My Teaching Journal Report
The following teaching reflection is a summary of my
practicum experience done at H. Int. English School.
When I decided on the classes I wanted to teach at this
school, I felt excited, nervous, and anxious all at once. My teaching took place
in the afternoons with students registered in skill-based classes. I was going
to see each group of students once only, and that made me a bit nervous.
Having to teach these classes meant having different
groups of students every time. That was fine with me, but I have to admit that
I would've loved to have had a more consistent group of learners throughout my
time at this school. I think I would've had a better opportunity to learn about
the students themselves and their learning styles. Somehow, I think I missed on
that part, or maybe I didn't. This is something that left an unsatisfying
feeling in me, but I am sure that it'll go away soon.
As my teaching experience began, I started to notice some
skills I didn't even know I had. One of them was the easiness to connect with
the students in every class I taught. Somehow, I feel that this was because I
decided to take a couple of minutes at the beginning of every lesson just to
get acquainted with the students. I realized how important this time was for
them. They seemed to enjoy sharing some of their stories with me and with the
rest of their peers. Another skill I
learned is to keep calm when things go wrong, especially when you are counting
to use technology as part of the lesson. It is not always reliable, is it?
Therefore, it's better to have plan B as an alternative.
Nevertheless, I recognize I have many other areas I have
to grow on. From managing the whiteboard
to getting confident with rules of grammar are just a couple of areas that I
need to focus right now. This makes me think of the comments given by the
students about my teaching. Many of them were kind in their words, highlighting
how well I had prepared the lessons were, how clear instructions were, and my
speaking rate to be just right to their level; however, there was one student
who wrote that I should've used more examples when teaching new vocabulary.
Another one wrote that he could not comment much about my teaching skills as he
just had me for a couple of hours and one more student said that I was not able
to read his writing and that perhaps it would be a good idea that I learn
grammar skills. All I have to say about their comments is that I value them,
and I accept them as part of my development as an ESL teacher.
As for the future?... I would love to get into the field
right away. My goal is to find a full-time job as soon as possible and work
with any English level students, although my preference goes to beginner
levels, I will not say no to any opportunity that comes my way.
I would like to close this journal with the following
quote: “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”
(Zig Ziglar). By these words, I decided to begin my new path in the world of
teaching. I know I don’t have the experience yet, but I will get there one day.
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