A brief presentation about me

 

Since I was young, my dream was to become an english  teacher. During my high school I was interested in English Language.

 

 

When I finished my high school I began to study at the University. I studied for one semester, but the circunstances of life didn’t let me to continue with my studies. When I was 22 years old I got married and I didn’t continue at the University. Even though,, my  first child was born four years after I got married, I was dedicated to work, to work and to work. When my first child was born my husband and I had a hardware store. We were happy with our first son, ten years later our second child was born. I forgot to continue studying. After 35 years my husband and I moved to a litlle town named Tibirita. We bought a medium farm and we dedicated to grow up coffee. In 2013 the mayor of the Tibirita signed an agreement with UNAD (Garagoa). I thought “ this is my chance to contiue my career”. I enrolled in Bachelor English as a Foreign Language career. At the beginnig it was very, very difficult for me. After 35 years….begin to study. During the first year I cried a lot because I said myself this is not for me. But my husband and my sons encouraged me all time. My sons are professionals and they guide me in what I need in terms of technology, in some opportunities they colaborated me with tasks, but not always.

Me as an English Teacher

 

Thanks, in first place to God, to my husband and my sons that in all times encouraged me to continue with my Bachelor in English as a Foreign Language career, today I’m happy to say: “I’m an English teacher”

Although until now, I have only been a teacher in my two practices, I’m sure that teaching is what I’m most appasionte about.

My teaching philosophy

Since I was young I wanted to be an English teacher. Today thanks to my effort, dedication, tutors and family, after 35 years I can say “ I have achieved my dream” Teaching is a beautiful profession! I can transmit to my students everything I’ve learned during my career. When I teach I feel that I’m contributing a grain of sand so that my students acquire knowledge. Now I’m 63 years old but it doesn’t matter when you achieve that dream longed for so many years: “Be an English teacher!”  

“No matter you are in your life, no matter what age you are, it is never too late to follow your dream”. GreatestQuotes.net 

What I learned abaout teaching speaking skills

 Since I started my practices, without a doubt, these have helped me enormously to improve my speaking skills in the English Language. The practice is the best way to lose fear to facing something new.

“Practice makes the master”

Teaching in online environments

Since I started with my English practice in online environment, this has allowed me to learn in detail the handling of some digital tools, essential in teaching using a virtual environment. Technology advances by leaps and bounds day by day.

My learners

My learners were guys that were studying in English II level. They were attentive, respectful and they wanted to learn day by day. They were on time.

Achievements

 

Group A, had difficulties at the begining of the sessions with the  simple past and present verbal tenses using auxiliaries do, does and did, but at the end of the term they learned correctly this topic. I was very happy because they learned this fundamental lesson.

Characterization

 

This is the characterization of my students group A

Testimonials

 These are the testimonials of some of my students about my performance as a techer. These testimonials make me feel confident and safe. I’m happy.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMicKqW0S6I    

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17H8g8TQHTmG56I4kVxvw_S1Bibma4fez     

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIaZ6-LWOrg   

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkrGYQCBQeI  

My teaching journal.

 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z108CXAqcVWrIBTtv-nx4ar8Oo0CkzcA/view?usp=sharing 

 

This is the evidence that all my English speaking sessions from the beginnig to the end of my second practice. This is my teaching journal, from March, 17 2022 to May, 10 2022.

My lesson plan that I liked the most.

