This class was supposed to be given by both of us. Howerver, I started and the activities I was in charge of giving took more time than expected. Therefore, I ended up giving the whole class.
This felt really good!! because when I looked at the watch, the bell was about to ring, almost 80 minutes had passes and I hadn't realized it. I got really trapped in the activities and students showed motivated and enthusiastic about the proposed tasks.
They made questions and "all" of them worked.
What Micaela and I got really fascianted at was that at the end of the class 4 students volunteered to read their written productions.
That was marvellous!! especially because they put up with their fear of misspronouncing and dared to enter into the risk of being laughed at and of feeling embarrased. That's why I took advantage of the situation to encourage students to participate telling them that the only way to learn is by making mistakes and accepting them as a natural part of the learning process. At the same time, I told them that laughing at their classmates' mistakes doesn't help for the learning process of the whole group and that, besides, and most importantly, showing respect and concern for my partner was a good attitude worth to be taken and exercised.
As a whole, the class was entertaining and active in that each member of it with its particular qualities, moods and possibilities contributed to a more relaxed environment and a friendly atmosphere!
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