Notes from the teaching practice

During our class we have watched a video containing parts of an English lesson with young learners. Students (boys only) were six years old. I enjoyed watching this lesson. Though we saw just a glimpse of it, it was enough to get an idea of this teacher's methods and techniques of working with students. The lesson focused on animals and numbers. Vocabulary contained:  adjectives ( big, small, short, tall, happy, sad, good, bad ) nouns (names of animals)  numbers from 1-12 Apart from that, students were practising:  forming sentences ' It's a … (name of an animal)'  asking questions ' Is it … (chosen number) ? ' The lesson was fast-paced and full of activities. Teacher was only using L2 (English) and encouraged students to do the same. His instructions were highlighted by multiple gestures (pointing, counting, mimicking). Instead of pointing out and correcting mistakes, the teacher made them repeat the correct sentence or pronunciation of the word. Visual aid...

Hello, my name is Małgosia and I am from Poland. I was born, raised and educated in Warsaw. Both my grandmothers and my grandfather were teachers and my mum works in kindergarden as a speech therapist. At the end of secondary school, I've decided to become a teacher. I studied Early Education and Teaching English to Young Learners at the University of Warsaw and graduated this year. During my studies I had a chance to attend different classes, first as a observer and then as a teacher. Before the pandemic, I was giving private lessons in English. Two years ago during summer holidays, I worked with a 10-year old girl from Yemen. I realised working with kids gives me great joy and is really rewarding. Apart from my studies, I am a declared sports fan. I love watching football, tennis, athletics and winter sports. When I was younger, I practised swimming, gymnastics, tennis and dancing. Now, I like to go running, cycling or walking. Whenever I am on holidays, I am visiting different s...