A Guide to Teaching Practicum
Prepared by Lim, Jong-woo and Hwang, Bo-hyun
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1. Students’ English:
All beginners, or low-intermediate at best
2. Students’ Overall Characteristic:
Sensitive teenage girls
3. English Classes:
- Leveled classes (since June, 2009)
- Half English half Korean
4. Facilities
A English -only zone w/ full multimedia capacity
1. Students’ English Proficiency Level:
Beginner, or low-intermediate at best
2. Students’ Overall Characteristic:
Very friendly
3. English Classes:
- Leveled classes: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
- TEE: Possible if you use easy & simple lg
- Ss move between the classes for their English level
4. Facilities
Regular English class taught by a foreign instructor
1. Use easy & simple English with gestures and emotions
- Exaggerate your body language
2. Make the best use of multimedia equipment.
- Use visual aids which help Ss’ understanding
3. Get Ss’ attention by clapping, motto, sign language
- Teach Ss to listen when somebody is talking.
4. Encourage Ss to talk during the lessons
- Make supportive classroom environment
1. Try to be friendly, but don’t be a friend
- Always maintain teacher-student relationship
- Proper relationship will keep you out of trouble
2. Be sensitive to the Ss of the opposite sex
- Excessive attention should be avoided.
3. Always remember that you are a teacher
- The top priority is to motivate them to study.
1. Have your Ss do the chores willingly
- Do not lose your authority as a teacher.
2. Praise Ss as much as deemed appropriately
- Genuine, heart-felt compliment
3. Observe Ss free from prejudice
- Try to see the way they are
4. Value Ss’ opinions and ideas
- Respect your Ss
Text : High School English (by 능률교육)
Unit : Lesson 4. Self-esteem
Period : The last of the total 10 periods
Aims :
1) to provide affective feedback and help raise self-esteem.
2) to develop a positive self-image and language ego.
3) to use the Internet search engine for a specific purpose
Outline of Teaching Procedures
Step
Introduction
(10')
Procedure
Greetings / Review / Aims
Quiz to Introduce the Topic
Activity 1. Individual Self-esteem Test
Activity 2. Raise Your Self-esteem
Development -Small group activity - Ss help Ts improve their self-esteem
- Ss use information on the Internet
(33')
Activity 3. You Are Special
-Each G summarizes the previous activity & report it
to the class
Consolidation
Formative Test / Assignment / Closing
(7')
Key Features
1) Content-based : Integration of English and ethics
2) Task-based : individual & small group tasks
3) Indirectly form-focused : frequent use of subjunctives
and other structures previously taught
4) An element of Suggestopedia : use of BGM
5) The Internet access for Ss
Text : Middle School English (by 두산김)
Unit : Lesson 5. The World of Robots
Period : The 5th of the total 9 periods
Aims :
1) to talk about a friend’s ability using ‘can’ and ‘can’t’
2) to ask friends about their abilities using ‘can you’
Outline of Teaching Procedures
Step
Introduction
(6')
Procedure
Greetings / Review
Motivating/Aims
Explaining ‘can’ with the video clip
-Two kids in the class starred in the video
Activity 1. Arranging Words in Order
-Make sentences about the movie in groups
Development Activity 2. Practicing ‘can’ Using Flashcard
(32')
-Ask and answer using ‘can’ in groups
Activity 3. Guess Who
-Interview about my friend’s ability
-Write about my friend’s ability
-Gallery Walk : move around the classroom & see others’ work
Consolidation
Formative Test / Assignment / Closing
(9')
Key Features
1) Teaching Grammar with the Integration of four skills
2) Meaningful Materials : Ss talk about their abilities
3) Developmental stages of the activities
Arranging words ☞Asking & Answering ☞ R & W
4) Communicative drill : interviewing my friend’s ability
5) Gallery Walk with BGM
Kinesthetic element during the lesson