The readings for this week were in regards to teaching in an English Speaking classroom; planning lessons, the outcomes, where to begin, and etc. Basically these readings were aimed towards the basic steps one needs to take when going in to the classroom setting and the many fears and doubts that first time teachers tend to have. Many of the questions that were aroused in the book included: “How do I begin to start a lesson? What if the lesson fails? Are the students going to criticize every wrong thing I do? How do I know if the students understand what I am teaching them?” The topic that I found to be the most interesting was in chapter one that dealt with observations. I have done observations in the past and I feel I can relate to this selected topic the best.
The first step that we were supposed to take was to have an observation of an English Speaking classroom in Seoul, Korea. I feel that observing other teachers is a good way to get your feet wet. It provides the future educator with examples of how other educators teach a class. With observing, the future educator can see first hand what techniques worked and which ones did not. Also, besides just seeing if they worked or not, the future educator can pay attention to what lead to this success or failed. This could depend on the atmosphere of the class, the level of language learning, the students, the way it was represented, and etc. In my previous C&I classes, I had done many hours of observing other teachers in diverse content and grade level areas. This really gave me insights as to what was expected of me by seeing everything first hand.
I believe that it is good to work up to educating slowly and by doing so one needs to observe and learn from others that are in the profession. Teaching is a field of trial and error. It is hard to predict the outcomes of each of our lessons that we will prepare. One of the questions that I have from reading this is what are some of the ways that we can try to be the most effective English educators from our previous experiences from observing other classrooms?
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