Reflection #2 (Spring 2019) - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T23:57:45Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/reflection-2-spring-2019?groupUrl=secondaryschoolcurriculuminforeignlanguage&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A1187089&groupId=649749%3AGroup%3A843102&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Evelyn I really liked how…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-04-01:649749:Comment:11874262019-04-01T02:00:44.534ZGeomyra Granadoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GeomyraGranados
<p>Hi Evelyn I really liked how you and your partner used the lesson to include communication, community, culture and comparison. As we have learned throughout the semester, it is very important to address all the points that it takes to show the students the 5c's. By bringing all the 5c's into the classroom we are allowing the student to communicate and interact with one another. As educators it is very important to give our students the chance to know that there are different cultures…</p>
<p>Hi Evelyn I really liked how you and your partner used the lesson to include communication, community, culture and comparison. As we have learned throughout the semester, it is very important to address all the points that it takes to show the students the 5c's. By bringing all the 5c's into the classroom we are allowing the student to communicate and interact with one another. As educators it is very important to give our students the chance to know that there are different cultures throughout our lesson and therefore they will have a sense that learning Spanish is not just about the grammar like we saw in one of the chapters being a misconception. I honestly enjoyed the idea of you and your partner. However, I think that for the future will be better to focus the lesson a little more on culture since like said before we often lack on showing the culture while teaching grammar. </p> Hi Karolina,
Your presentati…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-27:649749:Comment:11871792019-03-27T03:33:54.113ZEvelyn Salazarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EvelynSalazar
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Karolina,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your presentation was very informative and full of content. You and your partner did many activities to help learners to acquire the knowledge. However, I think the family topic it was great but I'm agree with you about the culture part. As the book Lee and Vanpatten mention, we must decide what aspects of culture we want to teach, sometimes we just need to ask ourselves how an activity will…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Karolina,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your presentation was very informative and full of content. You and your partner did many activities to help learners to acquire the knowledge. However, I think the family topic it was great but I'm agree with you about the culture part. As the book Lee and Vanpatten mention, we must decide what aspects of culture we want to teach, sometimes we just need to ask ourselves how an activity will incorporate culture to the lesson.</span></p> Hi Selena,
The lesson that y…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-27:649749:Comment:11872772019-03-27T03:16:53.204ZEvelyn Salazarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EvelynSalazar
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Selena,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lesson that you and Fazima presented was comprehensible, motivated and colorful. The vocabulary that you guys choose was accurate and relevant to the topic. I love the fact that you did very good job using visuals as Lee and Vanpatten mention in the book, exploring the nature of simplified or modified input and the use of visuals can make input comprehensible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Selena,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lesson that you and Fazima presented was comprehensible, motivated and colorful. The vocabulary that you guys choose was accurate and relevant to the topic. I love the fact that you did very good job using visuals as Lee and Vanpatten mention in the book, exploring the nature of simplified or modified input and the use of visuals can make input comprehensible.</span></p> Hello Karolina!
I agree that…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-26:649749:Comment:11874772019-03-26T16:50:50.031ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p>Hello Karolina!</p>
<p>I agree that incorporating flags of the students' nationalities may not always go as planned although you and your partner did it with the purest intention. It is indeed, a sensitive topic that should be avoided in the classroom. Making Spanish culture relative to other cultures can still be accomplished in the classroom but it is very important to remain very objective when doing so! But apart from that, I enjoyed seeing such a classic American cartoon, like The…</p>
<p>Hello Karolina!</p>
<p>I agree that incorporating flags of the students' nationalities may not always go as planned although you and your partner did it with the purest intention. It is indeed, a sensitive topic that should be avoided in the classroom. Making Spanish culture relative to other cultures can still be accomplished in the classroom but it is very important to remain very objective when doing so! But apart from that, I enjoyed seeing such a classic American cartoon, like The Simpsons, being presented in your lesson plan. I feel it exemplified the very effective strategy of binding. As mentioned by Lee & VanPattern "visuals such as photos and drawings 'anchor' the input...making the ideas and references more concrete" (39). (120 words)</p> Hello Melinda!
I really enjo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-26:649749:Comment:11873762019-03-26T16:39:57.924ZFazima Kausarhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/FazimaKausar
<p>Hello Melinda! </p>
<p>I really enjoyed your presentation especially considering you made it very relative to the students by including a very well know cartoon. As mentioned on the <em>World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages </em>provided to us in class, that this can be an example of Cultural Comparisons, "learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own." This comparison between both…</p>
<p>Hello Melinda! </p>
<p>I really enjoyed your presentation especially considering you made it very relative to the students by including a very well know cartoon. As mentioned on the <em>World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages </em>provided to us in class, that this can be an example of Cultural Comparisons, "learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own." This comparison between both Spanish and American culture will urge students to make more meaningful connections with the vocabulary words and it will also help them appreciate the culture of the target language much more! (106 words)</p> Hi Dennis,
I really liked the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-23:649749:Comment:11871022019-03-23T17:17:25.930ZSelena Jaquezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Selena885
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Dennis,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I really liked the way you and your partner presented in class. Your activity was very interesting and creative because you and Gisele asked questions but also gave explanation of what the images were showing, for instance, The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The culture is very important to have in mind at the time to teach a language because it helps</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">students to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Dennis,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I really liked the way you and your partner presented in class. Your activity was very interesting and creative because you and Gisele asked questions but also gave explanation of what the images were showing, for instance, The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The culture is very important to have in mind at the time to teach a language because it helps</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">students to become more motivated learners. As Lee and VanPatten (2003) said, adding cultural element to the class is important because it would help learners to become active participants in the teaching process.</span></p>
<p><br/><br/><br/></p> Hi Maria,
I really like the i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-23:649749:Comment:11868042019-03-23T16:38:15.374ZSelena Jaquezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Selena885
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Maria,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I really like the idea of showing pictures that relate to the lesson topic. As educadors, it is important to incorporate it in our daily lessons because it helps students understand better and helps them catch on quicker. As Lee and VanPatten explained in chapter 2, using visuals and drawing on the board help the learners “see” what they are learning. Providing visual facilitation not only helps draw in…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi Maria,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I really like the idea of showing pictures that relate to the lesson topic. As educadors, it is important to incorporate it in our daily lessons because it helps students understand better and helps them catch on quicker. As Lee and VanPatten explained in chapter 2, using visuals and drawing on the board help the learners “see” what they are learning. Providing visual facilitation not only helps draw in learners, but makes it easier for them to remember the concepts they have just learned.</span></p>
<p><br/><br/></p> Hi Carolina!
