In this new semester I have seven new courses. One of them is Language Teaching Method. My lecturer for this course is Ms. Vera. I love to be taught by her, because she can make the class fun. Language teaching method is usually called LTM. At first I do not know what will it be about. After the second meeting, I have known that in this course we will focus on how to teach language especially for teaching language.
In the first meeting, our lecturer asked us about approach, method and technique. Those words are familiar for me. It is because in the last Ramadan, friends of mine gave me a book about teaching language. I read about methods of teaching, such as silent way, suggestopedia, etc. I also read about approach, method and technique which are now is being discussed in LTM course. So that, it was easy for me to express my opinion about the three terminologies.
My friends and I were given a video about teaching methods. We are assigned to make a poster for one method in a group. My group will discuss about silent way. After I watched the video, I practiced one of the methods, it is audio lingual method. I taught my students, who are 4 grader. Before I watched that video, I felt confuse about how to teach my students. I used to give them explanation and assignment then play games. I never thought about their listening and speaking skill.
According to me, LTM is almost the same like another course; Use English in Teaching (UET) and Principle of Effective Teaching and Assessment (PETA). I meant, they are complete each other. In LTM course, I learn the teaching methods. PETA will tell me how to be effective teacher using the methods I have learned in LTM course. In UET course, I learn how to give instruction according the teaching method I use. It is pretty good.
Honestly, I was afraid of thinking about school experience in this semester. As I know, my friends and I will be assigned to be teacher assistant, but we have to be ready to teach. Fortunately, because of this course I become more confident to do school experience to teacher assistant and ready for teaching if I am asked to do that.
One thing that still I am worry about is score for this course. Some of my seniors said that, it is hard to get A from Ms. Vera. My target GPA for this semester is higher than 3,78 (my first semester GPA, my second semester GPA and my cumulative GPA) at least magna cum laude. I do not think that it is impossible. The most important thing is I have to fight for this course and also the others.
Teacher also needs to learn
2 comments:
i like the last part on your article, GPA is not main target
:D
cheer up!
right :D
like bu Wina said " are you living in what are you deserve "
sometimes, what we got is not really us. huft
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