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MA ELT Advanced Practical Teaching
Teaching and Lesson Planning: Reflective Self-Evaluation
Name: Martin Sketchley TP #: 6 Date of lesson: 08/03/2011
Please use the following points as suggestions for reflecting on each lesson andfeedback received, and refer to the Reflective Evaluation Feedback Sheet for
further guidance. Return this to your TP tutor within 3 days of the lesson.
1. What do you think went well? Why?
During the lesson I was keen to stick to the three principles of Dogme ELT;
communication driven, materials light and emergent language. In essence, I
believe that I successfully achieved a communication driven and materials light
lesson. Technology was not explicitly used during the Dogme lesson but it was
available for appropriate reference. Furthermore, it was the first teaching
practice that provided me the opportunity to successfully drill and focus on
particular lexical phrases when extending the studentsemergent language.
2. What do you think did not go so well? Why?Although an unplugged lesson which is observed can be high risk, I tried to focus
on the development of the students language which emerged naturally during the
lesson. Although there was some focus on form and appropriacy, I believe that I
attempted the principle of emergent language yet I should have extended the
students language based upon their output during the lesson. It should have been
modelled on the board more explicitly for reference.
3. What would you do differently next time?
The statements that were written on the whiteboard were meant to invoke some
form of opinion and discussion but I was aware that some statements did not really
encourage the discussion of opinions or debate as planned. Ideally, I should have
written more controversial and devil advocate statements that would have
encouraged more emergent language during the teaching practice. Finally, I
would have focused more on pronunciation during the drilling of lexical and
grammatical phrases.
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4. How do you feel about the feedback received from your colleagues and TP
tutor?
As this was the first time I had attempted a Dogme lesson, I was keen to receive
feedback from my tutor and colleague. They both provided some positive feedback
as well as some areas to focus on for when I attempt another Dogme lesson. I feel
that the feedback received has provided me the confidence to undertake another
unplugged lesson in the near future and grateful for the support and continuing
assistance by both the tutor and my colleague.
5. If possible, briefly describe a critical incident in the lesson, and how you
responded to it, which can help you to reflect on your teaching practice.
There were a number of late comers in class which I successfully helped and settlein class when they arrived. However, there was one particular learner that arrived
late who was having some difficulty communicating and discussing her opinion with
other students. I provided some prompting and assistance to help relax in class but
I felt that she was rather nervous and unable to approach other students. Although
this was a slight distraction from the lesson, I was keen for the lesson to develop as
intended. Finally, it was determined she was in the wrong class and she was
helped by my colleague to the correct classroom. With this incident, I feel more
comfortable dealing with the unexpected.
6. What can you take from this lesson to support your development as a
teacher?
This was the first time that I attempted a Dogme lesson and it was also incredibly
nerve wrecking being observed. I felt that I was in the deep-end, so to speak.
Furthermore, I did notice that during the teaching practice many students did not
refer to their electronic dictionary. Finally, whilst the lesson was developingnaturally, I found myself having to multitask during the teaching practice; monitor
students language, prompt students to provide opinions, transcribe language on
the whiteboard, etc. This was particularly exhausting but incredibly rewarding and
it really allows teachers the opportunity to think on their feet. Consequently, the
teaching practice demonstrated that students can lead their lessons and learning.
Nonetheless, I feel more confident and comfortable about using a Dogme styled
approach with a group of adult learners and I would like to experiment with an
unplugged lesson with a group of Young Learners in due course.
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7. Any other thoughts/comments/ideas?
Since I had my previous two hour teaching practice recorded, I was able watch my
previous lesson. I noticed that with my previous teaching practice, it was rather
automated and I was going through the motions with the observation.
Furthermore, I wanted to inject some life into my teaching practice and a Dogme
lesson seemed the most appropriate. I would have the foundations for the lesson
set but the actual development of the class would be unpredictable. This would
really test my capacity to teach and naturally engage with students. I feel that I
achieved a more personal lesson for the learners and I hope that the tutor and my
colleague were able to notice a more honest lesson, with honest teaching. Finally,
I had my last teaching practice recorded and it would be interesting to note if
there are any key differences of teaching style between the first and most recent
video.