This is our usual routine. The various groups walk to the Hotel Gran Plaza to arrive at 9AM.
Agenda: Listening Activities, break, Microteaching (demo of our listening activity), lunch, Health and Safety.
Today's focus centered on the first part of the Chilean educational curriculum involving Listening Skills Developement. Ms. Maria Paz( chilean) and Mr. Jim Kuka (australian) effectively planned a listening lesson using music by Mercedes Sosa. We all participated to the point where we learned the lyrics of the song and sang it. I liked the way the steps of the activity lead to the desired outcome.
Of course, break was as nice as yesterday. Continuing the listening activity focus we were all divided into two groups. Followed by pairing for the purpose of preparing a short demo of a listening activity. Later, after the lunch break we moved to another room where demos of our lessons were to be presented.
In the Microteaching session each pair demonstrated our parts of a listening lesson. Mr. Kuka was our observer and gave us immediate feedback. My pair was Lauren and we did an American Cafe "Ordering Food" demo.
Once back to the main conference room, the focus was directed on informing us about our insurance. An overview of emergency information and safety issues ended our day at 4pm. I walked back to the hostel alone thus re-enforcing the way in my mind.
Now I'm just blogging.
What did I learn today?
Music is the greatest tool to use in class to motivate and assist listening skills development.
In case of medical need a clinica (private clinic) or a hospital can be chosen. However, if the treatment is not so serious a clinica is better, besides it gives faster care.
Agenda: Listening Activities, break, Microteaching (demo of our listening activity), lunch, Health and Safety.
Today's focus centered on the first part of the Chilean educational curriculum involving Listening Skills Developement. Ms. Maria Paz( chilean) and Mr. Jim Kuka (australian) effectively planned a listening lesson using music by Mercedes Sosa. We all participated to the point where we learned the lyrics of the song and sang it. I liked the way the steps of the activity lead to the desired outcome.
Of course, break was as nice as yesterday. Continuing the listening activity focus we were all divided into two groups. Followed by pairing for the purpose of preparing a short demo of a listening activity. Later, after the lunch break we moved to another room where demos of our lessons were to be presented.
In the Microteaching session each pair demonstrated our parts of a listening lesson. Mr. Kuka was our observer and gave us immediate feedback. My pair was Lauren and we did an American Cafe "Ordering Food" demo.
Once back to the main conference room, the focus was directed on informing us about our insurance. An overview of emergency information and safety issues ended our day at 4pm. I walked back to the hostel alone thus re-enforcing the way in my mind.
Now I'm just blogging.
What did I learn today?
Music is the greatest tool to use in class to motivate and assist listening skills development.
In case of medical need a clinica (private clinic) or a hospital can be chosen. However, if the treatment is not so serious a clinica is better, besides it gives faster care.
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