DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN

TITULACIÓN INGLÉS
PRÁCTICUM ACADÉMICO I
APELLIDOS Y NOMBRES: Vásquez Quirola David Fernando.
CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO: Quito – Ecuador.
C.I. 1714388988
PERIODO ACADÉMICO: Octubre – Febrero
CICLO: 2018-2019
PARCIAL: PRIMERO
LUGAR Y FECHA: Quito 16 de Noviembre 2018
REGISTRO DE NOTAS:
FOROS /2
VIDEOCOLABORACIÓN /2
OBSERVACIONES /8
MEMORIA /8
TOTAL /20

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Nombre del Profesor: Arias Córdova María Dra.
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Introduction:

In this subject Practicum Academico 1, is a very important component in the professional

development of the UTPL university student, it allows us to develop teaching competences
through educational practice, to have a much broader vision of our future profession in real
life.
In this bimester corresponds the observation of at least 3 teachers in our area, English, at
the basic levels.
For that reason I did the observation in Unidad Educativa Siglo XXI Luis Vargas Torres,
this is a public school, located in the city of Concordia of the province of Santo Domingo,
has about 1000 students, It is one of the most important in the city.
The principal Magister Janett Bravo, very kindly granted me permission to observe the 3
teachers of English: Lic. Yesenia Villaroel, Lic. Marco Espinoza, y Lic. Yanelita
Zambrano.
I was able to observe the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th years of basic education,
an experience that gave me a new vision of reality, and above all, it made me see that it is
the profession that passionate me and I want to do for the rest of my life.
 Journal 1

In this journal, I am going to talk about a class that had a great impact on me because it was
one of the best I could observe, the proposed topic was affirmative answers in simple
present, this class was developed focused on two skills, speaking and listening, the teacher
pointed out that the subject had already been discussed in previous classes, the direction of
the group was very good, the environment for learning was perfect, and above all it
maintained the interest of the students throughout the class. In fact the vocabulary that I
used was according to their level since the students understood each of the questions and
instructions for the activities, the teacher made everyone participate in the dialogue, and the
method for correcting the errors was great. the same students to realize that they failed, the
strategy or methodology was conductivism, I could see that at all times was evaluating the
student, in the other listening activity, I use the CD and the basic text, made 3 repetitions of
the dialogue. At the end my perception was of satisfaction because I really felt that they
enjoyed and learned.

In my opinion there are 2 things that could have helped to make it an exceptional class, the
presentation of the objective to the students, so that they understand the importance of the
activities, and maybe add a little extra material for the development of the activities, While
it is true that 40 minutes are not enough, having extra material would help a better
understanding, but my assessment for this class is very good, since it went out of the
ordinary of what I could observe and the interaction between students and teacher was very
good.
 Journal 2

In this journal, I will talk about of a class with the youngest students, the theme was my
body, I think that in this class it was very difficult for the teacher to transmit the content
clearly and precisely, many students had questions and interrupted constantly, the teacher
tried to present didactic way the theme, using songs and dynamics. Working with very
young children, in my opinion is a challenge, the treatment that should be with them the
patience and especially the strategies that must be used have to be relevant and appropriate.
The connection of the students with the teacher was very good, however, had to have the
support of the grade teacher to help guide the activities.
In my opinion the structure of the class was good, maybe changing the strategy so as not to
lose a lot of time in organizing the students, it would improve the development of the same,
another aspect that I have to emphasize is the carino and the patience of the teacher for
reach students. The establishment of a method for the orderly participation of children,
would be a good method to maintain the order of the class.
The assessment that I can give to this class is good, since the presentation, and development
of the topic was well structured, the domain In the same way, the negative aspect was the
domain of the group that lost connection at times. But I think the positive attitude of the
teacher was never lost and she made a lot of effort to reach them and get her class through.
 Journal 3

