SELF EVALUATION FORM (WRITTEN REFLECTION)

(Please complete all parts of this form after teaching your lesson)

  1. Were your lesson aims achieved?            What evidence can you show to prove this?
  • Report statements made by others using proper time expressions
  • Write reported sentences about their cultural events or familiar contexts.

I consider that the second one was achieved. I saw them working on creating these sentences and asking me for some pieces of advice, also at the end, I heard them talking like this into their groups. On the other hand I felt a little bit worried when I asked to report another one sentence and they struggled a lot, I noticed it during the warm up. Then I tried to encourage them to work without caring about committing mistakes, even though some of them understood and they done their best, but I felt a little bit disappointed with some of them who were so lazy, they pretend to make the teachers and the group believe that they were working but at the end, they weren’t able to make the minimum utterances by speech they wrote the sentences but they seemed so unaware of the purpose of the activity, I will consider being more authoritative or arbitrary with them for example I myself assign them the roles and make a considerably removing of the freedom of choice in order to avoid them use this factor as a way to be lazy.

  1. Were your professional aims achieved?  What evidence can you show to prove this?

-To create a supportive environment where students feel confident speaking

Yes and not, because some of them were able to speak with confidence during the activities also they seemed so confident and encouraged to participate but I realised that a bunch of them know they are not so strong on speaking and instead of make a effort, they don’t attend to my intention of make them feel confident whilst speaking, They prefer to waste the time or speaking as whispering in a way that no one can heard them eventually I found it very problematic because it becomes impossible for whoever teacher make some suggestions, corrections or assessing if they try to avoid the purpose of the activity.

I as a teacher felt as a fool because of things like this, even though perhaps it was because my expectations were very demanding. I felt overwhelmed but I understand that this is part of the process. Also the observer teacher and my asesor they tried to explain to me the dynamic of this type of planning and the pitfalls or disappointments we may be facing in every class and with whatever group.

  1. Which stages and activities went well?  Why did they go well?          Give evidence!

The most difficult activities went better I don’t know why, I start to think that it is because despite i had planned two activities that were only produce a pair of sentences and interact with each other calculated for 15 minutes preparing, but they took as three times that 15 minutes only preparing the discourse they had to say; I mean they messed the activity because they rarely asked for advice and when I came to their groups in order to observe their productions they acted like they don’t care, but, on the other hand those groups with the activity intended for spending at least 30 minutes for prepare, they were ready at the moment I asked them I could see them with their productions completed specifically the front page of the magazine and the social media post. They make me feel proud of myself and those two groups, especially those kids who were so encouraged because they asked me for advice and when I came to their group to observe they made the attempt to do their best. Also They showed me their drafts and they acted like they were really enjoying the activity. I think it worked well because they tend to write or draw without the factor of shame.

Station 1 (Celebrity Magazine): 30 minutes          Worked fine

Station 2 (Tourist Translation): 15-20 minutes      Didn't work as I mentioned

Station 3 (Social Media): 30 minutes                    Worked fine almost so so

Station 4 (Las Viejitas): 15-20 minutes                 Worked so so with one group with the other not

  1. Which stages and activities did not go as well as they could have? Why not?                           Give evidence! 

The activities that didn't work well were mainly Station 2 (Tourist Translation) and part of Station 4 (Las Viejitas), which were planned for shorter times of 15-20 minutes preparing. These activities had problems because students needed much more time than planned and didn't seem interested in working. Students didn't ask for help and when the teacher came to check their work, they didn't seem to care about doing it well. We can see these problems clearly because the activities that were meant to take 15 minutes ended up taking 45 minutes, and in Las Viejitas, one group did okay but the other group didn't work well at all. This was very different from the longer 30 minute activities where students did much better, which shows that shorter and less organised tasks didn't help some students stay interested or do good work. Also I consider it was because they were shy.

The feedback stage also didn't work because I couldn't share the feedback at the end because the institution was implementing an emergency simulation and they made all of us leave the classroom, but I had prepared the feedback .

  1. What areas in your teaching would you like to work on in future lessons? 

I would like to work on:

 

  • Self-confidence
  • Time-managing
  • Shyness
  • Frustration
  • Antiphaty
  • Eventualities

  1. Propose an action plan to tackle the areas you want to improve

1. Self-confidence & Shyness:

  • I will start small: I'll begin each class with a quick, funnier warm-up activity
  • I will practice a lot
  • I will walk around more and use more gestures
  • I will remember that good and bad classes are normal

2. Time-managing:

  • I will add free time (extra 5-10 minutes) when planning my activities
  • I will use a simple timer on my desk or phone
  • I will create clear "transition" signals for my students
  • I will have quick backup activities ready for groups that finish early
  • I will plan fewer activities with more difficult instead of many short ones

3. Dealing with Frustration & Antipathy:

  • I will take deep breaths when feeling overwhelmed
  • I will talk regularly with other teachers about their experiences
  • I will make a list of what worked well, even in difficult classes
  • I will remember that not every student will be engaged all the time. I'll focus on those who are trying

4. Managing Eventualities:

  • I will have a "Plan B or C and D" for each main activity
  • I will keep some extra materials in my teacher's bag
  • I will create a few "emergency" 5-minute activities for unexpected situations
  • I will make a simple checklist for my teaching materials