Saturday, 12 March 2016

Reflection #4 - Lesson Plan + Assignment 1

We found that technology is immensely helpful in teaching of listening skills. It is more fun and more effective with the aid of technology. For example, teachers can use video and Powerpoint Presentation in induction to explain to the students about the today’s lesson. The assistance of technology in the classroom makes the students pay more attention to the lesson than the traditional way. The lesson will be carried out smoothly and effectively as technology enhances students’ motivation in learning.

It has been found that by using video will improve students’ comprehension and listening skill. The video would make the students attracted in learning the lesson. The video would be neither too hard nor too easy to support skill development depends on the context of the video. If the students were given complicated video as a tool to improve comprehension and listening skill, it may demotivate them in learning as the video might be too hard to some students. Hence, introducing them with the video is surely more enjoyable as compared to the traditional way of teaching.

However, there are some disadvantages in using technology as teaching aids. Some students may have been found that they are not proficient in using computer. This would distract the learning progress as teachers need to teach students how to use computer first instead of teaching the lesson as planned.

In the matter of lesson plan, we found that it took much time to plan what should be taught to students. It is tiring as we need to be more critical what students should benefit from the lesson. If the lesson plan did not go as planned, the lesson will be distracted. Thus, it may interfere the period of teaching. This is because using technology as teaching aid might be new to some people and they need time to adapt and learn this new method of learning.

The struggle of finishing this assignment makes us aware how difficult our teachers had to deal with their lesson. Their effort to make the lesson becomes interesting, fun and most important is to make us understand the subject. It has given us a thought that being a teacher is not that easy as teachers need to prepare a lesson plan to ensure that the class goes smoothly and effectively.



No comments:

Post a Comment