Entry one: “Likewise,
I noticed that teacher used Spanish to give instructions, commands and give
examples to her students”.
Entry three: “Of
course, there are things to improve, such as speaking English to the students
rather than in Spanish, but… this is what makes us good teachers”.
Entry four: “Nonetheless,
there are some things that could be improved, such as the language itself.
Despite having organized activities, the teacher spoke to them most of the time
in Spanish; even to give commands such as “sit down or silence”.
Intervention:
To solve this problem I would come up with the following
course of action. In that sense, I have exposed three different stages:
a). Functional use of L2:
-Readings
about: the importance of teaching good English.
-Lesson
planning focuses on giving instructions
b). Strategic:
-Use
the English expressions they already now.
-Have
at hand some useful expressions.
-Rehearsing:
How to give instructions for different purposes:
1. What
to say when students are performing an activity.
2.
What to say if teacher needs their attention.
3.
What to say if students are not behaving well.
c). Awareness rising:
-Negotiating with them, some steps to follow when teaching a lesson.
-Readings about: the importance of teaching good English.
-Readings about: the importance of teaching good English.
Instruments:
The instruments that I will use to make the
interventions are:
- Interviews
- Surveys
-Class observation
-Class observation
-Questionnaires
An example to guide the main purpose of my
intervention, the interview may include the following questions:
1. What
are the expressions that you usually use in your English class?
2. How
do you feel when using second language expressions?
3. Do
your students comprehend the instructions you give to them?
Dear mate,
ReplyDeleteGreat manner to tackle this challenge. Your three stages proposal results really interesting to me and actually I like it so much because it is a kind of qualitative study. I think that a research study like this one would grow valid and reliable data to support your corrective pedagogical actions.
S.H
Dear Milena
ReplyDeleteI love all the stages that you proposed to try to solve this common problem in primary school teachers. If you allow me In my opinion I would add a session where you could act as model for the teacher, that is to say, you could show the teacher one of your classes with those students to confirm children can learn the commands in the foreign language and can interact without using their native language. What do you think?
Hi, Nory! I totally agree with you! What they need is training. Moreover, what you suggest really fits the intervention plan. Thanks a lot!
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