In this report I am going to talk about a class that caught my attention, it was a class for
fifth year students, the subject proposed by the teacher was my school, the teacher in this
class had some negative aspects, the vocabulary that he taught did not belong to the level,
this caused the students to lose interest, the teacher started speaking English for 5 minutes,
but after that he did it in Espenol during the class, this did not stop the interest of the
students, which caused him to lose the total control of the class, students left the classroom,
and did not pay due attention, and did not participate in the 2 activities proposed. From my
point of view the teacher did not prepare the class, I think I improvised the subject since the
activities changed constantly, and I was not clear about the purpose of the same. He tried to
present the content in a clear way but, they did not arouse the attention due. If there were
positive points in the class, he knew the subject, but by not preparing the class he lost the
objective and could not get the attention and the participation of the students. however, the
teacher tried to evaluate constantly, perhaps as a strategy to pay more attention.
The assessment that I can give to this class is low, since it was seen that the teacher did not
prepare his class or material, there was no clear method or strategy to be used.
At that moment I felt afraid, and now I know the importance of preparing the material and
the class, so as not to feel lost and not to transmit that to my students.
 Journal 4
In this report, I am going to talk about a class that was given for 10th grade students, the
proposed theme was the comparative Adjectives, the teacher Yanelita Zambrano, from my
point of view, was characterized, for managing well the groups she had charge, this allowed
a better development of the class, however in this class I could notice a little more
resistance from her, since she did not allow the students to participate, she told them that
after the questions, in this course there were many concerns in the activities he proposed,
that is, the instructions given by the teacher were not very clear. Despite this, it developed
well, what happened was that the teacher did not know how to manage the time to complete
all the activities, therefore she could not perform the knowledge evaluation and the last
activity did not end and she sent it as homework.
The assessment that I can make to this class is regular, because despite the good
management of the group, mastery of the subject, planning, the teacher in this specific class
did not answer the concerns of the students, this meant that they do not understand the
activities , and at times lose interest in the same, the teacher uses the conductive method,
should change the method, taking into account the theme, activities and age of the group, in
my opinion is a good teacher, but careful discipline that makes lose the objectives of the
class.
No doubt you see that he has a lot of experience, it was a difficult group of students but he
kept order, finally the time management was a weak point since on 2 occasions he lacked
time to complete activities and he did not get to close the learning cycle .
 Journal 5

In the following report, I'm going to talk about the class of teacher Marco Espinoza, in the
7th year of basic, the theme for this class was What is your favorite class? What I observed
was that the teacher did not present the subject in a way correct, the students did not have
the respect or the attention to him, the constant anger and the reprimand to the students, this
did not allow that it was developed correctly, they were very difficult groups to handle, the
teacher made a lot of effort to reach them, but again, that he has not prepared the class, nor
that the activities are clear, they help a lot, there were a lot of interruptions during the class,
few students showed interest, a situation a little uncomfortable, but that in the end leaves
me many reflections. Not everything in the class was bad, what I can rescue is mastery of
the subject of the teacher, and what he tried to do was exemplify his explanation, that made
it interesting, he always put practical examples, and in some parts of the class it was funny.
The assessment that I can give to this class is regular, I was able to talk with the professor
for several minutes during the break, and he told me that he was not of English, but because
he had followed a course and knew something, he had been assigned the subject of English,
I think, he tried to justify that hedoes not handle the group, but from my point of view I
know it is not easy and that there are very complicated students in their behavior, but
preparing the class helps you, and a lot since you know what to do and what to say, I think
that if students notice when the teacher is not ready, nowadays they have a lot of
information within reach of a click, so we must be more serious in our work.
Anyway, the teacher put a lot of enthusiasm and attitude, the class ended long before the
bell rang as it was time to go to the break almost 10 minutes before.
Recommendations:
 Group management is very important for the development of a class, that is why
teachers should work more with other methods than conductivism, working with
only one method causes the student to lose interest and Attention, you must take
into account that the motivation also helps, together with a constant evaluation and
do not forget to present the objective to the class.
 Another point to recommend is that the teacher must be prepared for his class, the
successful development depends on the preparation, material, strategies and
methodology to use, if the teacher does not prepare it is difficult to be good class.
this is why the teacher must go to the extra material and activities that arouse the
interest of the students.
 Another aspect to recommend is the active participation of the student, in some
classes they were not allowed to ask, and when they did, they were not answered in
a timely manner, from my point of view, it is very important, since this is how the
interaction begins. , this must be carried out in an orderly manner, but it is
something that should undoubtedly improve since we no longer know what
concerns the students have.

