Describing teacher

Hi, welcome back to a new entry of my blog.

                      

During this week we learned about the topic “describing teacher” and we commented about our experiences with our teachers.

As I have said it in my answer through Vocaroo, the rol of a teacher is not easy because there are many things consider when teaching. For example, organizing a lesson before the class and even have a plan, also when teaching, they have to transmit energy within a classroom and even use their body language to explain many topics, additionally, they have to build a respectful relationship with their students so the interaction and the learning experience can be better.

Describing learners

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During last week we learned about th topic “describing learners” which is about considering different elements when it comes to learners, for example, the age, learner differences, language levels, motivation and background.

The age is about how old or young the learner is, and based on that, learners can be young children, adolescents, or adults. This is important to identify as each category learns in a different way.

The learner differences is about taking into account the multiple intelligences (verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, etc), learning styles(VARK, KOLB)and characteristics(Enjoys grammar exercises, good academic skills, etc.).

 The motivation is about the reason that moves a learner to do something or learn. It can be intrinsic or extrinsic.

I think all these aspects are interesting as they are useful not just for teachers but for students.