Today was my first day teaching Class 1S, and I only had one period with them—but what a full period it was! I introduced them to the difference between past simple and past continuous, specifically how they work together in one sentence (e.g. “I was doing homework when the power went out.”). We used the Pulse textbook as our main guide.
It was clear from the beginning that I have a very mixed group. Some students understood the grammar well, while others—especially a few of the Chinese students—struggled because of the language barrier. A few didn’t understand English at all, so their classmates kindly stepped in to translate explanations into Mandarin. That peer support was really heartwarming to see, and it reminded me how important classroom community is—especially in language learning.
As for Class 2L, I only observed the lesson today, as my mentor asked me not to teach yet. In addition, the school also had co-curricular activities scheduled for the day.
Overall, I felt that today was a good starting point for me to get to know my students and to better understand their learning needs. This experience has shown me that I need to prepare multiple strategies to accommodate students of different levels, especially those who face language barriers. It also highlighted how important it is to foster collaboration and empathy among students, since peer support can greatly improve classroom learning. Moving forward, I hope to incorporate more visual aids, gestures, and simple examples to bridge the gap for weaker students while still challenging the stronger ones.
CLASS WITH 1 LEDANG
2 LEDANG CLASS
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