Learning experience for "Seminar in English Language Teaching"
Today, in the classroom teacher gave a text about "Classroom learning contexts: teachers' descriptions" which in this text had the information about classroom teaching by using many activity. In text divide to three country e.g. an English lesson in Malaysia, an English lesson in Mozambique and an English lesson in China. After that, teacher gave the students helped to discuss for learning and teaching in each country had different how? By the students read the text and analyzed each topic that teacher limited:
e.g. 1. Use of space
2. Use of time
3. Language Data
4. Resources
5. Interaction
6. Atmosphere
Then, teacher gave the students shared their opinions in classroom. And after that, teacher gave the informations that conclusion each topic and analyzed again.
The information in worksheet:
1. Malaysian
- Use of space : Students sitting at front of class.
- Use of time : Completing exercises on story + homework when lesson finishes.
- Language Data : Story + exercises + Interaction T/S.
- Resources : Story book including pictures.
- Interaction : T/Ss to change seating and do exercises.
- Atmosphere : Student focused on tasks; 'Business-like'.
2. Mozambican
- Use of space : Students sitting in pairs.
- Use of time : Copying dialogue on the board; read and practice dialogue privately, 2 Ss act dialogue out; Ss write new dialogue in pairs and present dialogues to class.
- Language Data : Sample dialogue; Ss' dialogues.
- Resources : Board, Sample dialogue and Ss dialogue.
- Interaction : Teacher gives instructions to Ss re tasks; Ss in pairs and to whole class.
- Atmosphere : Orderly and controlled, 'business-like'.
3. Chinese
- Use of space : Students in rows; teacher stands at front.
- Use of time : Teacher gives lecture-Ss make note.
- Language Data : Text.
- Resources : Text book, teaching aids.
- Interactions : Teacher exchanges greetings with Ss; question/answer session.
- Atmosphere : Cordial; 'business-like'.
After that, teacher gave to ask three questions with the students:
1. Make comments on each classroom learning context?
Answer In my opinion, First, in classroom Malaysia can make the students to interest in reading and focus on reading for each point include it can make to analyze the information effectively. Second, in classroom Mozambique can make to learn using daily life. Third, in classroom China can make to get the many knowledge but it may be make to give the students is boring because emphasize lecture.
2. Which classroom do you like most?
Answer I like Mozambican's classroom because the activity have interested by using dialogue and it can make the students to practice about writing dialogue and it is experiences that the students can bring to use in daily life.
3. What are strengths and weaknesses of each classroom?
Answer For the strengths: Change their opinion about dialogue by using own language and found the information about topic by themselves. It can make them are clearly and easy to understand include it makes students to enjoy in class.
For the weaknesses: Teacher don't focus on the topic and don't have suggest for the students.
After that, teacher let the volunteers to present the answers in front of class.
For my answer: 1. Teacher
- teaching methods
- number of students
- materials
- control the students
- experiences
2. Students
- attitude
- readyness
- age
- learning style
- motivation
- background knowledge
3. Learning environment
- large class / class size
- time
- rules
- teaching materials
- weather
and after that, teacher gave the students shared the answers with other students in classroom. Today, I got many knowledge very much for this class because teacher had many activity that it made to practice for analysis and thinking. I enjoyed to share many information with teacher and my friends. I would bring the knowledge to develop teaching in classroom for in the future effectively later.
