Task 2- Lessons from my English teachers
Tutor: Oscar Eduardo Salamanca
Student: Laura Vanessa Lasprilla Montoya
Group: 518008_21
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD
Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación
Course: English III 518008_21
El Cerrito Valle, May 2025
Teachers I had:
-Elementary: Héctor Fabio
-Middle school: Luisa
-High School: Miguel
Teacher: Héctor Fabio Luisa Miguel English Level
What methods -He used a lot -Movies, music -Readings, -Héctor:
did they use? of audios and with videos and listening and Beginner
music to help lyrics to help us speaking activities
us get involved learn new activities -Luisa: A1-A1
into the English vocabulary. activities
environment. -Flash cards, -Miguel: A2-B1
-Hands in, groups activities
roleplay and activities where
fun activities we would ask
our classmates
questions
related to what
we were
learning at the
moment
How did they -He made the -She made the -He would -Héctor:
make lessons activities fun activities show us videos Beginner
interesting? and colorful related to our that would activities
environment. I catch our -Luisa: A1-A1
remember one attention, activities
activity of us listening to -Miguel: A2-B1
making a conversations activities
hamburger of movies we
while also would like and
learning the reading about
vegetables something we
vocabulary. would consider
interesting.
Were they strict -He would give -She was a cool -He was very -Héctor:
or lenient with us chances to teacher in strict about Beginner
rules and try again and general, homework activities
homework? deliver however, she -Luisa: A1-A1
homework past was very strict activities
the due date about -Miguel: A2-B1
homework activities
Did they -Yes, with -Yes, she would -Yes, he -Héctor:
encourage different always inspire believed in me Beginner
activities, with us to think by and encouraged activities
creativity and animals, and ourselves and me to learn -Luisa: A1-A1
thinking? flashcards try to go more by activities
beyond what myself. -Miguel: A2-B1
we thought we activities
were capable of
-He made it -You were so -He always -Héctor:
What was seen fun and immersed in the believed in us, Beginner
special about cool activities, that even when we activities
their teaching? you wouldn´t didn’t -Luisa: A1-A1
even feel like activities
you were doing -Miguel: A2-B1
homework activities
What helped -Flashcards -Learning -Speaking and -Héctor:
you the most vocabulary thru listening to Beginner
with learning music different activities
English? conversations -Luisa: A1-A1
activities
-Miguel: A2-B1
activities
What -Sometimes he -I was getting -He would use -Héctor:
difficulties did would forget sick a lot back British English Beginner
you have with the words in then and the sometimes and activities
their teaching? English assignments I felt that one
were piling up was harder than -Luisa: A1-A1
and sometimes the American activities
because of the English -Miguel: A2-B1
rush she wasn’t activities
able to take the
time to explain
them to me
Step 2.
Teacher: Héctor Luisa Miguel
Similarities and -Used flashcards -Used flashcards - Used music,
differences -Had a lower level -Used music as a videos and movies
of English source of learning as a source of
and vocabulary learning and
-Had a higher level vocabulary
of English -Used English from
different regions
Strengths and -Used different and -She would make -He believed in us,
weaknesses colorful activities learning fun, but she but sometimes it
for small children, wouldn’t give many would be more than
but he didn’t have a chances what we could take
good level of
English
Examples: -We would play, -We cooked a -We watched a
sing and dance a hamburger in class movie with a high
song with the while learning the level of English and
vocabulary, I vegetables we almost couldn’t
remember this vocabulary, she do the activity
monkey song we made us learn it
played and danced with a song
while also learning
the jungle
vocabulary
Step 3.
-How would you teach if you were in their place?
A: If I had been in their place, I would have taught according to each student level
helping them learn at their own pace.
- If you had been a teacher at the primary level, what methods would you have
used to get student’s attention?
A: If I had been a teacher at the primary level, I would have included games
where students can learn while playing and having fun, try to be more in their
world than just traditional teaching.
-If you had been a teacher in high school, what strategies and materials
would you have used to motivate students?
A: If I had been a teacher in high school, I would have asked them about
their interest first, like, what’s their favorite movies, music, activities and things like that
and then I would have included them into the class so it could catch their attention and
learn without even noticing it.
-If you had been a teacher at a university, how would you have used
technology to help students improve their English?
A: If I had been a teacher at a university, I would have used different
technological tools like esl games, movies in English, essays about their favorite things or
something related about what they like
Step 4. Youtube video https://youtu.be/DlXVwIXFyiE
Screenshots of participation in the forum
References
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swiftly, speak fluently and write correctly. V&S Publishers.
Lycan, W. G. (2005). The syntax of conditional sentences. In Real conditionals (pp.
1–15). OUP Oxford.
Salgado, A. (2022). Conditionals [Objeto virtual de aprendizaje – OVA].
Repositorio Institucional UNAD. https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/42225
Lasprilla Montoya, L. V. (2025, May 6). What I learned from my English teachers
[Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/DlXVwIXFyiE
