Reflection on Practice Teaching 1_round 7 & 8

Round seven and eight were held in practice teaching 1. As usual in one round there are three teachers who will teach in front of the class. In round seven there were Sely, Diah, and Cahyo. The three teachers taught about procedure text with different skill. Sely taught about listening, Diah taught about speaking, and Cahyo taught about reading. As previous teachers, in this round I got some importance things also. The first one was using video not only the recording in listening section. I think it could attract the students’ attention, so the students would not bore doing the exercise. The three teachers also used group discussion to do the exercise. It was a good idea.

In the last round, there were only two teachers who have taught. They were Bayu and I. Bayu taught about reading procedure text, while I taught about writing procedure text. In my teaching, I began the lesson with a game, I asked the students to make o group of three or four. Then, I distributed an envelope of each group. The instruction was arrange the three components consist of action verb, sequencing words, and ingredients. The students arranged a lot of words which including those three components. The game would lead them to go the lesson. In the main activity, I explained a little bit about procedure text because the previous teachers have explained about it. Therefore, I just reviewed it. After that, I asked the students to practice writing about procedure text. All the students need was filled in the blank consist of ingredients and the steps based on the pictures provided. The words that used in the exercise took from the game which was discussed it before. Then, I asked them to write the answers in the whiteboard one by one. After finished discussed the answers, I concluded the lesson by asking the students. What have you learned today? What did you get from this lesson? The students could answer these questions, and it means that the students have known and understand what I taught in the class. Hopefully, for the next teaching I can improve and manage all the things better. 

Reflection on Practice Teaching 1_round 5 & 6

Round five and six were held in practice teaching 1. As usual in one round there are three teachers who will teach in front of the class. In round five, there were Mila, Hening, and Anggi. The three teachers taught about narrative based on the schedule. From the three teachers I got some important things which gave me some tricks before I teach later on. Conducting discussion in class was a good idea to help students’ understanding. The three teachers have done with this method. Moreover, the teachers asked the students to work in a group to answer some exercises which are given by the teachers. I think the method which was used by those teachers was really helpful, because the students would not solve or answer by themselves. However, I found unusual situation that when Hening taught and explained the materials, I saw that he less serious in teaching. Moreover, when there was a student who asked a question to him, in fact he asked back to the students. Sometimes, he explained using Javanese to the students; it made the situation in the class uncontrollable. That’s why I less serious when he teaching.

Meanwhile, in round six there were three teachers also who have taught in front of the class. They were Rere, Yosi, and Rian. Those three teachers delivered different the materials. Rere presented narrative text, while Yosi and Rian presented about giving instruction. The three teachers also gave some importance things to me. The teachers also conducted discussion in a group to help students’ understanding. They also gave real example from the daily life, so that the students would understand easily. Sometimes, the students cleverer than the teacher in discussing exercise. It happened in Yosi’s teaching. When she invited the students to answer the exercise, she gave the wrong answer to the students. As a result, the students interrupted her. That’s why it gave me an importance point. I should recheck the materials that will I give to the students, handout, or the correct answer to the students. 

Reflection on Practice Teaching 1_round 2 & 3

Round two and three’s Practice Teaching 1 have performed in front of class. Round two we had Pauline, Detta, and Nimas while round three we had Beni, John, and Dimas. In round two the three teachers taught writing invitation, listening and speaking recount. The most important things that I got were connected the previous lesson by asking the students about what they have learned, used media like power point to deliver the lesson, gave examples to the students so that the students knew the differences between formal and informal letter, for example. It also happened in round three. I got how to stimulus the students, the teacher should know the students’ condition whether they were tired or bored in joining the lesson. The teacher should give something interest to catch the students’ attention, and it worked in John’s performance even though the students felt strange with John’s strategy. Yet, I thought it necessary needed to refresh the students’ mind.

From round two and three all of the teachers gave many inspirations to me. For example, the materials which are given by the teachers were understandable to students by giving pictures. It motivated the students to follow the lesson well.  

Sometimes I found difficulties in understanding some instructions in some exercises, what I should do with exercises, and it made confusing to the students. Moreover, I had a lot of difficulties in John’s performance. He got materials about reading recount, but unfortunately, he taught writing recount by asking the students to write about recount text based on the topics were given by the teacher. It also made me confusing.