Little by little…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-22:649749:Comment:11870892019-03-22T05:48:13.849ZKarolina Custodiohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KarolinaCustodio
<p>Hi Carolina!</p>
<p>Little by little we are learning not to use the traditional way of teaching grammar. As you mentioned, that could be overwhelming for students when it comes to learning a language. Giving students examples and contextualizing depending on the type of grammar we want to teach, it will give them the opportunity to understand how the language works. While the traditional way, it will not have any relevance for students or they will not apply it effectively. On the other…</p>
<p>Hi Carolina!</p>
<p>Little by little we are learning not to use the traditional way of teaching grammar. As you mentioned, that could be overwhelming for students when it comes to learning a language. Giving students examples and contextualizing depending on the type of grammar we want to teach, it will give them the opportunity to understand how the language works. While the traditional way, it will not have any relevance for students or they will not apply it effectively. On the other hand, your presentation was good and I liked that you incorporated a game in your presentation which was really fun. It just that it lack more culture, which is essential for our lessons.</p>
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<p></p> Hello Carolina:
I agree with…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-22:649749:Comment:11867942019-03-22T05:06:33.626ZDennis Galiciahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DennisGalicia
<p>Hello Carolina:</p>
<p>I agree with you; every lesson should have all three PPPs. Additionally, your point on grammar is very valid. Also, the use of visuals is very vital because it provides context to a word.</p>
<p>On the other hand, another helpful discussion is presented during chapter two (pgs. 123-125). It supports the concept of communicative + meaningful learning.</p>
<p>I would suggest that for the future, you focus on experimenting with the use of visuals to guide you, during your…</p>
<p>Hello Carolina:</p>
<p>I agree with you; every lesson should have all three PPPs. Additionally, your point on grammar is very valid. Also, the use of visuals is very vital because it provides context to a word.</p>
<p>On the other hand, another helpful discussion is presented during chapter two (pgs. 123-125). It supports the concept of communicative + meaningful learning.</p>
<p>I would suggest that for the future, you focus on experimenting with the use of visuals to guide you, during your planning. Nonetheless, your presentation was excellent. It provided visuals accompanied by the articles. However, I would suggest that you teach the grammar rules through visuals.</p>
<p>[105 words]</p> For the second micro-teaching…tag:www.classroom20.com,2019-03-22:649749:Comment:11868842019-03-22T04:56:00.017ZKarolina Custodiohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KarolinaCustodio
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the second micro-teaching activity, my partner Melinda and I prepared a lesson designed for native and non-native Spanish speaker in 9th grade. Our focus was to teach vocabulary to our class.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We tried to incorporate vocabulary in the most dynamic way without forgetting the main objectives of our lesson. For this reason, We showed The Simpsons’ family which connects students to the topic “La Familia”. According…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the second micro-teaching activity, my partner Melinda and I prepared a lesson designed for native and non-native Spanish speaker in 9th grade. Our focus was to teach vocabulary to our class.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We tried to incorporate vocabulary in the most dynamic way without forgetting the main objectives of our lesson. For this reason, We showed The Simpsons’ family which connects students to the topic “La Familia”. According to Lee & VanPatten in chapter 11 states that, “[...] schemata-the personal knowledge and experiences that they relied on to represent and understand concepts” (218). We chose the Simpsons because students might know them and this could be very meaningful for them. Also, the visuals we have in our presentation was another helpful way to make direct connections while learning the family vocabulary. Additionally, we did not add any translations because that would not be a useful way to present vocabulary to our students in the target language. This is stated in chapter 2, the use of visual without any translations “As learners study vocabulary in this way, they are encouraged to make direct form-meaning connections similar to those that they would make if the vocabulary were presented within the context [...]" (38). We wanted students to actively participate with the vocabulary as they read. For example, we asked students to read the members and their relation. We were also helping students improve other skills like reading, writing (worksheet) and speaking (group work). What I would've done differently, to present a family that could be culturally related to students since the Simpson’s family are not well known to all students, maybe Coco’s family, which can serve as a more cultural example for our students. Another thing that we would have avoided, having incorporated the flags of the countries. That is to encourage patriotism among our students. However, we do not know if they feel identified with the specific values, culture and history of their countries.</span></p>