Error Analysis Chart

The error analysis chart helped to identify different mistakes that I had in my entry. It helped me a lot because I could reflect about my mistakes how I wrote it and how I should write. As well, I can improve my writing skill. After doing this exercises, I felt more confident to put in practice all I have learned. I would like to do this exercise with my future students because I can evaluate the progress that they have in learning English but the most important thing is that they can correct by themselves. 

Don Bosco University                  School Languages                                                  Teaching Practicum II /2016

ERROR ANALYSIS CHART (spot the mistake in the sentence or phrase and highlight the correct and incorrect part )
I wrote…	I must have written …, because.
1.     I consider to myself helpful person,  2.      I decide to study it because I think 3.     I hope everything it will be ok 4.     in others cases 5.     They get shameful when somebody see the changes 6.     there are teenagers that know what going to happen 7.     may have the most difficulty with menstruation 8.     They have to explain before to come an adolescence 9.     Piaget describe the individual develop in four stage 10.      In addition, teenagers has more reasonable thinking 11.    It is the interaction that adolescence have with friends, family, community.  12.     Erick Erickson said that the adolescences should determine 13.   It means that many time, teenagers all the things that their peers do or say (drink, smoke and sex) to be accepted in the group. 14.  As teachers, we can be positive things in their life and have confident attitude 15.     we can use learning strategies actively engages students 16.  It help them to active the brain 17.   I thought that every teenagers changes 18.    are teenagers that know what going to happen with the teenager’s period	1.     I consider to myself a helpful person. (The article “a” is missing). 2.     I decided to study it because I think ( the verb “decide”  has to be in past tense) 3.     I hope everything will be ok ( the subject “IT” is not need) 4.     In other cases,  ( “others” must not be pluralized) 5.     They get shameful when somebody sees the changes (somebody is third person and for this reason, the verb “see” has to conjugate with “s”) 6.     there are teenagers that know what’s going to happen (the verb “ TO BE” is missing) 7.      may have the most difficulty with menstruation  “Research findings suggest that adolescent girls who are unprepared for the physical and emotional changes of puberty may have the most difficulty with menstruation.” (This quotation is textual from the book. Nevertheless, “difficulty can be in plural). 8.     They have to explain before beginning the adolescence. (The verb does not match with the idea). 9.     Piaget describes the individual development in four stages (the subject is third person and the verb has to be conjugated with “S”). 10.   In addition, teenagers has more reasonable thinking (the subject is plural). 11.    It is the interaction that adolescents have with friends, family and community (the word “adolescents” is misspelled). 12.   Erick Erickson said that the adolescents should determine (the word “adolescents” is misspelled) 13.    It means that many times, teenagers do all the things that their peers say (drink, smoke and sex) to be accepted in the group. (The order of the words is not ok). 14. As teachers, we    can be a positive influence in their life and have confident attitude the verb. (The idea is unclear). 15.       We can use learning strategies to engage students actively. (The adverb’s position is at the end.) 16.    It help them to activate the brain. (“Actively” is the adv.  and “activate” the verb). 17.    I thought that every teenager changes (“every” is singular and the noun teenagers is not pluralize). 18.   Are teenagers that know what´s going to happen with the teenager’s period (the verb “TO BE” is missing)

Teenager's Theory in the Firts Classes

     

Teenager's Development 

Adolescence is a period of changes in physical, psychosocial and cognitive development that occurs in both boys and girls. During the adolescence teenagers develop the capacity to act more mature but in other cases, teenagers have different problems with food, drugs, behavior etc.

First, I would like to share what I knew and believed before I watched videos and read the article. Somethings that I knew is body’s changes. I thought that every teenagers change at the same ages but I discovered that the genetics to everyone is different. They get shameful when somebody sees the changes. Also, when teenagers do not know about going on with their bodies and many of them get afraid. In the other hand, there are teenagers that know what's going to happen with the teenager’s period. Moreover, I believed that teenagers never take care about decision because they think that they are in this period of their life. They believed that they can do whatever they want. In this age, I supposed that teenagers are enjoying the best period of life. Finally, I knew that friendship do not affect your personality but in some cases, adolescences are influenced. 

Physical Development 

I have learned about physical development in teenagers, they have similar and different changes in the part or their body. Girl’s changes: Height growth, growth of pubic hair, grow breasts, widening hip, eating disorder, menstruation, etc. According to American Psychological Association stated “Research findings suggest that adolescent girls who are unprepared for the physical and emotional changes of puberty may have the most difficulty with menstruation” (p.7).  It means that teenagers have to be prepared because they won’t feel comfortable with the changes. Parents have an important part in physical development. They have to explain before beginning an adolescence. Thereby, they will comprehend  the  future changes.

