Self evaluation:
In my notes, there was a reminder that I needed to specify the locations such as front and back. I did not explain that identification of locations differs depending on the perceptions. For example, if John and Jenny are facing each other, John’s left side and Jenny’s left side will be different. Using the same reasoning, their front and back will be different. In the activity where I asked students to come up to the front and put the buildings on the blackboard, we had some conflicts. Some said the church is in front of the library while other students said the opposite. This happened because I did not specify how we were looking at the map. It is very difficult to explain locations on a blackboard because it is not three dimensional. While I was explaining the directions, I got confused and started to doubt myself. Then, I asked the students if I was right. When a teacher starts to lose confidence, students will lose trust in the teacher. Luckily, the students were native English speakers that they knew what I meant, but what if this class was a real ELC class? I needed to focus more on explaining directions.
Another thing I need to consider is the amount of instruction. I needed to give more instruction on activities. Although I did an example before the activities, some people did not know what I was doing. I asked Erica to describe where she was, she just said the name of the building. I wanted her to describe what she can see from the building, but she did not understand what I meant. I realized that I was not giving her clear instructions. In a real classroom situation, I need to choose words carefully so students will understand the instruction clearly.
I think I had good ideas for the described activities. These activities emphasized mostly on listening. However, more authentic situations may have helped the students to apply the lesson to real world situations.