Watching the video of myself teaching was definitely a rude awakening! An eye opener ! I keep saying "okay" like a nervous tic. I usually start and end a sentence with "okay." Plus, my wait-time is just way too short. In fact, I don't give them any wait-time at all! Had I been teaching like this for the past two years? Oh bless my pour soul...
Here is an excerpt from the transcription.
19. T: Okay, so what is this advertisement about?
20. L: Outback
21. T: Outback, ok? And what is Outback? Outback
22. LL: /steakhouse/ restaurant/
23. T: is a restaurant. Very good. Okay?=
24. T: So today’s lesson has to do with restaurants. Okay?=
25. T: Um… What do you do in a restaurant?
26. L: Order
27. T: Order FOOD.=
28. T: Yes, very good. Okay? So today’s lesson is about ordering food, okay everyone?=
29. T: ORDERING FOOD.
30. LL: Ordering food.
31. T: ORDERING FOOD
32. LL: Ordering food.
I'll use a third person's voice because I want to be objective... I can't bear to think that this piece was an excerpt from one of MY classes...
The interaction between the T and Ss is monologic. The teacher is clearly going by her own predetermined script.The teacher uses mostly closed-ended or display questions where a specific answer is expected from the students. When it comes to turn-taking, the teacher first uses invitations to bid. She raises her hand to show that she wants the students to raise their hands. When there is no response, the teacher then resorts to individual nomination and calls on a student. The teacher allows almost no wait-time for the students and expects an immediate answer. When there is no immediate answer, the teacher supplies the answer for the students. There is almost too much backchanneling. The teacher seems to be saying, "okay" more out of habit. In terms of feedback, the teacher reformulates the students' answers (26,27) or just repeats the students' reply for confirmation (20-21)
Here is an example of where the teacher uses comments (line 91):
82. T: Hamburger. Yes. You like hamburger. What are some other um… American foods that you like?
83. L: Pizza.
84. T: Pizza, hamburger..
85. L: (unintelligible)
86. T: Spaghetti.
87. …
88. L: Steak.
89. T: Steak
90. LL: /steak/ pizza/
91. T: Yes, yes, all the fattening foods are from America, right? Okay, um…(shows ppt)
I've just noticed that it's not exactly a positive comment. Anyway, for these reasons and more,I've joined the STI...
Here is an excerpt from the transcription.
19. T: Okay, so what is this advertisement about?
20. L: Outback
21. T: Outback, ok? And what is Outback? Outback
22. LL: /steakhouse/ restaurant/
23. T: is a restaurant. Very good. Okay?=
24. T: So today’s lesson has to do with restaurants. Okay?=
25. T: Um… What do you do in a restaurant?
26. L: Order
27. T: Order FOOD.=
28. T: Yes, very good. Okay? So today’s lesson is about ordering food, okay everyone?=
29. T: ORDERING FOOD.
30. LL: Ordering food.
31. T: ORDERING FOOD
32. LL: Ordering food.
I'll use a third person's voice because I want to be objective... I can't bear to think that this piece was an excerpt from one of MY classes...
The interaction between the T and Ss is monologic. The teacher is clearly going by her own predetermined script.The teacher uses mostly closed-ended or display questions where a specific answer is expected from the students. When it comes to turn-taking, the teacher first uses invitations to bid. She raises her hand to show that she wants the students to raise their hands. When there is no response, the teacher then resorts to individual nomination and calls on a student. The teacher allows almost no wait-time for the students and expects an immediate answer. When there is no immediate answer, the teacher supplies the answer for the students. There is almost too much backchanneling. The teacher seems to be saying, "okay" more out of habit. In terms of feedback, the teacher reformulates the students' answers (26,27) or just repeats the students' reply for confirmation (20-21)
Here is an example of where the teacher uses comments (line 91):
82. T: Hamburger. Yes. You like hamburger. What are some other um… American foods that you like?
83. L: Pizza.
84. T: Pizza, hamburger..
85. L: (unintelligible)
86. T: Spaghetti.
87. …
88. L: Steak.
89. T: Steak
90. LL: /steak/ pizza/
91. T: Yes, yes, all the fattening foods are from America, right? Okay, um…(shows ppt)
I've just noticed that it's not exactly a positive comment. Anyway, for these reasons and more,I've joined the STI...
You're right watching yourself in class for the first time is a rude awakening and a real eye opener. I hated it! It was really depressing. And I say 'okay' all the time like a crazy person. 'Okay', 'Okay, right', 'Okay so...’ That's all I say. Even now I’m aware of it I still say it. It's like I can't stop.
답글삭제I was really disappointed with the dialogue in my classrooms when I seen it transcribed. I guess it is good to have noticed it and have something to work on in the TESOL classes.
Bad news -- it's nearly always a depressing (though I wouldn't say 'discouraging') experience. After a little while, you realize you don't have to look at it as depressing -- just that you're ALWAYS going to notice things about your teaching practice that after reflection you can improve on. It's the nature of life. In fact, everytime you read or learn something new in the class, you can go back to the same video and watch yourself for THAT new feature...
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