Boy’s changes: Height growth, growth of pubic hair, voice changes, growth shoulder, stronger, etc. I remember that the video “Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology #20” said that teenagers spent energy at night doing other activities because a part of the brain is not fully development.  This part is “Prefrontal Cortex”. At the age of 25 years old this part is fully. 

Cognitive Development 

Also, I have learned about the cognitive development in teenagers. It includes the ability to reason effectively, problem solve, think and reflect, and plan for the future. Piaget describes the individual development in four stage: Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational. The last one is related to teenagers.  It is the stage of reasoning and they have the ability to use logic.

The video “The teenage Brain Explained” explain that “adolescences could be especially important time to use your brain”. This means that is the age where you learn more and fast. For example play an instrument, practice sports, learn a language, etc.  

In addition, teenagers have more reasonable thinking because some of them are mature and they analyze better the situation to take good decision.  This is possible for the Limbic Area, teenagers make decision commonly than the prefrontal cortex.

Phycosocial Development

At last, I have learned psychosocial development. It is the interaction that adolescents have with friends, family, community. In this process adolescences want to imitate friends and famous people. For instances, the way that they dress, act and look and for this reason they cannot find their self-personality. Furthermore, I saw the videos and I have learned the 8 stages of progressive psychosocial development. The most interesting point was the stage number 5 “Adolescence” and the issue is identity vs role confusion. Erick Erickson said that the adolescents should determine their own sense of self and ask the question who am I? But many of them experience confusion. American Psychological Association expressed that “Another theory stresses that many of these risk behaviors occur in a group context and involve peer acceptance and status in the group” (p.30). It means that many time, teenagers all the things that their peers do all thing that  their peers say (drink, smoke and sex) to be accepted in the group. I consider that some of them have not the same risk behavior because they think in the consequences.
 

Conclusion 

As a conclusion, teenagers are creative, spontaneous and rebels. Now, I understand more this period.  I learned that teenager have different physical, cognitive and psychosocial development. I think to teens is a little bit difficult to accept all the changes. As teachers, we can be positive influence in their life and have confident attitude. When physical development is coming, it is difficult that teenagers participate in all the activities that the teachers have planning and for this reason, I think is important the communication T-S. In addition, we can use learning strategies actively engage students to achieve challenges. It help them to activate the brain, feel comfortable and create a social environment in classes. Moreover, the materials are very important because we have to take in account the capacity, interest and attitudes according to cognitive development. As a future teachers, we have a big challenge teaching to teenagers but we can do it.

Introducing Myself

Hello! I am Karla Pineda. I am 22 years old and I am majoring in English teaching at Universidad Don Bosco, El Salvador.  I consider to myself  a helpful person, honest and respectful. This is my second practicum and I feel confident to begin with this experience. I am gratefull with GOd, family, teacher and friends because they support me a lot.  I cannot say that it was really easy to me because I started learning English from zero at the university. It is so difficult but I have learned a lot thanks to all teachers and all my effort.

Why did I decide to study “English Teaching"? I decided to study it because I think that a teacher can be the difference in a person but we decide if we are a good or bad teachers. For example, if the students remember you just because you are funny or for all things that they learn from you. For this reason, I would like to share my knowledge with others and I would like to see my future students, and feel proud of them I know I will do a good job because I will practice all the information that have gotten at the university.

I want to share my experience in teaching children.
The firsts time that I had to teach was microteaching from the subject  “Teaching to Children”  with teacher Yani. I developed a stage but I learned a lot because some of the children were fast learners and I learned of them and them of me.

MicroTeaching's Team.

My experience in "Practicum I" was amazing. At the beginning of the course I felt nervous, but I had a lot of expectation to teach children.  Teaching to children is a challenge because it needs a lot of imagination to be creative. At the end, I feel satisfied because they learned a lot. Teacher Orlando always helped us to improve our mistake in how to teach children. They motivate me to continue sharing my knowledge with others.

This class was about reading skill.

I was presenting the toy's vocabulary to children by using realia.

                           

Finally, I would like to say something about practicum II. It will be an amazing experience that I will have teaching teenagers, because now before this subject I did not have the opportunity to teach them. That will be a big challenge for me but I will feel satisfied with my job. I hope everything will be ok and I am really happy to be closer to the goal.

If you have any question or comment you can post in my blog.

This is the link of my blog "Practicum I": 
http://teachingchildrenpracticum1udb.blogspot.com/

Thank You.