Conclusions:
 In conclusion, managing times, methods, strategies, and presenting them in a clear
and orderly manner, helps the success of a class, without forgetting the motivation
and the constant evaluation is the most important.
 It is evident how knowledge is socially constructed in the classroom. Shared mental
contexts are constructed as a function of joint actions and the understanding of
participants (Edwards and Mercer, 1987). The proposal to confront the student with
the "evidence" through observation and experimental activities is and has probably
been the most significant element in the teaching of science in different
psychopedagogical perspectives (Candela, 2003).
 In my way of living this experience, it was something that contributed a lot in the
way that I saw the teaching, I do not even have the opportunity to do it, I know it is
not easy, to observe that there are difficult students, or to work with children very
small, the patience, the time that must be dedicated to prepare, the material, really is
a profession that requires a lot of passion. In fact It is admirable as teachers within
their limitations, in time, space and resources they find a way to reach their
students.
 Summarize class 1

Teacher: Lic. Jessenia Villaroel.

Course: 2nd Basic “A”

Topic: The colors

This class was for the second basic grade 2do “A” around 26 students, the topic was the colors, the
class started on time, she spent a lot of time to organized the class around 6 or 8 minutes then she
presented the topic, the teacher was using a flash cards for the basic colors like: white, black, red
yellow and blue, then repeat the pronunciation and she gave a sheet of paper for the next activity
that consisted in the students had to painted the circles and squares. The teacher said the
instructions and they worked individually.

The teacher was looking the progress and answered some questions, the period of class ended
and she picked up the tasks.
 Summarize class 2

Teacher: Lic. Jessenia Villaroel.

Course: 2nd Basic “E”

Topic: The body

This class was for the second basic grade around 20 students; the class did not start on time 5
minutes delay, the teacher presented the topic with a song, the students were motivated to learn
the song, then she used a poster to showed the parts of the body, the students had to repeat the
pronunciation, next she gave a work sheet then the students worked in groups of 5, but she lost
time in organized the groups, the task did not complete some students were lost and did not
understand what they had to do.

The teacher managed the group, and the song was good for the topic but she could not evaluate
the progress.
 Summarize class 3

Teacher: Lic. Jessenia Villaroel.

Course: 2nd Basic “C”

Topic: The numbers

This class was for the students in second basic grade around 23 students, the class started on time,
the teacher prepared 2 different activities for the topic, she did not presented the topic, she was
continuing with the content, she explained the activities; the students had to cut the numbers 1 to
10 and paint with the colors that they learnt before, the finally activity all the class sang a song and
with movements and their bodies had to draw the numbers, good class and funny activities.
 Summarize class 4

Teacher: Lic. Jessenia Villaroel.

Course: 3rd Basic “D”

Topic: Savage Animals

This class started on time, 20 students in 3rd basic grade, the teacher lost few minutes to order the
group, that topic was focused on science, and she presented the collage with domestic and savage
animals, the attention of the students were not good, she tried to ask some questions only in
English like Who is consider the king of the jungle? But they did not understand so she asked in
Spanish to develop the class. The finally activity was one by one pointed in the collage the animal
that the teacher said and repeated in correct way.
 Summarize class 5

Teacher: Lic. Jessenia Villaroel.

Course: 3rd Basic “F”

Topic: Domestic Animals

This class started late, 22 students in 3rd basic grade, the topic was domestic animals, the teacher
was using a collage and worked in groups the activity consisted in make a puzzle with different
domestic animals, and then interchange the puzzles, but she lost the attention and she could not
present well the topic, the students were excited but the noise was too loud, finally she sent a
homework , in their notebooks will cut and paste domestics animals and write their names 5 times
in English.
 Summarize class 1

Teacher: Lic. Marco Espinoza.

Course: 5th Basic “E”

Topic: My school

This class was for fifth basic course, around 20 students, the class started on time in this class the
teacher presented the topic in a funny way, then he used posters with greetings, he tried to work
in groups but the manage was not good, the first activity was interact between students focused
on oral skill, however the activity did not finish, then the teacher explain the second activity in
their books, to complete a small conversation using greetings.

Finally teacher sent homework in a workbook.

 Summarize class 2

Teacher: Lic. Marco Espinoza.

Course: 5th Basic “F”

Topic: My family

The teacher started the class on time; he had around 23 students, he used a CD a song, then he
explained the members of the family he use a graph of a tree. The students were focused on the
topic and their wanted to participate, but all at the same time.

The teacher worked on the book and did some activities in pairs, but the activity just on the book
was not enough to catch the attention.

Finally did a quick oral test and repeated the members of the family, and sent a homework.
 Summarize class 3

Teacher: Lic. Marco Espinoza.

Course: 6th Basic “B”

Topic: Where is the classroom?

