Reflection – Principles of Teaching English
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Reflect on what has been covered in this module and agree or disagree with the information presented.
Look back through the material and/or your notes and summarise and reflect further on…
- how you found the module and the way you have felt;
- the skills you have seen and practised in this module.
You do not need to write an essay, just some thoughts on what you have learned. You can use bullet points.
Remember to read at least two other postings and choose one to post a response.
I found the information learned in this module very interesting, useful and helpful.
I have learned that the English language is divided into language skills and language systems; that a student is the main element in the lesson; that communicative learning means students are actively involved in the lesson; the teacher has a lot of roles in the lessons; that lead-in should be interesting, engaging.I wonder if your understanding of what we teach in the classroom when we teach English has been altered in any way after you have completed this module? And if you are already an experienced teacher, has this module helped you reflect on your own teaching? Just a thought ;=)
Good refresher on communicative learning approach and the focus on asking questions
Good point, I do agree, useful indeed ;-)! Now time to turn into practice!
That’s a very nice summary of this learning chapter!
The information in the modul was very interesting and helpful. I learned a lot of new information, particularly the information about communicative learning and its peculiarities.
The module has been really useful and I definitely say that something will change in my lesson. Currently, I’ve been teaching my subject in English, that is P.E., but I need to know better all the aspects of the language and the course is well structure and helpful. I think that the teaching methodology is transferable for any subject so, I am really excited to go over.
I agree that some information covered in this module can be applied to teaching any subject. There are numerous roles that teachers have.
The information in this module was really useful. It covered all the basic points we should keep in mind while seeing ourselves as teachers: how to be an effective teacher, what types of lead ins are good, what roles we have while teaching. I think all these points are important for anyone who want to teach effectively.
I agree. Those lead-ins were very helpful to me. I really learnt a lot on how to make my lessons student-centered.
All throughout this module I felt guided and supported. I agree with others that this has been really helpful to fully understand communicative teaching and learning. In fact, I was surprised to learn that teachers are not supposed to provide explanations but to guide students to learn by themselves. It made me reflect upon my own teaching and I realised that I should make some changes in this aspect, although I still believe that at some points an explanation can be of help.
I also learnt about the four systems of a language and this also encouraged me to present learning objectives in a different way.I totally agree with you, as a person with previous teaching experience, I got a reason to reflect on my teaching styles too. The module is really an eye- opener.
Very practical approach to learning how to teach a (foreign) language. I found the lead-in questions advice as a great reminder that these should not take more than 10 minutes. Transitions are important; once students’ interests are geenrated, it’s time to gradually move on to the target lesson of the day.
The module was very useful and educative. I learnt a lot, ranging from the language skills and systems in English, The role of the teacher being a guide, an organizer, an observer, feedback provider etc.
Another interesting thing was the teacher no more being an explainer or lecturer like in the traditional classroom but using elicitation and lots of activities to help students form their own knowledge.
My disagreement was in the area of teachers letting go of some errors when they can correct them, but I have come to understand that students making mistakes is also part of the learning process. I really enjoyed the module and looks forward to the ones ahead.Yes, it is interesting that teacher’s role is not an explainer like in traditional classroom, but an elicitator and guide the students to form their own knowledge.
I learnt a lot of new things in this module. Mainly the different ways to start a lesson, I now know how to make it engaging and student led rather than just explanations. It was also interesting to know that language can be split into skills and systems. At school, we mainly learnt about the skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) and I did not know much about the systems.
Yess, that’s true. At school, they focus only on one element. Some focus on systems and others only on skills. It is good to know that both of them are important in the learning process.
The module was very practical and i have felt i learned a lot. I’m looking forward to following the other modules.
The skills i have learned are:
– the communicative classroom is the best way of focusing on the communicative function of a language.
-I should not provides explanations but elicit
-I should balance skills and systems in each lesson.
-It is important to know my students’needs
-The lead-ins are very important. they should be engaging, short(5 minutes), interactive
-An effective teacher can make students do things.This module was quite helpful and informative. I have learned many new things, as like language skills and systems and all the different roles a teacher has in the classroom. This module also helped me reconsider my teaching methodology and one thing I’ll do from now on is a student led lesson with an engaging lead-in.
The module has made me understand a lot when it comes to handling students of all kinds. It has also made me understand how to chronologically elicit information from students and not feed them with information.
I agree, I think it has emphasised how we can elicit answers and bring students to their own understanding by our use of effective questioning rather than just drip feeding information.
I liked the module. It helped me to remember the previous knowledge I have on the matter. I really like the way you have organized the language skills and systems, it is simple and concise. It’s also clear how you go through the students’ centered classroom and the habilities one should have to make that happen. To develop a good elicit skill I imagine it’s very important to know how to make good questions. Learning by doing is the way.
The module was very interesting, especially the section on the communicative classroom. I’ve seen in the past how teacher-led classes are less effective, but at first I was a bit against the idea of having the student-led communicative classroom set-up. I’ve never created a lead-in task until now so it was a very interesting experience both evaluating others’ tasks and making my own.
It refresed me many importan aspects to be considered while teaching and how important and relevant are the teacher and students rol.
Thank you for this module I was able to learn the following things.
Language
Skills= Reading and Listening = Receptive
Speaking and Writing= Productive Skills
Systems= Grammar, Functions, Lexis, Phonology
Starting point= Students needMeasuring Success
The success of teaching = How much students learned
Needs and interests of student= what and how to teach
Needs analys= reasons for learning, interest, previous Experience, preferred ways of learning, personal ProfileGoal1 Get to know your students
Goal 2 Involve Learners
Goal 3 Create a pleasant atmosphereListen to learners’ continuous and improvement
Needs analysis is an ongoing process
English teaching has engagement
Communicative Lessons= Students actively involved, engaging tasks
Rule number 1= avoid explanation instead elicit information
Rule 2= Communicative tasks= practice language in a meaningful way, why, purposeful
Rule 3= a new lesson, a new start- engaging lead in a warmer to set contextMy role as a teacher
1. Facilitator-guiding students
2. Organizer, observer feedback provider, resource, prompter, etc
3. Communicative Approach is student-centered no teacher-centered so your role as a teacher is not to tell but to guide. Ask the right questions– effective, straight to the point and really engaging!
– a lot of skills, thanks — food for thought, too!I learned that as a teacher, I have more responsibilities and roles than just an explanation provider.
My main role is guiding the learners to the correct answer, rather than spoon-feeding them.
During this module I’ve learned a lot:
1. There are 4 language skills and 4 language systems.
2. They include correspondively: for language skills – Reading, Listening (receptive skills), Speaking, Writing (productive skills). For language systems – Grammar, Lexis, Function, Prononcuation.
3. We use Communicative methodology in our teaching.
4. The lesson should be student-focused, covering different student’s needs.
5. The Communicative Classroom should include three rules.
Rule#1 Avoid explanations – instead elicit information.
Rule#2 Communicative tasks – students should always know the purpose why they learn this.
Rule#3 Lead-in activities at the beginning of the lesson are very important for engaging students.
6. Teacher’s role changes depending on the students needs: a fascilitator, organizer, observer, feedback provider, etc.
7. But Teacher is never an explainer! Instead I should use demonstration and elicitation, by turning every statement into a question to help students get their own knowledge.
The last was surprising to me. And I need to implement this new technique on my lessons.
I wait for the next module with anticipation.The information in the module will bring tremendous change in my teaching method.
The lead-in should be more engaging and communicative.
Less teacher talk time and more student-centered.
Avoiding explanations instead elicit information should be the goal.
A teacher is a facilitator, not an explainer.
By asking questions instead of bombarding them with the answers.
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