working day 1

After long break here I am back again. The nice students came to the class worry that there was no class cause we didn´t have the minimum number. I was really surprised how much they remember: usually after summer they come to the course with the same sentence in their mouth: "I forget everything!" . This time is different.
I have also got a new group: or actually a group of beginners that joint a group of 3 years studies in Italian....it´s a  challenging  for me trying to get them to the same level.
We did couple reviews exercises after my 10´of monologue in Italian (for them listening and comprehesion): the last part of the lesson was for me the most intresting: I asked them to share with  their pair their learning experience in last few years on Italian language.
After that they were ready to follow me in the activity of GIVE- GET -AVOID.
Give: what am I going to give to my class mates, to myself and to the teacher during this year?
Get: what I want from me, from them and from the teacher?
Avoid: what I am not ready/ I don´t want to talk about in the class?
I asked then what kind of learners they are, especially for the new members, and most of them they didn´t know. I am planning for next week to propose them to learn or review a single theme with the 3 learning styles:auditory,visual, kinestetic.
I don´t know yet what will be but for sure I am going to make them a test on what learners they are and try to figure out what method is more suitable for them.

Our presentation is also ready and today I study more the Kolb theory and I am ready to get in AC (even thought I think I won´t get on time tomorrow) and see what happen.