Self Reflection

Manner of speaking:
I think I have no self confident. I am very nervous when I have to present something in front of the class. I don’t think it is a teaching but I always think that is a presentation so it makes me so excited. According to my friends’comment, I sometime have no eyes contact. When teaching, my gesture is not good enough, I have no movement, I just stand. The ways to improve manner of speaking, I should practice before teaching in front of the class. Finally, I should calm down and control myself.

Visual aids:
I use cutout figures and dialogue conversation. For cutout figures, they are appropriate size and colorful. Anyway,for dialog conversation, text’s size is too small. The main problem of using visual aids is when I put each dialog conversation on the board; it is not proper because the position is not enough. The way to improve myself, I have to prepare how to put the dialog conversation on the board before teaching. Besides, when I am putting the dialog conversation on the board, it seem that students were leaved; students have no participation. So, I have to encourage students to have more participation.

Comprehensibility:
According to my friends’ comment, my presentation is not good enough. I sometimes speak softly. I attempt to use easy word or simple structure in order to make students understand easier. Anyway, the way to improve my speaking, I should speak louder.

Techniques:
When I am teaching, the class is very quiet that meant students have no participation. I think I should improve this point; I should create activities that make students have more participation. Sometime, students cannot understand my direction. The way to improve my teaching is I should attempt to give them examples in order to guide them can follow my direction correctly.

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Dear Arburn

I am really concerned about your problem. I can give you some advices that probably help your mother get better. Firstly, you should consult with your family members that you are worried about your mother. You all have to understand your mother and help her to get out of this problem. Moreover, you all should spend time together such as having dinner, going outside together. Also, you all should always talk to your mother and take her to go travelling in order to make your mother'felling get better. Additionally, you should move your mother'computer to the sitting room where you and your family'members can see her when she is on the internet. Lastly, you should take her to go to see doctor because doctor can give you some advices; doctor can help your mother stop smoking. However, you all should give her love and warmth.

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Teaching Students How to Choose Books



A book; Super Goal for M.3 level. If I were an English teacher, I would prefer this book because the contents in the book are interesting. As each unit, there are contents, function and grammar related to each other. For instance, the first unit is “lifestyles” that related to present simple. Student will notice that if we would like to talk about habitual actions and routines, we use present simple.

However,there are weak points in this book. For instance, the step of teaching is not perfect enough. I think no book is the best or the perfect one. So,the role of teacher is the person who have to prepare lesson plans and make class activity be interesting. In order to encourage students to understand obviously, books can be used as guideline but teacher have to apply or make it easier. Also, teacher have to adapt it corresponding with students'background knowledge.

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My expectation



My expectation from this course I have been learning English for many years. However, I still don't understand how to use it in the correct situation. Also, as I am going to be an English teacher, I should have knowledge and good ability in English in order to use it for teaching. Additionally, I expect to learn teaching of English grammar how to use method to teach English.

My aims I think being a good teacher is not only knowledgeable but also should be able to take that knowledge to apply in teaching. To make students be able to learn effectively and be curious in learning English. Also, to make students have good attitude toward English. I think teaching technique is a factor that affect on student's attitude. If students have good attitude toward English, they will be interested in class activity.

What I want to improve I want to improve my English skill as well teaching skill. I also want to improve ability in teaching English grammar including how to use media and method professionally. Moreover, I want to use teaching technique to draw students' attention.

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