TLL Week 8 Report

Using chalk and board are still dominant in Theresia School. When I did an interview with the teacher, I asked them what type of media that the teacher used the most in language learning. They said that printed material, black board and chalk are the most used media for teaching and learning. They felt more comfortable using those media rather than using a powerpoint slide. The reason was simple. They thought that white/blackboard is easier to use because you just need to write and explain the material. Let the students copy and you can erase it. If they used powerpoint, it will take more time for preparing it. Printed material such as exercise papar was being used all the time. According to the teacher, using printed material is more interactive. She can discuss the exercise with all the students directly, and it works. The teacher and the students gain their goal. The test result was good.

chalk and blackboard

In listening section, the teacher used a CD, a personal computer (PC) and a speaker. She will play the CD and give each of the student a listening book. They have to answer based on what they had heard. Actually, at each table, there is a headphones which is used for listening. The teacher did not use it because the headphones did not link to the same spot. If the teacher use the headphone , I think it will be better for the students, because they can listen more clearly. When I interviewed the teacher about the students scored for listening, the teacher said that the result was quite good. Sometimes the teacher trained the students with songs and it showed a good improvement for listening score. Bringing the students to language lab is an effective method to teach their skill in listening.

language lab

When I was observing the classroom, I imagined myself as the teacher. I would use a laptop with a modem and a LCD projector. I want them to explore more by using the internet. There are many resources for grammar. I can show them many creative question about grammar, so that they not only learn from me as a teacher but also from the world about grammar. When I have to teach them in the classroom about gerund, my team teaching provided a powerpoint game slide. They all are very enthusiastic. They felt that this is a good way to teach grammar. They not only get the knowledge but also fun. If I have to teach listening, I would like to use podcast. The pronounciation and the content of podcast is very good for learning English. For senior high school students, it is good for them if a teacher give them an intermediate level material for listening. They can gain more knowledge and practice their pronounciation based on what they heard. It is good for them in order to prepare the students to the real world of English.

Fresh teacher :)