Peer Teaching Evaluation

So we have started the next micro teaching session. This time around, we need to conduct lessons for pre reading and while reading. Since we have been informed that the micro teaching will be held after the holidays, we had ample time to prepare for the worksheets and materials needed. However, I found out that most of us prepared only worksheets. I myself did the same. After several groups presented, I found out that teaching at this stage requires more than only worksheets. And again, technology does play an important role in a teaching session. For example, in the pre reading stage, to discuss what students have underlined while the teacher is reading the extract, we need to get a transparency to be displayed. We can discuss and communicate with students to get their feedback. Dr. Edwin had given us comments and critiques and I guess all of them are very important for those who have not presented in the sense that they might avoid the same mistakes done by the others. Moreover, part of learning is not to repeat the same mistake. So the session started with Amardev and Harveen as the first group. Through their presentation, I found out that they were able to come out with appropriate and comprehensible worksheets. What I like the most about their class is that they were able to grasp the students’ attention through a proper way of interaction, as well as having good voice projections. It is very important to have a clear voice so that it shows that we are comfortable to use the language and to a certain extend, we are telling the students that we are confident in what we are doing. Not only that, but when our voice can be heard, students will be able to listen and respond to the teacher. Another pair that shows a good example is Hairunnisa and Munirah. They have given clear instructions and so, their lesson flows smoothly. Giving clear instructions and asking good questions are very important in teaching. When you are a teacher, you can see your students’ reactions or perhaps the changes in their faces when they do not understand your instructions. So then, you have to repeat your questions by paraphrasing it or by all means, turn the instructions into a simpler phrase. The micro teaching session has given us opportunities to improve the way that we have presented last time.