Certificación de tutores de docentes de idiomas

Assignment 3

REFLECTIONS

February 2013

Fabiola Pérez PalmaUniversidad Tecnológica de Cancún

E-mail: fperez@utcancun.edu.mx

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REFLECTIONS

Aim: To reflect on the areas which worked well and where you still feel unsure about.

1. Which of the content areas interest you most? Why?

The area I feel more interested in is Self-assessment and Development since I consider it is fundamental aspect in the teaching process. It helps us to analyse the students and teacher performance in the teaching and learning process as well as to make use of assertive feedbacks and if it is necessary to make some adjustments in the planning or goals.

2. In which areas do you feel sure / unsure?

The areas I feel confident are: language awareness, language and culture, language learning processes, language teaching and planning and evaluation.

The area I need to work more is: Self-Assessment and Development.

3. Which resources (materials, books, websites, articles, methods, visual material etc.) do you already have relating to the five content areas?

•Authentic material: Quizzes, Puzzles, Pictionaries, Thesaurus, Flashcards, PowerPoint Presentations. Brain Gym exercises, videos.

Books: "Teaching grammar creatively” by Gerngross, Günter et al. (2010).

1) Steven, Anderson (2006). The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators.

2) Christiansen, David (2001). The Complete Listening-Speaking Course (Student Centered Teacher Guided).

3) Harmer J. (1998) How to Teach English. Pearson Education.

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4) Harmer J. (2007) The Practice of English Language Teaching. Longman Ed.

5) Richards, Jack C. Communicative Language Teaching Today.

6) Open Mind 1(students & workbook)

Magazines: Speak Up, National Geographic, Times.

Radio shows: bbc.com; bigtop40.com. TV shows.

Websites:

www.englishformyjob.com

www.englishwilleasy.com

www.wordreference.com

www.freetranslation.com

www.englishexercises.org

MacMillan YouTube Channel

1) English Centralhttp://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos

2) USA Learnshttp://www.usalearns.org

3) Tech Learninghttp://www.techlearning.com

4) EFL Classroom 2.0

http://eflclassroom.com

5) British Council. Teaching English.http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

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4. How would you keep the trainees' motivation high during the training?

First of all, I would take into account their learning styles and special needs as well as I would bring authentic material, brain gym exercises and motivational and inspiring activities.

5. How could you check and evaluate the learning progress of your trainees during the training?

a. Use of portfoliob. Use of rubricsc. Use of checklist and progress checklist d. Skype Interview (Feedback)e. Teacher Evaluation, Peer Evaluation and Self-Assessment.f. Monitoring

6. How can you improve the learner autonomy of your trainers?

By identifying their expectations of the courses, the learning styles and SWOT Analysis.

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