Observation Task 4

Reflection on own strength and weaknesses

Final reflections task towards the end of your teaching practice
1.What do you feel are the most important things that you learned during your
teaching practice?
I have learned how can I manage students in the classroom. Also, how can I differ
between students learning styles. Moreover, I have learned that I should have a time
management to have a good lesson. Furthermore, I have learned how to write a good
lesson plan with activities that are hard to students, but still they can do it.
2.What kind of relationship did you establish with your students?
I have created a lots of relationship with my students such as; respectful relationship,
friendship, and familiarity relationship. In addition, these relationships help me and
help the students to feel free to communicate with me any time at the school.
According to Gallagher, ( Hamre & Pianta, 2001) mentioned that Positive teacherstudent relationships are classified as having the presence of closeness, warmth, and
positivity.
3.What kind of relationship did you establish with the staff?
I have established lots of relationships between me and the teachers in the school such
as; cooperative, harmony and familiarity. In addition, these relations helped me to
learn from the staff lots of strategies and ideas to manage the students and to have a
good time management. Also, how to show my ability based on what I have learned
from them.

4.To what extent did you take part in the school's activities, other than your
English lessons?
I had a bus duty with my MST. Also, I have managed the students during the break
time next to canteen. Moreover, I have helped the nurse to take students to her. In
addition, I have helped the administration with some issues with the students such as;
there was two students who are studying in special needs class, and they were reject to
attend their classes I have took them to their classes after I have said for them I will
attend with you.
5.To what extent were you reliable, punctual and well - organized?
I was a reliable person on some situations such as; if some teachers need help I was
helping them. Furthermore, I was on school and at my classes on time, but sometimes
if my MST asked me to correct students papers I sit at teachers room until I finished
what she asks me to do. Moreover, about the well organize, I would like to say I had in
some lesson a well preparation for the task, but on the first time I had a lesson with a
bad organized of the materials because it was my first time to teach students in the
class. Also, I do not prepare well for the lesson, but in the second and third lesson I
have developed my way of preparing the lesson from bad to good.

6.Was your command of English sufficient?

I start the activity with explain it first, then I ask one student to explain the
activity. Then I Ask the students to work. While they are working on the activity
I move around the groups to make sure that they do the activity correctly.
However, if they understood the task incorrectly, I tries to do my best in the
second time I explain for the activity, but I used simple word to make it clear.

7.What was the high point of your teaching practice for you?
The activities that I have given them for students, because these activities can
give me a feedback of how the students understand the lesson well, and how
they being attended to the teacher explanation.
8.What are your strengths as a language teacher?
My strength as both of my MST & MCT mentioned that I have built a good
activity for the groups that cause all the students were motivated and work on
the activity. Also, using reinforcement while I was giving them the activity. In
addition, I have the ability of managing both of classroom and students.
9.What do you feel are your limitations at present?
My limitations are; my language and my goals. Firstly, I need to improve my language
because while I was talking with students I have some mistakes, so I should work on
my language. Secondly, I dont achieve my goals which were to teach students for hall
session, because the students were not helpful enough, so that was one of my goals
that I do not achieve it.
10.Do you think there are any inconsistencies in your teaching?
I was not using the points strategy for every day. Also, sometimes I was not being able
to control the class. In addition, sometimes my MST let me alone with the students
and she goes out to bring some materials and I teach the students without planning.

11.Which aspects of teaching did you particularly enjoy?

I enjoy using different strategies to manage the students. Also, lessons plan helps me
to feel that I am a real teacher and I need to prepare well for my lessons. Moreover, the
way that I have communicate with my MST, staff and students gives me a feeling that
I am important in the class and the school.

12.To which aspects of teaching do you need to give special attention in order
to improve?
I should improve my time management, professionalism and well preparing for the
lessons plan. Also, my language I should work on it to improve it.
13.And finally, quietly ask yourself: Did I love teaching?
Well, yes I love teaching because teaching gives me a chance to practice my second
language , improve my abilities in creating activity, and also feel that I am responsible
of the students while I am teaching them.
Source: Richards, J.C. and Lockhart, C. (1994): Reflective Teaching in Second Language
Classroom.

References: Gallagher, E. (n.d.). The Effects of Teacher-Student Relationships: Social and

Academic Outcomes of Low-Income Middle and High School Students. Retrieved on
23rd . November.2015. Retrieved from
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/appsych/opus/issues/2013/fall/gallagher