English Didactics II

 This day we continued with the other groups. Group 5: Proverbs (Reading) Group 6:Tourist Attraction or Human Zoo? (Listening) Group 7: Slang Abroad ( Reading) Group 8: Accent and Identity (Listening). My group :)

This is our last midterm. Four groups of classmates presented a class, using listening or reading. Group 1:  Lily's Story (Listening). Group 2:  The Value of Cyberfriendship (Reading). Group 3:  Lavender (Listening). Group 4;  The Legend of the Hope Diamond (Reading).          

 The framework will be used to plan the listening or reading lesson.  PDP is a framework that can be used to teach receptive skills – listening and reading. In regards to reading, it helps in building learners’ reading skills as well as their reading comprehension. The first “P” in PDP refers to the “PRE” reading/listening stage in a lesson. This is the stage of the lesson before (i.e.: “PRE”) the learners read or listen to the text. The “D” in PDP stands for the “DURING” reading/listening stage in a lesson. This is the stage of the lesson that happens while (i.e.: “DURING”) the learners actually interact with (read/listen) the text. In this stage, learners are provided with several activities that allow them to have multiple exposures to the text. The second “P” in PDP relates to the “POST” reading/listening stage in a lesson. This stage happens after (i.e.: “POST”) the learners have read/listened to the text and have shown comprehension of it.  The final midterm will be...

 Classes were suspended by MINED nationwide due to bad weather conditions in the country. 

 Continuing with the class delivery of groups 5,6,7 and 8.  Group 5.  Vocabulary about superstitions Group 6.  Vocabulary about personality traits Group 7. (Grammar).  Second Conditional. My Group was 8th group. (Grammar). Third Conditional.   I liked the most was the participation of the audience, the way in which each partner demonstrated their skills, and the pleasant atmosphere that was perceived during all the demonstrations. The dynamics that helped to break the ice and at the same time remembering topics or learning something new for our vocabulary.

On this day, the first classes were given by group 1, 2, 3 and 4. During the session, different topics were developed, the creativity and the use of dynamics were very fun and educational.   Group 1.(Grammar)  Simple present passive voice. Group 2.Vocabulary Related to money Group 3.  Vocabulary: Taking care of the environment Group 4.(Grammar).  The past perfect