First Hot Reflection (SECOND PERIOD)

Describe The second period has started, and I was going to teach my first class in the English major. At the beginning, I was a little bit worried and nervous because I was about to switch from a Basic level in Access Program to an Advanced English II level in the major. However, I had 10 students who were looking at me with the best attitude, and they made me feel comfortable to start my class. It was my second activity, so it was around 7:05 a.m., and I was asking students to talk about some homework my tutor assigned them the previous day. It was about choosing three shortcomings students have. I decided to give students time to discuss with their classmates about it. Then, I put a desk in front of them to ask one by one to take a seat and share the shortcomings. Additionally, I took a seat to share some of my shortcomings to make them feel comfortable to express their own personality. It is important to mention that it worked because they were enjoying my speech, and they laughed to notice that I was open to talk with them. Also, my tutor was happy to see students´ reaction. Then, Omar came to the front and made a comparison between my shortcomings and the ones he has to deal with.  After that, I was surprised to see Diana walking to the front to share her shortcomings because she is so shy, and I did not ask her to do it.  The rapport I got with the students was amazing since the very beginning of the class. It made me appreciate the pleasure to teach them. Students continued passing to the front to talk about their shortcomings until almost everybody had passed.
(Analyze)		Plan Action
Interpret	Generalize
My attitude, confidence   and enthusiasm to perform the activity helped students´ understanding. They saw me doing everything happily and not just saying things to spend the time. The activity had a special purpose.	Having a kind manner to teach a lesson, and demonstrating the activities with passion to avoid boredom help students to enjoy the lesson. The motivation students develop depend on the attitude the teacher shows like an example to follow.	Before giving my lesson, I will increase my confidence and give my best to encourage students. It is important to have a positive attitude to show security while teaching to a new group. Also, students behave better if they respond to a good action.
My being friendly with the students increased their motivation while participating because they felt relaxed to express their ideas and thoughts. They wanted to participate all the time without the pressure of the teacher.	Most students fear being asked to do something right in the moment, mostly when it is the first time they produce the target language with a new teacher.	The next time I teach a lesson, I will consider the activities to break the ice with new students to have possible results. Moreover, I will create a good atmosphere to engage students in the process.
Developing activities to increase student’s confidence facilitated them to practice the target language, as well as monitoring helped them to notice the interest the teacher has to check their work in order to provide necessary feedback.	Some students do not like to practice the target language because they are not accustomed to doing it. Likewise, they need to have the teacher near checking their work to clarify doubts.	Before giving my lesson, I will take time to choose a variety of activities to let students practice a lot. It will help them to increase confidence. Also, I will keep monitoring to provide feedback in order to help students to develop all the skills to improve their English.