FIFTH TASK

DIRECTIONS: Watch the video "Shaping the way we teach English -Reflective Teaching  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKVTh6HG-T4)," and give an account of the characteristics of the participating teachers´ reflective practices. 
Based on what participants said in the video, their reflective practices are not different to the ones that we implement these days. One of them was talking about giving more emphasis on having conversation with students in order to give them some feedback just to let them improve what they are doing. Another one was talking about asking for help. This situation is really a big deal thanks to some learners are too shy to talk in public and they afraid of making a mistake in front of the classroom. As a result, the teacher looked fo new alternatives to solve this problematic and she made students gain confidence at least to ask her for help, for an advice or just to ask for information.

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