 

LESSON PLAN FOR ONLINE SPEAKING LESSONS
Teacher’s Name:  Luz Stella Salas			Code: 41797049
CEAD/CCAV/UDR: GARAGOA			Date(s):  April 21 2022
Language course in which the practicum is taking place:  LILEI
Topic: Compare products. How to say prices in English? Comparative adjectives.			Lesson Nr: 09
Objective(s): At the end of this lesson the students will learn to compare products in different stores. To say prices in English and to use in a correct way the comparative adjectives.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION	TIMING	TEACHING RESOURCES
Warm-Up: The students watch a video it is about guess the two words in the same image. It is like a text to measure the capacity of each student’s brain.	10 minutes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYD8zRDaE1I
Previous Knowledge: The students watch a slide with some products whit its prices. They try to guess about what the lesson is.	5 minutes	Power Point presentation
Presentation: Teacher explains how to say prices in English both long way and short way. Then teacher explains about comparative adjectives: use, grammar rules.	25 minutes	Power Point presentation
Practice: exercises with prices in English, compare products in stores. Some exercises putting into practice the use of comparative adjectives.	25 minutes	Power Point presentation
Production: Students develop some sentences using comparative adjectives, and how to say prices in English.	20 minutes	Power Point presentation
Assessment:
Assignment: Evaluation through Quizzes tool.		https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/626145160f2c19001d590639/say-prices-in-english-comparative-adjectives
Observations:  The students liked the class because they learned how to say prices in English. This was a new topic for them.

 

This is my lesson plan that I liked the most because the topic “how to say prices in English” my students enjoyed. They didn’t know anything about this topic. They were happy to learn something new in their lives. In this lesson were a lot of exercises to practice the topic.

My lesson plan that was particularly difficult for me.

This lesson plan was the most difficult for me because I was confused with the use of some adverbs as already, just, yet, never, ever. I had to repit the topic in the next class, in order the topic to be clearly understood.

Teaching material designed by me.

LINKS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MK4YT-Ra4pOicH3O1Qv7JlRy7gqnYWpA/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yBjCyq2F7mWeT4Fd1Y-jqnibX66SLPFq/view?usp=sharing

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y7rDuvlpQyg-hFeAR-OoJUUxqH1zJxaV/view?usp=sharing 

 

Video that was particularly meaningful positive for me

 

https://unadvirtualedu.sharepoint.com/:v:/r/sites/ENGLISHII-ONLINESPEAKING-GROUPA613/Shared%20Documents/General/Recordings/ENGLISH%20II%20-%20ONLINE%20-%20SPEAKING%20-%20GROUP%20A-20220421_100238-Grabaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20reuni%C3%B3n.mp4?csf=1&web=1&e=Qb3sf3

 

 This video was particularly meaningful positive for me because my students learned something new. In this lesson the topic was: how to say prices in English. The students enjoyed the topic. They liked it really.

Conclussion

 

 When I started my English practice I, the first day I was confused because I didn’t know nothing about the virtual Teams app. Never I had used this tool . This was new in my life. As I mentioned at the beginning of this portfolio, I returned at the University 35 years after finishing my high school. I had never had the opportunity to teach before. I remember that I was sad because the first day I had to tell my students “ dear students excuse me, I can’t with this Team app, I have never used before”. The session was ten minutes. I felt sad and defeated. I thought “ until here I arrived “ that day my husband was with my in the farm, he told me: “don’t worry asked your sons that helped you” I didn’t want to know anything else. I called to the tutor Lilana Moreno in Tunja, and I explained her my difficult situation.She told me “What happen you Luz Stella?. You can’t leave everything to the last minute. Face the situation and move on. Take the bull by the horns and don’t let yourself be defeated” these words gave me impetus to continue. I had to travel to Bogota and my younger son explained me all about the Teams app. I stayed in Bogota until I learned how to use the app. Thanks tutor Liliana! for those words that you gave me! I will always carry them in my mind and my heart until the end of my days. Ah, I also remember my tutor Juanita Rozo with great affection.  

 

 During my second practice I was confident, secure and I felt like fish in water. Now I hope to get my title as a Bachelor in English as a Second Language to complete my dream. This is a gift that is worth much more than all the riches in the world for my husband and my sons.  

My advice for future online student teachers is that despite difficult moments in their careers they are studying in,  don’t left theirself be defeated by the inconveniences. Keep going to achieve their projected dreams.  

 

“You don’t have to put an age limit on your dreams”

Dara Torres