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    The document summarizes observations of English language classes at secondary schools in Argentina. It describes the typical classroom layouts, noting enough space and good conditions. Interruptions made teaching the planned lesson difficult in one school preparing for an annual celebration. Through observing classes, the authors learned that teachers must be prepared to manage any situation, as theory is important but applying it in practice is even more so. They also saw the importance of entering the classroom with enthusiasm and prepared lessons and materials.

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    Report Workshop III

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    Marianela Soledad
    The document summarizes observations of English language classes at secondary schools in Argentina. It describes the typical classroom layouts, noting enough space and good conditions. Interruptions made teaching the planned lesson difficult in one school preparing for an annual celebration. Through observing classes, the authors learned that teachers must be prepared to manage any situation, as theory is important but applying it in practice is even more so. They also saw the importance of entering the classroom with enthusiasm and prepared lessons and materials.

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    INTRODUCTION How is English as a foreign language taught at secondary school? How is the organization of the teaching-learning process?

    What is the development of the lessons like? In order to answer these questions we have observed 7 th grade and 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th year at Normal School Juan Ignacio Gorriti and at Antonio Maria Gianelli School. In this report, we present an objective and comprehensive picture of those classes. It is not intended to test or criticize the teachers performance but to analyze and learn about the way the classes take place. We have taken into account the classroom layout, the teachers management, the students interests and the class itself. Being in a class gave us the opportunity to reflect about our future role as teachers. Moreover, this experience was worth doing because it showed and taught us that teaching is more than being in front of a class. Teaching is closely related to being responsible not only for the students learning but also for their lives, as each of them will eventually be able to use the different topics that were learnt in our classes. Finally, as observers we could see how we are going to manage a class properly and how to put into practice all the learning we have received in our training to be a teacher. In addition to this, these experiences show us that there are many important points to bear in mind when doing our practice and residence.

    SETTING The classes we have observed have an average number of students of 24. One is a private school and the other is a public one. The layout of the classrooms is in rows and there are enough room for the teachers and the students to move around. What is more, taking into account the aspects of the classrooms, they are in very good conditions. In Normal School the windows as well as the benches are new, the walls dont have pictures on them and the floor is clean; there is enough light. What is more, the classroom has not only a blackboard but also a white one. The conditions of the classrooms of Gianelli School where we did the observations are similar from the above-mentioned. It is clean and well-lit. In contrast, there are some pictures on the walls that belong to the primary school. It only has a blackboard and it is not too big. Finally, it is worth mentioning that during one of the observations in Gianelli School was difficult to start and continue with the class because of the interruptions due to the preparation for the Cantata to Gianelli, which is a celebration where students commemorate to San Antonio Maria Gianelli which takes place every year. Thats why there were many absentees because they were practicing their performing.

    CONCLUSION By observing these classes, we have learnt a lot. One of the things that we realized is that although we plan our class carefully, there might be events that are unpredictable and we may not teach what we have planned; namely, interruptions. That is why a teacher must be able to manage any situation. All these observations have changed our point of view, in particular in our beliefs; they taught us that theory is important, but more important than that is to know how to put it into practice. Another thing that we have learnt is that we have to be ready to enter the classroom not only with all the material and lessons organized but also with enthusiasm and predisposition. Finally, having in mind our desires of being good teachers we paid attention to all the classes and observing them made us think carefully about the importance of the teachers attitude, presentation, motivation, encouragement and planning.

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