UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARALICENCIATUTRA MODULAR SEMIESCOLARIZADA EN DOCENCIA DEL INGLÉS COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA (LIMSEDILE) UNIT II ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE INTEGRADORA MOVES AND ACTS TUTOR: JUAN JOSÉ AVILA RESENDIZ [email protected] STUDENT: JOSÉ SAÚL BARAJAS VILLEGAS [email protected] GUADALAJARA, JALISCO. OCTOBER 9th, 2015 during the class the students checked their answers as a whole class with the help of the teacher. The learners were asking any doubts and the teacher was eliciting the answers about the homework exercises. They attend classes three hours a week. social and cultural background of the teacher and the learners. The aim of this essay is to account. This academic paper is comprised by an introduction. analysis. or ideas between two or more people. for example. The level of English in this class is pre- intermediate. 212). in the classroom” (p. It is important that teachers reflect on the way they interact with their learners during their lessons so that they can analyze and identify new forms to enhance learners’ participation in class. There are several ways of analyzing interaction in the classroom. and information about the group which was selected to carry out the analysis (context). INTRODUCTION Undoubtedly. .120). And she adds that there are certain important factors which play an important role in the classroom interaction. in other words improve the learner’s interaction with the solely purpose that in the end the new input indeed become part of the learner’s intake.120). I want to add that this interaction takes place in the classroom in different forms. “interaction is the collaborative exchange of thoughts. These students are in the third semester of mechatronics. two hours on Mondays and one hour on Tuesdays. The name of the unit is transitions and the objectives in this unit are: to present vocabulary related to stages in life. In this academic paper I have used Sinclair and Coulthard’s classification system. The learners were asked to complete unit six of the workbook “World English 2” for homework the day before the recording took place. and the psychological aspects of second and foreign language learning (p. and amongst the learners. analyze and make a reflection on the classroom interaction which has taken place during one of my class. Then. As defined by Tsui (2001) classroom interaction refers to “the interaction between the teacher and learners. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND What is interaction? According to Brown (2007). a student ask a question for clarification or when we praise a student for a correct answer. resulting in a reciprocal effect on each other” (p. to learn how to make questions with “how” plus adverbs and to practice reading for specific information. a theoretical background. one of the most important factors that we as teachers should take into consideration to facilitate the learning process is the interaction inside our classroom. CONTEXT The class recorded consists of twenty-five students male and female aged 19 to 23 years old who are currently taking the course “English III”. these are: teacher and learners beliefs. to review the uses and forms of the simple past contrasted with the present perfect. when we elicit a response from a student. conclusion and references. feelings. simple past or present Direct perfect. Let’s continue with exercise C. I`ve eaten there Reply twice this week. Accept T As you know simple past is used with specific time in the past. Miguel. Reply T Can you repeat the answer. Great! Praise T Listen and repeat. T Number one Elicit SS I don’t want to eat at Pizza Palace tonight. Bid T Ok. (raised hands) teacher. please Nominate S I`ve finished my homework so I can go out tonight. and I like it very Reply much. Metastatement T Please. I have worked in this company since 1998. me Bid T Question number three. please? Loop SS I don’t want to eat at Pizza Palace tonight. Direct T Can you tell me the answer for number three. TT. Next question Lalo. please? Elicit T Antonio. T That’s the correct answer Miguel. Bid T Mario please. Accept T What’s the answer for adolescence? Elicit SS Me. I…. ANALYSIS T Now what we are going to do is check the homework. Praise T Good. switch your notebook with a classmate. Model SS Raised hands. Please Nominate S Adulthood… adult. teacher. Number five. Focus T Let’s carry on. Teacher. Focus . Reply T Excellent. Nominate S I have worked in this company since 1998. Nominate S Teenager. Reply T That’s right. Reply T Good. It does not say when exactly the action happened. Mario. Now let’s begin with the next activity. Nominate SS Jessica has known her best friend since they were six years old. Circle the correct form. Claudio. me. Reply T Perfect! Praise SS Raised hands. T Number two. Explain And present perfect is and action that started in the past and continues up to the present. /aif/ /aif bIn/.) The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English To Speakers of other Language (pp. No doubt that will make a difference in my classes. (2007). Reply T Does somebody have the answer number four? Elicit S I never was in the hospital in my life Reply T Mmm…. Certainly this activity have made me realize that I need to take some actions in order to enhance the interaction and ultimately create a positive learning environment. Correct CONCLUSION In conclusion. Classroom Interaction. H. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Can you say that again please? What is the past Challenge participle of “be”? SS I’ve never…. I’ve…. I should give them more time to think about the correct answer. A. From now on I will take into consideration all the teacher’s moves. 120-125). New York: Pearson Longman. in the end learning will indeed take place and my learners will be more motivated to partake in the lessons. T What is the pronunciation of the short form of “I have”… in Elicit this sentence. (1987). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Reply T The right answer is I`ve never been in the hospital in my life. Reply T Repeat please. In Ronald Carter & Davis Nunan (ed. (2001). I should not worry if there are silent periods between the elicitation and the response. D. A. 2. . 3. Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. For instance./aif/ /aif bIn/ Model SS I`ve been to New York. by doing this interaction analysis I have become more aware of the importance of the interaction in the classroom. Classroom Interaction. Brown. I should avoid giving the answers to the learners when I am eliciting from them. SS I`ve…/aivi/. REFERENCE 1. Malamah-Thomas.was in the hospital in my life. Tsui. when I elicit an answer from my students. I’ve…. I`ve been to New York. Let’s carry on. I have eaten there twice this week. please? T. please. please. Antonio. T. Excellent. S. SS. Claudio. adulthood…. adult. Now let’s begin with the next activity. I have worked in this company since 1998. Good. SS. T. T. can you tell me the answer for number three. Mario. T. Next question Lalo. I have finished my homework so I can go out tonight. T. T. . Number five. T. Unit 6 in your workbook. SS. That’s right. I have worked in this company since 1998. Transcript of Recording. Number one. T. Me. Teenager. what’s the answer for adolescence? SS. me. T. raised hands. Please switch your workbook with a classmate. (raised hands) teacher. And present perfect is and action that started in the past and continues up to the present. T. Teacher. Jessica has known her best friend since they were six years old. raised hands. That’s the correct answer Miguel. simple past or present perfect. T. SS. Me. Let’s continue with exercise C. please. Question number three. I don’t want to eat at pizza Palace tonight. Mario. Ok. It does not say when exactly the action happened. Listen and repeat. Circle the correct form. T. Good. As you know simple past is used with specific time in the past. I don’t want to eat at pizza Palace tonight. S. S. and I like it very much. Now what we are going to do is check the homework. teacher. Perfect! SS. S. Can you repeat the answer please? S. Number two …. Miguel. T. S. I …. T. T. T. I have worked in this company since 1998. T. Great! T. I’ve never was…. . Does somebody have the answer number four? S. What is the pronunciation of the short form of “I have”… in this sentence SS. mmm…… What is the past participle of ‘be’? SS. T./aif/ /aif bIn/. in the hospital in my life./aif/ /aif bIn/. I’ve been to New York. SS. T. I’ve…/aivi/. I’ve…. T The right answer is I’ve never been in the hospital in my life. I never was in the hospital in my life. T. repeat please. I`ve been to New York.. I’ve….T.