Entering the classroom with the teacher point of view was very interesting. I got this experience in SMAN ** Jakarta, the school where I had been placed to be a teacher assistant. My master teacher is Ma’am ***. She has been teaching English for 26 years. Observing how she taught students in classroom is my obligation. Unfortunately, I cannot do that because the master teacher not allowed us to see her when she taught the student. However, I interviewed one of her students to get the information about the technology that she use while teaching in classroom. The result of the interview was shocking me.
The student that I interview is a grade 10 student. He has been taught by the master teacher approximately for five month. He said that the master teacher never use any kind of digital technology, even OHP Projector that available in every classroom. Then, I asked the student about the way the master teacher teaches in classroom. He told me that the master teacher only read the textbook and after that the students should do the exercise still in the textbook. He added that the class became very boring and made him lazy to study English.
I think the way she used for teaching the student was not effective. She has to consider that the students she taught are digital native students. They use to deal with technology and live with it. If the teacher only uses conventional method, students will get bored. They will do something else out of the lesson which is more interesting, instead of listen to the teacher about the material that already printed in textbook.
There, I found some digital technologies that are used for teaching and learning, such as portable digital projector, computer with internet connection, school’s off-air radio and OHP. If I were the teacher there, I will use those digital technologies effectively. First, I will use the computer and the digital projector to present my material with power point. Student should also do this activity. They can search the material by the internet and present it using power point. As the result, this activity will improve the students’ skill in using technology.
Second, I will use the internet connection to find the additional material and some exercises for the students. I will also find some free download games that related to the topic to be downloaded. With these additional materials, exercises, and games, the teaching learning process will have more variation that encourages students to be more creative.
Third, I will propose to make e-learning every Friday by using the school’s off-air radio to the Principle. Then, I will make Friday as an English day. Every English day, students have to use English in speaking with the teacher and other student. Therefore, I believe learning process will be more enjoyable for the students.
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2 comments:
you propose that every friday students must speak English. How do you implement this? and how do you control them whether they speak English or not?
I cannot control them of course, because i am not with them all day long. But, i will make them have internal motivation so they will use English at school every day.
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