Colombo Practicum Journal

All six principles were evident during the class. First, the team teacher knew the students and approached them using that knowledge to create strategies that would help them improve their performance. For example, the team teacher knew that the students recognized the actor John Cena, so she used a video of him talking about his daily routine to introduce the present simple tense. Additionally, the team teacher is patient with talkative students but also encourages shy students to participate. Second, the team teacher creates favorable conditions for language learning by using strategies to diminish the affective filter as much as possible. Examples include giving students the opportunity to suggest songs to be played during activities, which makes them feel comfortable, and doing pair or group activities to encourage respectful integration among students. Regarding the design of high-quality lessons for language development, activities such as "Who is the Impostor?" were in...

 My experience was pretty interesting. It all started with the meeting with the team teacher the previous Friday. She talked about the class methodology and asked me about my expectations. Initially, I was really nervous. I thought the students would be older, but when I arrived at the classroom, I found out that they were aged between 11 and 13. I didn't know what to do, but the team teacher introduced me to the students and I became more relaxed and went with the flow of the activities. During the lesson, I observed the teacher demonstrating some class management techniques, such as turning the lights on and off to get the students' attention. I interacted with some students and tried to remember their names by associating them with their likes and dislikes. It was also great to see the structure of the class and how willing the students were to learn. I really enjoyed it.