Bartek's Blog

General reflection  The first impression is not satisfying because the classroom environment is not well-organised, but there are still numerous aspects we can draw on. The teacher and students were energetic, so they both had fun teaching and learning. Also, considering the age of those children (possibly 6-7 years old), it is understandable why they were so exuberant in class. At this age, they are usually eager to act out. Meanwhile, their attention span is quite short. Another thing is that this is just a short clip, so it is probably not that reasonable to criticize the whole lesson because the short clip may be the highlight of the whole lesson. If so, it is normal for students to behave like that. In addition, he used flashcards and the "What is missing" game to make the class very engaging. Overall, it is meaningful for me to rethink the class environment. Classroom discipline maintenance The teacher did not set rules for children, so students were not disciplined. So...

My name is Zhenkang Peng , but I go by Bartek , which is a Polish name given by my friends. I majored in Preschool English Teaching at CISISU (Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University) for two years when I was in China and I studied English in Public Communication for another two years at Uniwersytet Opolski (University of Opole) in Poland to finish my Bachelor's degree. When I was in China, I did my student practice in a local kindergarten for one semester teaching English.  After finishing my teaching practice, I got a certificate which shows that I did 30 hours' teaching practice. I am very satisfied with it. I enjoyed being with my younger students, who gave me positive feedback all the time in my classes. That's one of the reasons why I decided to continue pursuing my study in the realm of teaching. I did my internship at an English training school in Poland as well. I taught Polish children Chinese and English. Hence, I have known a little about how ...