Primary Level

1.
Materia:
Taller
de
Práctica
Docente
Nombre
del
alumno:
María
Eugenia
Calizaya
Período:
Nivel
Educación
Primaria
Paddlet:
https://padlet.com/eugeniacal/w25isofregzs
Final
Reflections
During
this
period
of
practice,
my
teaching
aims
were
focused
on
developing
new
strategies
for
the
presentation
and
practice
of
the
foreign
language
that
benefited
my
classes.
In
order
to
do
so,
I
had
to
take
into
account
the
age
of
my
students
and
their
previous
experience
with
the
foreign
language.
There
were
many
obstacles
I
tried
to
sort
out,
sometimes
successfully
and
sometimes
not.
In
my
personal
experience,
the
group
I
worked
with
belonged
to
a
public
elementary
school,
where
the
resources
are
limited,
English
lessons
have
only
recently
been
added
to
the
curricula
and
kids
come
from
some
social
and
economic
contexts
which
limit
the
opportunities
to
be
exposed
to
English.
The
students
had
different
degrees
of
interest
in
learning
a
foreign
language.
Although
this
is
a
fourth
year
class,
a
few
students
have
their
curricula
suited
to
a
first
year
level,
in
consideration
of
their
cognitive
limitations
in
tackling
fourth-­‐year
contents.
This
makes
the
group
one
with
varied
levels
of
proficiency
even
in
their
mother
tongue.
The
classes
with
their
regular
teacher
are
conducted
in
Spanish
and
students
feel
comfortable
working
with
lists
of
words
and
engaging
in
drawing
or
painting
tasks.
My
teaching
sometimes
was
conditioned
by
those
factors
and
my
lack
of
expertise.
Soon,
I
had
to

2. take
a
new
path
and
come
back
to
the
lesson
plan
and
the
theory,
which
is
the
background
of
my
teaching,
to
revise
my
approach.
I
eventually
decided
to
rearrange
the
seats
in
class
and
tried
not
to
follow
every
piece
of
advice
the
teacher
of
the
class
gave
me.
As
a
result,
the
lessons
were
full
of
new
experiences
typical
of
a
mixed-­‐ability
class,
with
the
added
benefit
of
having
a
supportive
English
teacher
who
was
open
to
my
suggestions.
On
the
other
hand,
it
was
difficult
to
face
the
fact
she
did
not
want
to
change
the
routine
much,
and
her
relationship
with
students
is
a
very
informal,
friendly
one,
which
I
found
hard
to
replicate.
In
future
opportunities
to
teach
at
this
level,
I
would
focus
on
the
development
of
activities
which
include
more
realia
and
be
more
confident
on
my
students’
skills.
In
the
future,
I
can
see
me
teaching
in
an
environment
in
which
students
can
imagine
different
situations
and
use
English
as
a
natural
tool
for
communication.
Social
issues
and
economic
implications
are
present
in
this
Public
school,
but
this
does
not
hinder
learning
and
the
acquisition
of
linguistic
skills.
This
was
proved
but
the
students
themselves,
who
let
me
know,
in
different
ways,
that
I
was
successful
in
teaching
contents,
helping
them
to
do
their
best.
Summing
up,
I
think
that
the
practicum
period
in
primary
school
helps
all
teachers
to
gain
experience
working
with
children,
put
in
practice
innovative
and
creative
ways
of
teaching,
encourage
the
development
of
kids
as
proficient
users
of
a
new
linguistic
code,
while
giving
ourselves
the
opportunity
to
teach
in
difficult
environments
and
do
our
best.
Aurelia 8/7/17 8:21 AM
Comment [1]: Interesting
reflection,
Euge!
Well
done!