WIRTING MICROTEACHING CLASS PERSONAL REFLECTION.

On Thursday, November 10th, my classmate and I performed for the first time in a
writing-focused class in a real context with real students. We were asked to contact
an English teacher, observe the context of their students, prepare and adapt material
that could be adequate for their level and needs, and finally perform the
microteaching. This process was not difficult at all, as we already had prepared some
material that could be used as reinforce material for them to get some vocabulary
and a review of the present simple.

Once the class was done, I felt released, with the satisfaction and emotion of having
done my first class with real students. It was a mixed feeling that I cannot describe.
From what I have noticed, all of the things that my classmate and I prepared for this
class were correct, and the class went smoothly until a certain point, when students
were needed for the repetition of the instructions that even if they were written down
in their worksheets, they could not understand and needed the translation of the
instructions. An aspect that did work to make them write was giving them prizes
(candy and star stickers), as writing can be perceived as a boring and useless
process.

If I had the opportunity to change something from the class performance, I would
make sure the instructions were even simpler and very clear for them to
understand, ensuring what they were going to do using some instruction
techniques (asking one student to repeat the instructions). Overall, I feel we did a
good job, and I think I am proud of the outcome of this activity.