Reflection of the course and the semester

 

        During the past four months, I had learned a lot of teaching methods and skills that may probably be used in my teaching in the future. By taking the course and having the big teaching at the end of the semester, I had the choice to check and reflect the teaching methods I had experienced in the past.

        Since I always had interest in language teaching, I wrote and record the experience I learned foreign languages since elementary school. In previous blogs, I wrote the process of learning Korean, Spanish, and of course, English. When I recalled those memories of learning foreign languages, I thought about the teaching methods mentioned by professor during the class. Though I only wrote the advantages those teachers had in my paragraphs, I actually think or even tried to modify the contents and teaching methods presented by those teachers when writing. There was no single choice or methods when teaching foreign languages, no matter who the students were and how their ability would be like. Also, no teaching methods was always positive or useful in the class. As time went, many teaching methods were proved as outdated. Thus, adjusting the teaching methods and thinking about new ones were also important in this class.

        Since I had took the course English Teaching Theory, when professor was explaining the meaning and the application of a teaching method and asked us to do some activities, I thought about what I had learned in that course and reviewed the theories and methods again. In the meeting with professor for the midterm, my friends and I learned deeper about some teaching methods and even took a look at the teaching materials of professor. I came up with the idea about combining the activity with technology, such as computer and tablet. Teaching materials could be so flexible by adjusting the way the teacher presented them. By talking and meeting with professor, I thought I had learned more ways of thinking and teaching than before.

        The big teaching as the final at the end of the semester was a chance for me to see different kinds of teaching style and methods. In previous blogs, I mentioned that I liked the way Korean group taught Korean. They made the class like a game, and the classmate who taught us was an interesting one. After the two class of big teaching, I thought about how to adjust the content of our teaching to make it more interesting. Since I was a person who like funny moments, I hoped that my class could also be funny and make deep impression to the students. Planning a course was much harder than I had thought.

        As a whole, I learned a lot through this course. By thinking about the past experience and the future teaching, I hoped that I could always remind myself the importance of good teaching methods and the style one teacher must have. Teaching is not an easy task, and I will keep learning more about it in the future.

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