Classroom management and atmosphere. By Andrea Zaldívar

  In my teaching practicum, I had the opportunity to work with a group of 25 children. Since the beginning, I was really surprised to see the facility that chindren have to learn new things related to a foreign language. I really loved that all of them were always interested in the activities that I brought for them.

   Of course there were some little troublemakers in my class. At the beginning it was kind of difficult for me trying to handle the situation, but I did my best to keep the order in the classroom and to create a good atmosphere for learning.

   Talking about the way or the methods I had to look for, I tried to use audio visual methods. I supported my classes with some flash cards that were very useful. Also, I needed some audios to make the class more interactive, and I think it was a good option because through audios and pictures, they could internalize quickly the things that were taught.

   Basically, I can say that I really enjoyed my teaching practices, and the way that I could interact with real learners in  real classes, and a real teachig-learning atmosphere.