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Dominic Brecken
Submission Due Date:11/06/2019
Word Count:975
1) Teaching Strengths.
One aspect of my teaching which has been noted in feedback as a strong point is
good lesson planning. I am able to construct a detailed lesson plan that follows the
logical staging required of both PPP and TTT frameworks; although it has been
essential to my development to be able to observe the practical application of the
above by both my tutors and peers, as prior to observation these frameworks
seemed somewhat theoretical and confusing. One of my peers in particular has
consistently demonstrated the effective delivery of a well planned lesson and I feel
that I have learned a lot from her, especially regarding the clear sequencing of
discrete lesson stages.
I also feel I have made good use of the creative latitude allowed within lesson
planning and have produced some well designed, student centred tasks which
were relevant to the target language and allowed the students to engage in useful
fluency practice. An example of this is a paired question task from lesson 8 which
was noted in feedback as being well thought out and carefully constructed. I spent
a good deal of time grading and modelling the questions to ensure that they were
appropriate for the level, were interesting enough to generate discussion and
concerned the relevant language points.
Finally, the one area of my teaching practice that I am particularly pleased with is
that I was able to establish a good rapport with the students and that I managed to
achieve this quite quickly. This aspect was mentioned fairly regularly by both my
tutors and this was was very encouraging, particularly as I saw how having a good
relationship with the students worked well for them.
Prior to the start of the course this was an area that worried me quite considerably,
so the fact that I was able to engage with the students in a natural, friendly
manner and with humour, when appropriate, was very important to me personally
and also in supporting other aspects of my teaching such as monitoring and
feedback.
Being able to communicate naturally with the students provided me with a certain
degree of confidence and made what for me is often a quite stressful experience a
lot more manageable.
3) Action plan.
Area for development Development strategy
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