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☆A message to the second year students☆

2005-08-04T17:10:00.000-07:00

Last assignment
☆Explaining the kind of work in these courses
First, in English Methodologies Ⅱ(E.M.Ⅱ), roughly speaking, we learned "second Language Acquisition"(S.L.A). Then, we used book that was written by Rod Ellis. The book was very difficult, but as reading, we could notice that the content was very deeply and would be taught various methods of S.L.A. Also, we had to get to some points by reading book in assignment. And, in class we confirmed the answer. On the basis of E.M.Ⅱ, we could learn that how to understand S.L.A to the student.
While, in English Methodologies Ⅲ(E.M.Ⅲ), we could learn that how to teach S.L.A to the teacher. As basing on E.M.Ⅱ, we studied that whether how teaching methods suit students in reading, writing, listening, speaking. And, we practiced what we had learned. When we taught English to second language learner, we noticed that "Theory is one thing and Practice is another." So, the practice was very difficult than the theory we think. So, the practice was very important for my future.
To second year students
You will be able to experience many interesting things to teaching, learning. Then, you should be important to discuss other people. I thought many discussion will connect your faculty, broaden your horizons and understanding students.
Have a good class!!

☆Reflection on Team KMKM's lesson☆

2005-07-03T23:07:00.000-07:00

*Good points
Team KMKM's lesson was very fun. Fun lesson will develop students abilities as they will be interested in the learning. Especialy, the "short play" was very good. Because, first they were using some picture and some acting. these helped mr. Naim to understand. And, repeating short play again and again was good for Mr.Naim. Also, they had Mr. Naim gussing about the picture. It invited satisfaction himself.
And,their practice of "Let's interview" was good too. As it was divided each item as some list and it was writting a example fiert, it would be easy for him to writting and understand. Then, he seemed to have been interesting many communication and learning English. We were glad to see his understand ing. It succeed through their fun lesson. Thank you your lesson.

*To be better
I had some reflection for their lesson. First, when they practiced pronounciation of mumbers, he said that "three" and "eight" 's pronounciation were difficult. As far as Ib listen to his saying, he couldn't speak almost correct pronounciation. So, it should teach more slowly and one by one. Also, he couldn't understand the meaning of "How old are you?" So, they should get the meaning of sentence in Japanese clear.

☆Reflection on TearmY's lesson☆

2005-07-02T02:30:00.000-07:00

June 30 Assignment
*Good points
I think the best points on TeamY's lesson was "new words practice". We tended to forget practicing new words as we think the conversation is important. But, Mr.Naim and students learned English first will start fitting first languege's meaning and secound languege's meaning, so, if we learn it first, they will be easier to understand. And, as they teached by some parpers writiing for English and Japanese, Mr. Naim could note there. And, as far as I know, he could understand new words. As I sit in front of Mr.Naim, I could see his reactions.
Also, "group practice" was good too. When we do group practice, Mr.Naim asked group's member many things, and he could speak how to pronounce the sentence.

*To be better
The points that I noticed for seeing him were he was confused difference "I am" and "This is". I thought he couldn't understand that "This is" was used the occasion introduction of person. And, he couldn't understand "He is"="He's" and "She is"="She's". Befor it, he didn't know that "He" was used "male" and "She" was used "female". So, they should explain male and female at short play etc. Also, he was confused "ms.Green" and "Mark" in textbook. He spoke putting there while practice. So, they should explain person's name in textbook.
But, your class was "Wakariyasui" Thank you

☆Key Points of Teaching Grammar☆

2005-06-28T02:38:00.000-07:00

June 24 Assignment
♪Key points for teaching grammer
I think "Key pouint 1" were useful. Till now, I had learned the word's difference distinguished from the meanings. But, I was sometimes confused, if I forgot the meanings. So, I think that it were useful replaceing the word with other words. So, for students teaching by easiest word is very important.
Also, "Key point 2" were fun. They will be able to learne through interesting.
However, I don't think " Key point 7" were useful. Because, it is difficult for students to understand. If I teach a person master English, I want to teach the way changing by occation and time. But, junior high school students and elementary school students doesn't use it too much. I think it is profound.

♪ Ideas for intruducing new grammar
I think at Ways to introduce New grammar "No.1" & "No.2" & "No.5" are very useful. This can learn as visual education. Also, the "No.4" can correspond to vorious situations.
And, I think the "No.3" will be better, if it use with the question's picuture.

♪Ideas for practicing new grammer
I think the "No.3" were useful. Because, it can learn ability for thinking and trial and error. It is important for learner to practice some different patterns.
Though differnt pattern practicing is important, "No.5" is little bad. It is difficult for learner to teach conversion at a stretch. Maybe many students will be confused it. So, I think a teacher should teach the positive and nagative are distinguished.

