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assignment which is talking about my whole feeling about this course.This course
takes me one month, but it's really enjoyable. . !efore the course" decided to take
the CELTA because it was an authoritati#e certificate of English teaching.
$owe#er, a mere month's e%&osure to teaching has gi#en me the confidence to
&ursue teaching English as a serious career alternati#e. " learnt a lot from our
wonderful trainers, and my absolutely wonderful classmates. A month is a #ery
short time to learn something, but " really learnt a lot from this course. At
beginning of this course, " thought it was enjoyable, because " was learning new
teaching techni ues. (y major in uni#ersity was English education. The education
system in China is totally different from )estern countries. *uring CELTA, " learnt
a good way to teach learners in a student centered way. *uring this course, " ha#e
learned a lot from the criti ues and feedback of my classmates and tutors, the
obser#ation of &eers and e%&erienced teachers, and from self-reflection. )hen "
had my class before, " seldom thought about self-reflection or ga#e some feedback
after " obser#ed other+s classes. " think this &art useful to hel& each other to
im&ro#e our teaching. . *uring the course" disco#ered the #ery first day that it
was im&ortant to establish a good ra&&ort with the students and be comfortable
talking with them. bser#ing arah during her second lesson taught me that was
more im&ortant to engage students in con#ersation than assume the role of a
traditional teacher. Though my tutor commented on (arch /
rd
, the first dayof T0, that " established good classroom management with the
students, " really feel that" felt more comfortable from the second lesson
onwards. bser#ing 1ita in the first week of the class was a big bonus. he
established a good ra&&ort with the students, made the students feel comfortable
and in#ol#ed her u&&er-intermediate English students in the &rocess of
s&eaking." adjusted well to the different le#els of students within the class. )hen "
was teachingthe u&&er-intermediate le#el class " made it a &oint to e%&lain
conce&ts to the weaker students and hel& them during the tasks if they had any
difficulty. After teaching &ractice on (arch 2th, my classmates commented that "
had monitored weaker students like andy and 0anda well throughout the class."f "
add some acti#ities for them to &ractice the target language, they may forget what
they dislike and learn a lot. The 3
th
T0, " did was about listening skill. (y tutor ga#e some good comments about
setting conte%t for the students. " think this is im&ortant for students to
understand the &assages or achie#e my teaching aims4 not only the conte%t about
to&ic but also the conte%t about the tasks or the uestions. 5. trengths and
weaknesses
" think " did well at class management from the beginning. " made sure " ke&t all
the students working hard. The first week, when my tutor commented that "
managed my classes well, since then, " think my class management skills ha#e
only im&ro#ed." had a &roblem with e%cessi#e TTT from the #ery beginning. "
think a major reason for this is that the Chinese educational system tends to ha#e
#ery teacher-centered classrooms. (y tutors and classmates ha#e &ointed out that "
make the lessons more student-centered. " earnestly belie#e that student-centered
learning is far more effecti#e. After each class, " asked the learners what they
thought about the lesson, they told me they felt mo#e confident to &ractice
s&eaking in our lesson." had a terrible &roblem with my lesson &lanning. "
always mi%ed u& stage skills and language. (y tutor hel&ed to clarify the
difference. Though " am doing better than before, " still ha#e a long way to
go.*uring my third T0 6teaching &ractice7 " focused on hel&ing students im&ro#e
their &ronunciation. (y tutor almost ga#e me an abo#e standard rating for that
class, $e said my class was good but there were some language errors. " agreed that
it was my weak &ointand that. " should &ay much more attention to it. (y tutor
suggested that " could write it down and check it before class. " thought it was a
good suggestion. 8. 0ost-CELTA action &lan(y goals for the future are to make my
lessons more student centered, to reduce TTT and to im&ro#e my language. These
ha#e been my most significant weaknesses throughout the course. " will work hard
on my weakness. (y &ur&ose for studying CELTA is to im&ro#e my teaching
skills. " think " know how the only thing left is to &ractice what "+#e learnedwith
real class. " also take time for self-reflection about my classes. 9inally, if " ha#e
o&&ortunity " ho&e " could go o#erseas to teach English.