From my start of the year expectations to what I learnt from my practicum.

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PRACTICE II, ELT DIDACTICS 2019
PRACTICE II, DIDACTICS OF ELT and Practicum Primary School level. Adjunto
Regular a/c Prof. Estela N. Braun (2019). Teacher Assistants: Prof. Vanesa Cabral-
FINAL NARRATIVE
At first, my practicum became a difficult experience for me because it was
the first time that I had a course in my charge. In the first class I felt nervous but
then I felt confident with myself. It was very special for me since I could establish a
good atmosphere of confidence with them that it is something that will accompany
me for the rest of my life. I can say that what brought me joy the most is the bond
we built with our students. I could know about their lives and I could feel that they
felt safe with me.
Young children learn differently from older children and adolescents.
Children have a need for individual attention and approval from the teacher. Also,
they have a limited attention span; unless activities are extremely engaging, they
can get easily bored, losing interest after some minutes. “A good teacher is
someone who asks the people who do not always put their hands up and a good
teacher is someone who knows our names” (Harmer 2007:26). in other words, for
children it is very important that teacher knows their names because they feel that
he/she cares for them.
During my practicum I discovered that it is of extreme importance to enter,
the classroom prepared (planning our lessons). I discovered that I have a power in
myself to control the class and to manage the class in different situations. I learnt
that it is very important not to lose your temper and be relaxed in every situation
because if children are motivated and engaged with the lesson, learning becomes
a pleasure. I noticed that I growth in my way of reacting not only as a teacher but
also as a pedagogical partner.

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I can say that I feel very accompanied and supported in my practicum. I think Belen
was an excellent pedagogic partner. Ana’s help was incredible; she always offered
to help us in whichever thing we needed. I also
found your (Estela and Vanesa) reports with pieces
of advice and observations extremely helpful in
order to develop my teacher stance and to plan the
lessons.
As regards the subject, I think that provides
us the necessary tools to affront the classroom and
gives us many opportunities of learning through
different materials with different perspectives on the same topics. The theory and
the practice in the school were the necessary tools to teach in primary.
In order to finish my narrative, I would like to say that students need
teachers that take into account the social, cultural, political and economic
difference among their students. Teachers that help students build their own
identity and their own materials considering their previous experience into the
classroom. After my practicum, I feel that I am prepared to teach in primary school.