2011
10 Conceptions of teaching
Of course there are times when a teacher failed to achieve the objectives
of a lesson. One of the reasons is because of lack of preparation. I myself
have come to a point where I was too occupied with other works and I
planned my lesson in the last minute. So in the end, I came to class
unprepared and failed to deliver the content effectively. That is why, I
belief that preparation and good planning is very much part of a confident
teaching.
We all know that students look up to their teacher as a role model and
they tend to imitate the way a teacher talks. A teacher must be able to
teach using good English and also encourage students to converse by
using the language too. Learners of English as second language have a
perception that learning English is difficult and due to that they lack
confidence to talk in English. So in order to create interest to use English is
by modelling good English.
During class, whenever I heard a student says to his or her friend words
like, “Kurang ajar kau” or calling names such as, “Gemok”, I would say in
a firm tone, “Please mind your language!” As a teacher, I feel very sad
when students talks that way with their friends. They are my students and
I want them to be sensitive of people’s feeling and somehow I think our
students behaviour also reflect the teacher too. I definitely do not want to
be looked as an “ill-behaved” person.
6. I belief that teachers should always find ways to make a class interesting.
7. I belief that students must apply what they have learnt in daily life.
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