APPROACHES AND METHODS IN TESOL
This paper is submitted in partial fulfilment of Final Semester Task in TESOL.APPROACHES AND METHODS IN TESOL
FINAL SEMESTER TASK
TITLE
SELF-REFLECTION AND SELF-EVALUATION OF MICROTEACHING
AUTHOR
NAME : YASHINTA DEWI LARASATI
STUDENT NUMBER : 2201415048
WA NUMBER : 085327183953
INTRODUCTION
What method did you choose in your last microteaching?
I chose Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method in my last microteaching. I chose CLT because I think most of my friends used Total Physical Response (TPR) as their method in the microteaching.
What are the basic principles of the method? Refer and cite the related literature.
The principles of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) based on Diane Larsen-Freeman (2001) are:
Whenever possible, authentic language(language as it is used in a real context(should be introduced.
Being able to figure out the speakers’s or writer’s intentions is part of being communicatively competent.
The target language is vehicle for classroom communication, not just the object of the study.
One function can have many different linguistic forms. Since the focus of the course is on real language use, a variety of linguistic forms are presented together. The emphasis is on the process of communication rather than just mastery of language forms.
Students should work with language at the discourse or suprasential (above the sentence) level. They must learn about cohesion and coherence, those properties of language which bind the sentences together.
Games are important because they have certain features in common with real communicative events(there is a purpose to the exchange. Also the speaker receives immediate feedback from the listeners on whether or not he or she has successfully communicated. In this way they can negotiate meaning. Finally, having students work in small groups maximized the amount of communicative practice they receive.
Students should be given an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions.
Errors are tolerated and seen as a natural outcome of the development of communication skills. Since this activity was working on fluency, the teacher did not correct the student, but simply noted the error, which he will return to at a later point
One of teacher’s major responsibilities is to establish situations likely to promote communication.
Communicative interaction encourages cooperative relationships among students. It gives students an opportunity to work on negotiating meaning.
The social context of the communicative event is essential in giving meaning to the utterances.
Learning to use language forms appropriately is an important part of the communicative competence.
The teacher acts as a facilitator in setting up communicative activities and as an advisor during the activities.
In communicating, a speaker has a choice not only about what to say, but also how to say it.
The grammar and vocabulary that the students learn follow from the function, situational context, and the roles of the interlocutors.
Students should be given opportunities to listen to language as it is used in authentic communication. They may be coached on strategies for how to improve their comprehension.
REFLECTION
What is the objective of the lesson?
I make 2 objectives of the lesson as follows.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Pronounce English words correctly
Communicate each other on the topic of food
I only make 2 objectives because of the time limit. I expect my students to pronounce English words correctly because I think building their English vocabulary is very important before I asked them to speak. It is because they cannot speak if they have not enough vocabularies to be used. The second objective, I expect my students to communicate each other based on the topic. I make this objective because it is the main goal of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method. I encourage the students to speak based on a situation and make a simple conversation based on the example I give.
Mention and elaborate the strengths of your microteaching performance.
The strengths of my microteaching performance are:
Communicative: Because of the goal of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is making the students to communicatively communicate, I use this method to encourage the students to speak.
Different: I use a different method among my friends’ methods, and I give a slightly different topic for students to enjoy.
Mention and elaborate the weaknesses of your microteaching performance.
The weaknesses of my microteaching performance are:
Voice is not aloud: I realized that when I performed my microteaching, my voice volume was not loud enough to be heard until the back and edge of the class. My friends also told me the same.
Not confident: I realized that I was still not confident enough to do my microteaching in front of the class. Maybe it is because I am not used to be the center of attention.
Run-out of time: I was running out of time when I did my microteaching performance. I could not manage my time well, consequently, I could not finish my material based on my lesson plan when doing my microteaching.
Not Cheerful: I realized that I was too nervous when I was performing my microteaching. Because of that, I could not enjoy my teaching process and make my students feel that atmosphere so that my students did not enjoy it too. My friends told me that I should smile more when I do my teaching.
CONCLUSION
What do you have to consider when applying the method?
I have several things to consider:
First, I saw that most of my friends were using Total Physical Response (TPR) as their method, so I want a different method to be used in my microteaching.
Second, I was sure that I can do the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method in my microteaching.
What do you plan to improve your teaching skills?
My plan to improve my teaching skills by:
Keep practicing at home and wherever I can apply my teaching skills.
Try to be a private teacher to enhance my ability in teaching, especially to have experience in teaching different kinds of people.
Reading more books, journal and etcetera to build my knowledge about teaching, then, if it is possible, apply it in my real life.
REFERENCES
Larsen-Freeman, Diane. (2001). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. New York: Oxford University Press.