♪Ideas for communicative activities
I think many communication are most important. I didn't do communication in English while elementary school and junior high school and high school. So, I could know the important at communication in univercity. So, I think all number were useful and it should repeat again and again.

☆My reflection DHC2's lesson ☆

2005-06-21T16:30:00.000-07:00

June 16 Assignment
* preparation.....I taught Mrs. Yoshida the verbal question like " Do you have a pen? " last class. First, we were confused about Mrs.Yoshida's ability. But, we dicided to teach it by only English. Because we thought as we can progress with our English by the class speaking only English, She will be able to learn it. And, we thought better we don't teach the grammer but we teach it through having communication the mouth, ear, eyes.
* short-play.....Then, started lesson, fortunately, as our team have good actor and actress, Mrs. Yoshida and everyone seemed interesting and understanding.
* practice....We had practice that we ask information on the parper with partner using "Do you～?" I asked Mrs.Yoshida as her partner. But, Mrs. Yoshida had known this phrase than we had thought, so we might have to bring in more verb and practice vorious verbs.
And, I thought reading practice was little long. Perhaps, Mrs. Yoshida and students may be tired.
*last.....Last, I heard that Mr. Abdreim couldn't understand this sentence's meaning. He could understand how to use "Do you～?", but he couldn't understand the meaning in English. So, we thought we should bring in Japanese a little for explanation.

☆My reflection Team A's lesson☆

2005-06-21T02:27:00.000-07:00

June１６　Assignment
I thought that as team T's lesson brought in many Japanese explanation, it was easy for Mr.Abdreim to understand. When teamA had lesson, they used many Japanese. It helped him to understand. So, teamA made good use of teamT's good point. I thought it was right to use Japanese. Then, the class was gone on consideration Mr. abdreim's viewpoint. If they was going on everone's ability, he might not be able to understand. Also, they was made him participate a lot of the class.
Then, I thought that the chairman's voice was low and the announcement was a little fast. A teacher have to be loud voice to teach all classmetes, and should be clear and powerfuly. Because, if a teacher is timid, students will feel anxiety.
Also, I noticed Mr. Abdreim was thinking that "this" is near thing, "that" is far thing. So, when teamA's member had the parper, he was confused saying "this". So, I thought they should make him be brought.

☆Reflection of TeamT's lesson☆

2005-06-07T15:30:00.000-07:00

June 2 Assignment
*What I particularly liked about Team T's lesson.....
I thought that some good points at Team T's lesson are "short play", "repeat", "gesture" and "practice".
First, the short play of Toru and Tomohiro are too easy to understand, because when Tomohiro spoke by English, Toru replied by Japanese. It was natural conversation. So, some person like us that first language is Japanese and second language is English will be able to understand the greeting by the short play.
Next, their class had many used "repeat". This is very important thing and many learners can deepen their understanding on repeating.
Also, some gestures are one of the factor that can deepen their understanding.
Finally, they adopted some practice in various situation. For example, after learning one word or sentence, they directed Mr.Abdoreim or students to speak.

*Some suggestions for an Even better Lesson.....
I thought that they should explain using more examples. When they taught the greeting "I'm ～." and "Are you from ～?" , they didn't use the example on part of "～". If these parts were the sentence's meaning no matter they can't understand the sentence.
Also, I thought conversation between the class and the class was difficult for Mr.Abdoreim to understand. Because, they had used some difficult words on level of the further junior high school. So, class's connection should explain by Japanese or simply English addition explanation.

☆Junior High School Grammar☆

2005-05-30T18:20:00.000-07:00

May 27 Assignment
Grammatical elements was easiest for me to learn as a student. Also, what was most difficult for me to understand.
My reflection..... I think that be 動詞 and 助動詞 were easiest for me to learn. Because I learned English for the first time in my life, I was easier able to learn it than some grammar that have many kinds of variation. be動詞 is only "am" "is" "are". Also, be動詞 is used at various sentence ever now, so, I will not forget it. And, 助動詞 was easy as it has a little meaning at that point in junior high school first grade. It was "～することができる。"
Also, what was most difficult for me to understand as student was 現在完了. Because, it has many meanings and the form is combination have(has)+過去分詞, so I was confused by the correct use. Also, as I was hard sequence of tenses(時制の一致), it was difficult for me to learn. So, I couldn't understand when did it use.

As a teacher, which of the grammer do I have confidence in teaching and which grammar do I think will be difficult for me.
My reflection..... I think that I seem to be easy to teach "It～for～to～" and 現在進行形・過去進行形, because these are unchanged the form, so they will be able to use these as long as they can learn the form. So, I want to teach the form impressing.
Then, I think that I seem to be difficult to teach 関係代名詞 and 間接疑問文. Because the word has various meanings, it will be difficult for me to teach the difference 関係代名詞 and normal the word. For example, "That" has meanings "あの", "そのこと" and"～するということ" etc. But, as these are used in long sentence, they will be confused the difference. So I have to have idea that they can understand the difference. 　
　　

