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REFLECTION ON THE ENGLISH MICROTEACHING
NAME: SYAFIQAH LIYANA BINTI SAHARUDIN
IC NO : 910729-03-5914
Assalamualaikum wbt.
Praised to Allah, finally my group had finished doing microteaching in order to
complete the coursework for ELT Methodology for Young Learner. Based on the
microteaching presented, there were some strengths, weaknesses and ways to
overcome in order to improve the next teaching session.
We divided the three stages which were presentation, practice and production
by draw lots among the group members and I got the presentation stage to conduct
during the microteaching. The way we divided the stages was fair to each member
and all of us could conduct the session very well.
The first strength from the microteaching was my personality. My personality
during microteaching is suitable to be an English teacher because from the lecturer’s
comment, I am the one who is firm, friendly and humorous. As a teacher, it is
important to be firm because it plays an important role for the classroom
management to ensure the pupils follow the teacher’s order and instruction. If not,
they will more playful and do not give full attention to what the teacher is saying.
During the microteaching, my classmates that acted as pupils gave active
participation by responding to me. The two-way communication that happened
between the pupils and me contributed to the liveliness of the lesson (Kyriacou
2007).
Besides, I was friendly to the pupils. I could see that the pupils were enjoying
during the lesson and I realised that a positive classroom climate exist. The pupils did
not afraid when trying to spell the word; bathing and drinking. By being a friendly
teacher, it could reduce pupils’ anxiety toward the learning and prepared them for the
lesson and I had indirectly contributed to the effectiveness of the lesson taught during
the microteaching. The other feedback from the lecturer was, I am the teacher with a
sense of humour. I had created a warm environment by giving some humour
questions related to the pictures shown, and I could see the pupils liked it. In fact, the
pupils were eager and motivated to keep learning the subject when they loved the
teacher.
Another strength was having a good English. When giving instructions, I used
just simple sentences that convey clear and specific questions or messages and
sometimes step-by-step guide, like “…… Where is she? What is she doing?” This is
suitable for the level of year two pupils. Clear instructions are important to keep the
pupils understand what they are supposed to do during the tasks given. On the other
hand, it is significant to avoid pupils from misinterpret the instructions and interrupts
the smoothness of the lesson. Therefore, having a good language proficiency and
delivering clear instructions to the pupils will contribute to the effectiveness of the
learning and teaching process.
Besides, there were some weaknesses that could be traced during the
microteaching. First, the sizes of the picture cards were too small. It could not be
seen clearly to the whole class. In this case, the pupils faced problem to describe the
pictures shown. They took a long time to response to the teacher’s questions related
to the pictures. In order to overcome this weakness, I have to consider a few aspects
in producing teaching materials like the size of the materials must suitable with the
number of pupils in a class so that they can easily interact with the materials. Then,
the materials selected must also relate to the content of the lesson.
The second weakness was I had a problem with time management. The time
allocated for presentation stage was 15 minutes but during the microteaching, I took
about 21 minutes to teach pupils. So, it interrupted the time for the other two main
stages which were practice and production stage. So, to overcome this problem, I
have to plan the lesson carefully. The time allocates for each stage should be
suitable to the content and activities that will be carried out on that day. This is
because good time management ensures that the lesson will be carried out smoothly
and helps to achieve the goals of that day.
In conclusion, the strengths and weaknesses during the microteaching give
me the opportunity to improve my teaching process especially in time management.
This is because I have to teach English for the next practicum. I hope that this
experience can help me to become a good English teacher.
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