Today I would like to think about my strengths and weaknesses as an English teacher.
My strength is to like English very much. So, I want every students to like English. Now, I'm working part-time as a teacher in a cram school. There are some students who dislike English. Sometimes I think how to let them like English. I have eagerness about teaching English. I'm looking forward to teaching English at junior high school.
My weakness is that honestly speaking, I'm not good at speaking with following procedures in front of many people. But now I try to speak more methodical and better in a cram school and the university. I should have strong mentality to be able to speak quietly and deliberately in front of students even if when I am nervous.
7/19/2006
Thinking about Group Work
When I was a junior high, sometimes group work didn't go well in the class. I want to talk about this now.
Following is a failure in group work.
First, in my group, we didn't understand what contents we discussed and have motivation to do the group work, so we can't talk with each other. In this case, the teacher should check that the students understood their works. If they don't, they can be confused about group work and use more time than the teachers think. Member of the group may be important, I think. If they are very friendly, the group work may go well, but if they are not the work may not. This opinion doesn't always refer to all cases, I think. If they are friendly, they may talk about contents which are not concerned with the group work and not go well. Teachers should divide the groups carefully. But Teachers are very busy, so I guess they can't think that...
Following is a failure in group work.
First, in my group, we didn't understand what contents we discussed and have motivation to do the group work, so we can't talk with each other. In this case, the teacher should check that the students understood their works. If they don't, they can be confused about group work and use more time than the teachers think. Member of the group may be important, I think. If they are very friendly, the group work may go well, but if they are not the work may not. This opinion doesn't always refer to all cases, I think. If they are friendly, they may talk about contents which are not concerned with the group work and not go well. Teachers should divide the groups carefully. But Teachers are very busy, so I guess they can't think that...
7/11/2006
Teaching Grammar
Teaching grammar in junior high school is very difficult, I think. It's logical teaching, so teachers can make students bored.
I think the most difficult part is "Indirect Interrogatives" Ex)We know how long you will stay in Philadelphia. Before they learn it, they have to learn affirmative and interrogative steadily.
In the part, it's important to order the words. Teachers should let them understand the interrogative order in the sentence.
I think teachers should compare "Interrogatives" with "Indirect Interrogatives". Following two sentences are example.
Where did you go?
I don't know where you went?
It's important for them to discover the differences between the sentences.
I think the most difficult part is "Indirect Interrogatives" Ex)We know how long you will stay in Philadelphia. Before they learn it, they have to learn affirmative and interrogative steadily.
In the part, it's important to order the words. Teachers should let them understand the interrogative order in the sentence.
I think teachers should compare "Interrogatives" with "Indirect Interrogatives". Following two sentences are example.
Where did you go?
I don't know where you went?
It's important for them to discover the differences between the sentences.
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