☆Reflection on Sniffle's Lesson☆

2005-05-22T22:58:00.000-07:00

May 20 Assignment
About what you particulary liked about Sniffle's Lesson and also a few things that they might try doing differently in the future.
My reflection.... First, I thought their lesson overview and introduction are good explanation. the greeting before the lesson is important whenever you start the lesson. Then telling the lesson overview to students is important too. And, I felt quite plain when they went forward the lessson using some objects. First students won't be able to understand only by hearing, so using objects help students to understand. And, at all of the lesson they were teaching as they repeated again and again.This way is very good, because the learners can learn these words as one sound. So-called it is ruminated in learners head.
The improvement point was that they should teach different of the pronunciation "seventeen" and "seventy", "a book" or "one book" etc. Maybe, I thought that first students might confuse with these. And, when repeat the numbers will be better if they said rhythm in it. So, we confused starting the repeat.
But, as a whole their lesson were good!! It is difficult for us to teach English and thinking the lesson overveiw. But, we have to do at education practice, so we will have to practice like these.

☆Working with Input☆

2005-05-15T23:09:00.000-07:00

May 12 Assignment
1. Which points of this lesson did you agree with or find helpful and why?
My reflection.... I agree wuth no.4 and No.9. No.4 is some ways making input comprehensible when using new vocabulary. These ways are 1, Take about familiar topics, 2, gestures and 3, Visuals : picture or charts. I think these ways are most plain for everyone and actually we thought Mr,Hall's gestures and picutures helped us to be comprehensible input. No,9 is diffeerent ways to teach vocabulary through input. Especially, "Total physical response" and " Use students as examples" are very plain. Of these two ways, I prefer the former. Because, sometimes I think the language acquisition needs to learn in using the body. Sometimes, the body remember it than the brain. For example we didn't remember the memory of training bicycle, but we can still take the bicycle. so, my body rememberes it!!
so, I think the way should teach the former after the latter.

2. Which points of this lesson did you disagree or did not find helpful and why?
My reflrction....I satisfied about working whis Input, but it may be an improper expression,(強いていえば) I didn't disagree about No,6. No,6 is "Esposa = 奥さん　×". I didn't understand the contents. I think first we seem to connect meaning and translation. It is difficult for us to separate these. 　

☆My first Spanish class☆

2005-05-01T02:20:00.000-07:00

Part 1

1. How much of the presentation in Spanish did you understand?

What made the input comprehensible and what could have been done to make the language easier to understand?

My reflection.... I could understand halfway the presentation in Spanish in last class. Because, I could understand the thing that Mr.Hall wanted to teach, but I had complecated for listening to the similar Spanish words. For example, "Abuela" and "Abuelo" etc.

I needed his gesture and his picture. He was teaching as he had some gesture and pointed his picture. For looking it, it was easy to understand even if we didn't know Spanish.

And, I noticed Spanish look like French a little as I learned French for second foreign language in university.

2. Did you learn any new words or new grammer in Spanish?

My reflection..... Yes, it was mini class. however, I could understand how to say the family name in Spanish. And, I could a littel understand the grammer in Spanish. Maybe I think it is the composition look like English.....?

3. How did you feel about being a beginning foreign language student?

As I like learning new foreign language I felt very pleasantly.

And I guess when we will teach English for elementary shcool students they will feel same to us.

☆Question to current English teacher☆

2005-04-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

1. What most important things do we teach English to elementary school students?

2. Do you think which hard do you teach first language or learn second language?

☆My ideal teacher☆

2005-04-25T19:01:00.000-07:00

Part Ⅰ
1. My favorite English teacher ......
It was Mr. Haga. He was my English teacher in supplementary private school.
I learnedfrom him for six years from junior high school to high school.
He is father of two children and he is gentle how to talking.

2. This teacher was my favorite because......
I had ever met good English teacher in junior high school and high school.
Because I like English but, I think some teacher only taught the contents in text book.
They didn't teach only some stories relation to English but also for example themselves
episodes in English. It was the cramming system of education.
But, Mr. Haga's English class was very interesting. First, when a word teach, he added himself's episodes and so on to learn easy us.
Second, he told us many interesting story relation to English.
So, we liked English class.

3. As a teacher, my greatest strength will be.....
If I am teacher, my strength is I think that I can understand my students feeling.
Because I wanted my teacher to understand our feeling I want to be a teacher understand children's feelings.

4. As a teacher, my greatest weakness wil be.....
Fact, as, I don't still be experience I don't know the scene. But, I know many problem in school and children now. For example, a bully(いじめ), juvenile delinquency(非行), can't go to school(不登校),　and so on. I am anxiety whether I can do these problems face each other. But, do my best!!!