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Practicum at Grupo Boston
Best Intensive English
Description of the Institution
 The Colegio Boston is an institution of 55 years of experience in the instruction and
the actualization of professionals.
 It has a wide academic offer in technical levels of instruction, such as : business,
secretarial and Englis, call center, technology, design and decoration, cosmetology
and “open education” as well.
 More than half of a century, it has achieved outcomes that have marked the lidership
in the market.
 The institution has the objective to maintain the permanent search of excellency
through the twelve venues among the Costa Rican territory.
 It is located in downtown Heredia.
Brief historical account
 In 1955, the Boston Group arose as the first institution recognized by the
Consejo Superior de Educación, that has provided training opportunities for
those persons who have not obtained a diploma in a faster way in order to
get a job iimmediately.
Contac Information
 Contact information:

 You can call free to the phone number 8000-BOSTON (8000-267866) or to
call to the following venues:
 San José
 2248-9192Liberia
 2665-4629
 Cartago
 2551-1515
 Puntarenas
 2661-5656
Contact Information
 Alajuela
 2440-1212
 Guápiles
 2711-3885
 Orotina
 2428-2629
 Turrialba
 2556-8017
 Desamparados
 2259-0662
 San Ramón
 2445-2187
 Heredia
 2560-2251
 Belén
 2293-0745
Detailed description of students
 Total number of students: 5
 Approximate ages: between 21 and 27 years
old.
 Level : Basic II and II (Best Intensive)
Group´s characteristics
 Group weaknessess:
◦ People work and do not have enough time to practice
◦ They are not involved in a biligunal setting
◦ Pronunciation issues
◦ Grammar is learned by infering it.

 Group strengths:
◦ Motivation
◦ Interest
◦ Perseverance
Group´s characteristics
 General aspects found during observations:
◦ Pronunciation issues
◦ Grammar is learned by rules and in context
◦ Reading and writing are practiced using the exercises
◦ They learn a lot of vocabulary every day
 Official teacher´s name:
Marta Castro.

 Contact info: martha2castro@hotmail.com
Description of classroom and equipment
Textbook

 Description of classroom and equipment available:

 The classroom has enough chairs to have a large class. It is very
modest however; it has an acrylic board with its corresponding
white board markers and the eraser. The institution provides
teacher with laptops, video beams and a recorder to play the
compact disc they use for pronunciation exercises.

 Description of bibliographical resources in use:

 They use a textbook called Stand Out II.
Topics
 Description of contents to be covered during practicum:

 Welcome to class: feelings, classroom instructions using simple present,
possessives, adjectives, questions with can combining it with pronunciation
exercises /m/
 Every life
 Let´s go shopping
 Food and Nutrition
 Housing
 Our community
 Health
 Work
 Goals and lifelong learning
 Getting to know
 Balancing your life
Goals
 Consumer smarts
 Getting hired
 On the job
 Citizens and community
 Description of at least two goals concerning student´s
learning during the practicum (what you expect to achieve at
the end of the teaching practice):
 To improve pronunciation and fluency by having them talk as
much as they can.
 To enhance fluency by asking them questions, presentations,
writing a paragraph and read texts aloud from the text.
THE CLASSROOM
 PICTURES
THE PROFESSOR
THE PROFESSOR
THE STUDENTS
THE STUDENTS

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Practicum at grupo boston presentation

  • 1. Practicum at Grupo Boston Best Intensive English
  • 2. Description of the Institution  The Colegio Boston is an institution of 55 years of experience in the instruction and the actualization of professionals.  It has a wide academic offer in technical levels of instruction, such as : business, secretarial and Englis, call center, technology, design and decoration, cosmetology and “open education” as well.  More than half of a century, it has achieved outcomes that have marked the lidership in the market.  The institution has the objective to maintain the permanent search of excellency through the twelve venues among the Costa Rican territory.  It is located in downtown Heredia.
  • 3. Brief historical account  In 1955, the Boston Group arose as the first institution recognized by the Consejo Superior de Educación, that has provided training opportunities for those persons who have not obtained a diploma in a faster way in order to get a job iimmediately.
  • 4. Contac Information  Contact information:   You can call free to the phone number 8000-BOSTON (8000-267866) or to call to the following venues:  San José  2248-9192Liberia  2665-4629  Cartago  2551-1515  Puntarenas  2661-5656
  • 5. Contact Information  Alajuela  2440-1212  Guápiles  2711-3885  Orotina  2428-2629  Turrialba  2556-8017  Desamparados  2259-0662  San Ramón  2445-2187  Heredia  2560-2251  Belén  2293-0745
  • 6. Detailed description of students  Total number of students: 5  Approximate ages: between 21 and 27 years old.  Level : Basic II and II (Best Intensive)
  • 7. Group´s characteristics  Group weaknessess: ◦ People work and do not have enough time to practice ◦ They are not involved in a biligunal setting ◦ Pronunciation issues ◦ Grammar is learned by infering it.   Group strengths: ◦ Motivation ◦ Interest ◦ Perseverance
  • 8. Group´s characteristics  General aspects found during observations: ◦ Pronunciation issues ◦ Grammar is learned by rules and in context ◦ Reading and writing are practiced using the exercises ◦ They learn a lot of vocabulary every day  Official teacher´s name: Marta Castro.   Contact info: martha2castro@hotmail.com
  • 9. Description of classroom and equipment Textbook   Description of classroom and equipment available:   The classroom has enough chairs to have a large class. It is very modest however; it has an acrylic board with its corresponding white board markers and the eraser. The institution provides teacher with laptops, video beams and a recorder to play the compact disc they use for pronunciation exercises.   Description of bibliographical resources in use:   They use a textbook called Stand Out II.
  • 10. Topics  Description of contents to be covered during practicum:   Welcome to class: feelings, classroom instructions using simple present, possessives, adjectives, questions with can combining it with pronunciation exercises /m/  Every life  Let´s go shopping  Food and Nutrition  Housing  Our community  Health  Work  Goals and lifelong learning  Getting to know  Balancing your life
  • 11. Goals  Consumer smarts  Getting hired  On the job  Citizens and community  Description of at least two goals concerning student´s learning during the practicum (what you expect to achieve at the end of the teaching practice):  To improve pronunciation and fluency by having them talk as much as they can.  To enhance fluency by asking them questions, presentations, writing a paragraph and read texts aloud from the text.