Dialectical Journal for ED 335 Teaching Practicum
Date: 30.1.2017
Observations/ Account
(What Happened?)
- Most of the kids did not pay attention
when I read the storybook.
- I did not remember their names.
- The girls love to express themselves to
me whether it is real or not.
- The students are not allowed to speak in
their native languages in the classroom.
- My classroom teacher asked me to re-
read the story again after reading once.
Name: Lun Sian Cing
Reflections & Critical Response
(What do I think of it? What went well? What
could be improved? How? What will I do
differently? How does this connect to the
theory I have read from class?)
- I thought about the Clapping-Hands
method to grab their attention and it
worked for most students.
- I really should have prepared name tags
so that it would have been easier.
- I had to be careful with them. My
classroom teacher told me ahead to be
wise with those kind of reactions because
once I give them attention, they will ask
again and again.
- I have learned how to create a learning
environment for them to speak in English
boldly.
- At first, I thought it was unnecessary to
read the story again because I have read
it once. However, the next time I read
the story, the students began to
anticipate by expressions, actions and
questions.