Inside the classroom #14

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October 9, 2013, today is the fourteenth class for study curriculum English teaching management. After my partner and I observe teaching in Pakphanang School for two weeks. We back with our classroom observation. We share with my friends before furthering practicing teaching. We answer questions that teacher commands.

Focus of observation

1. KWL

K = What you know?

We know good classroom management. Teacher should manage atmosphere in the room. Motivation students by game, video, word card, authentic material. Students will interested in lesson. Teacher should have clear step. Teacher should use more native language than mother tongue. Teacher should use standard question just not said “Understand?” or “Have you finished?” Teacher should be facilitator. Instruction should be interactive skill. Teacher should select material that suitable for students.

W = What you want to know?

We want to know how to teach English classroom. In each classroom have different students. Teacher has only lesson plan or two lesson plans for teach students. We want to know how to control classroom. If learners don’t interested in lesson, how should teacher do? We want to know which material is suitable with each level knowledge.

L = What you have learnt?

We have learnt writing objective that include by specific, consist and clear. We should make rubric assessment. Objectives have to get on with assessment. Teacher have to helped students that low level than high level. Teacher should have teaching step correctly. When teacher teach listening skill, teacher have to start with pre-listening, while listening and post listening. Teacher uses of technology such as Power point, Visual aids. If teacher uses deductive instruction, students will have beyond responsible.

2. What you have learnt from observation?

2.1 In general:

In general classroom, Thai teacher taught English. She used mother tongue more than native language. Students will understand in lesson. They will interested and responsible. They active all time. They enjoyed with activities that they do. When she asked the question, every student will answer the question together.

2.2 In specific language classroom.

In specific language classroom, foreigner taught English. He used native language. Sometimes, students didn't understand in lesson. So, they didn't interest and enjoy. He solve problem by specific individual student to ask and answer the question. He used assignment like rubric for speaking test.

4. Themes

1. Lesson Structure

1.1 The way the lesson opens, develops, and closes.

- Teacher checked attendant. Then, she reviewed the lesson about Countable noun and Uncountable noun. The students did exercise that fill C or U after vocabulary correctly. They checked the answer together.

1.2 The number of activities that constitute the lesson.

- She has one activity that is do exercise

2. Classroom management strategies

2.1. Setting up groups

- Teacher checked attendant.

2.2 Seating arrangement

- The students sit on the line.

2.3 Maintaining order

- Teacher called the student who didn't attend the lesson.

2.4 Time management

- Teacher teaches and gave activity that suitable for the times.

3. Type of teaching activities

3.1 Individual activities

- The Students did individual activity.

4. Teaching strategies

4.1 Presenting task

- Teacher presented task by giving an exercise for student.

4.2 Organizing practice

- Each student will responsible by answer the question.

4.3 Teaching technique

- Teacher feedback students with praise.

5. Teacher’s use of materials

- She uses of worksheet and book (World wide 1)

6. Teacher’s use of language

6.1 Use of instructional language.

- Teacher spoke native language, then she describes with mother tongue.

6.2 Use of questions.

- She used general questions to ask students.

6.3 Feedback techniques.

- She feedback students with praises.

6.4 Explanation of vocabulary and grammar.

- When teacher asks the questions, she told the meaning of vocabulary that students didn't know. She described grammar in these sentences.

7. Student’s use of language

7.1 Use of language in group work

- Students use of mother tongue in group work.

7.2 Use of mother tongue during class

- Students use mother tongue during class when they’d like to ask and answer the question.

7.3 Problems with grammar

- Students understand grammar because teacher has clear instruction. They can use grammar correctly.

7.4 Problems with pronunciation

- Some students pronounce the words incorrectly. Most students pronounce “s” sound in final words.

8. Student interaction

8.1 Time and task

- Students did exercise suitable with times.

8.2 Questioning behavior

- Students didn’t have any question to ask the teacher.

8.3 Student to student talk

- They changed the idea together.

5. Compare with CLT (Lesson plan)

Teaching approaches that didn't same CLT: Students didn't movement. Students didn't have interaction; teacher to student, student to teacher, student to student.

Teaching approaches that same CLT: Teacher used several materials.

6. Critique

Teacher didn't have a good control in the classroom. She must prepare lesson plan.

7. Suggestions

7.1 For teacher:

7.2 For your own self

We bring defects that we found from observation to improve ourselves. We should find good classroom management. We should select material that suitable with students. We should have presence of mind all time.

7.3 For classroom action research

We must control attention of students. We should emphasize native language in classroom.

Reflection

In observation we have learnt many things that we can improve ourselves for example; classroom management, critique, and suggestion from observation.

First, Compare with CLT (lesson plan) Teaching approaches that didn't same CLT: Students didn't movement. Students didn't have interaction; teacher to student, student to teacher, student to student. On another hand, teaching approaches that same CLT: Teacher used several materials.

Second, we critique teacher from observation. Teacher didn't have a good control in the classroom. She must prepare lesson plan.

Finally, we can suggest teacher, our self, and classroom action research.

Teacher should use more native language. She should ask the advance question by “How” “Why”. She should use game for motivate students. She should bring authentic material to teach in classroom. For our self, we bring defects that we found from observation to improve ourselves. We should find good classroom management. Moreover, we should select material that suitable with students. We should have presence of mind all time. In addition, we must control attention of students. We should emphasize native language in classroom.

In conclusion, from this observation we have learnt classroom management. We found real situation that happen in the class. We learnt step to control the students. We will apply knowledge, and then we will improve the student to good at English.

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