In this class was 21 students, the teacher started on time, He worked on student book first
introduced the topic with places he had a lot of material for this class, flash cards, photos, and CD.

The teacher put a lot of vocabulary on the board, but the students were not understand so he
changed the method and use only the extra material. The fist and unique activity was complete
sentences with words of places.
 Summarize class 4

Teacher: Lic. Marco Espinoza.

Course: 7th Basic “A”

Topic: Which is your favorite class?

26 students in 7th basic grade, in this class was a very interesting topic was developed, in the guide
book, the theme was presented to make small dialogues of everyday life, the teacher began
explaining the activities that would be carried out, the first activity was to reproduce the small
dialogues and repeat out loud, then practice them in pairs, after that try to create a small dialogue
by changing some words that the guide text proposed, finally the class ended, but it did not
develop properly he wasted a lot of time and especially the management of the class. This did not
contribute for the development of it, the teacher did not send homework.
 Summarize class 5

Teacher: Lic. Marco Espinoza.

Course: 8th Basic “A”

Topic: Simple present

22 students in this class, 8th basic course; the simple present, the teacher did not explain the
objective of the class and directly based on the guide text; most of the class time was spent
explaining the grammar, the structure of the present time, and examples.

For the students, it was not very entertaining or interesting, He tried to do an activity that was to
go to the blackboard to complete sentences, but as it took time to write the 10 sentences on the
board, time is up so the activity just for homework.
 Summarize class 1

Teacher: Lic. Yanelita Zambrano

Course: 9th Basic “B”

Topic: Affirmative answers

In this course there were 20 students, this class was orally they had already studied the subject of
affirmative answers in simple present, so the teacher did all activities were oral, she asked and one
by one the questions and answers, then the activity changed and between them they asked and
answered, in This time I observed that I was much more focused on the development of a certain
skill, and in my opinion it was a great class, 3 activities were carried out, at the end she put a CD
with the guide text for a listening activity, in my opinion, the Best Class that I have observed so far.
This is how the class ended, she did not send homework.
 Summarize class 2

Teacher: Lic. Yanelita Zambrano

Course: 9th Basic “C”

Topic: Verb TO-BE

In this class there were 24 students, the class started a little late, the teacher began to present the
topic on the board, and for several minutes explained on the board, the students participated with
questions, all in Spanish, then an exercise of verbally repeat some sentences, finally worked on the
guide text, in this class the teacher evaluated the knowledge at the end with a small test, finally
among the same students they corrected the test, sent a task they would have to transcribe the
test to their notebook.
 Summarize class 3

Teacher: Lic. Yanelita Zambrano

Course: 10th Basic “A”

Topic: Present progressive

The class had 21 students; the theme that presented the present progressive the teacher was
developing on the blackboard, and then went to the text to develop it, based on the activities
mentioned in the text. I reinforce the topic explaining more sentences in the blackboard, some
students participated in this exercise, most of the explanations were given in Spanish, did not have
extra material for the topic, maybe because the students were bigger, She tried to do an activity in
a group but by the time the class had finished, the teacher sent homework in his text and they will
transcribe it into their notebook. That's how the class ended.
 Summarize class 4

Teacher: Lic. Yanelita Zambrano

Course: 10th Basic “B”

Topic: Comparative adjectives

20 Students in this class, started on time, the teacher gave the instructions for the activities to be
done in this class, then with the support of the guide text and presented the subject the
comparative adjectives, the attention of the students was good, the handling of the topic, there
were times when the students wanted to asked, but she did not give way to the questions if not
later, the materials used were based on the text, blackboard, and a poster. The next activity was
oral in a group of 2 students comparing photos of the poster. Finally she sent homework in the
text and finish by answering some questions.
 Summarize class 5

Teacher: Lic. Yanelita Zambrano

Course: 10th Basic “D”

Topic: Possessive pronouns

22 students, in the tenth grade, the class started a little late, on this occasion, in the same way the
materials were the books, and the blackboard, the teacher presented the theme based on the
text, trying to answer the questions, the group management was well, the biggest part of the class
time explained grammatical structure and use of possessive pronouns, then did a writing exercise
in the sentence completion book, and a little dialogue with possessive pronouns. Finally, he made
a small dynamic that did not have anything to do with the issue; with a coin, they had to pass by
saying names of cities and the one that did not respond in time, had to dance. The class ended.