First entry: February 3rd, 2011

My first Class…

I arrived 15 minutes earlier to the classroom in order to prepare the first activity I was going to perform (The warm-up).  When I got into the classroom some students were already there, and they started asking me questions and I felt a little bit nervous, but some minutes later they made me feel as part of their group and I did not feel nervous anymore.

The first thing I did was to introduce myself, and then I started my class. The part I liked the most was the warm-up part because in that moment I felt that students were having a good time at the same time they were learning. That activity consisted in making them listen to what I was saying, and when they got the idea, they had to pick up the paper with the name of the profession I was talking about. It was so enjoyable because students were running, laughing, and participating. I think that this activity helped me to break up the invisible barrier that existed for being the first time I was in front of them.

Almost everything went great because students paid attention and were willing to participate, but when I was in the middle of the class something happened. Students were working in an activity related with professions when a girl asked me about the name in Spanish of a profession, and I did not remember the name of that profession in Spanish. It was so awkward because she was looking at me waiting for an answer, and in that moment I got paralyzed because I did not what to do or say.  It was the worst moment for me I swear hahahahahahaha, but fortunately another student remembered the definition and helped me out.

I promise that in my second experience I will be more prepared, and I will pay more attention to little details that sometimes you forget because you consider them unimportant. My tutor was so nice because he gave me the feedback in a way I did not feel ashamed, and he also gave me some pieces of advice in order to improve myself.

Well, I think that I have mentioned the most relevant points about my first experience, and I just want to add that it was different as I have thought, but at the end I liked it. I guess I did it acceptable for being my first time. Of course, the students and the tutor teacher helped a lot!!!!