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PREPARATION
PREPARATION
Acknowledging that micro-teaching was one of the highlights of the TESOL practicum, our group made every effort to prepare thoroughly for our demonstration on the third day of the trip. First, all members met online to discuss the lesson plan based on the syllabus, the available materials, and the learners’ characteristics.
We were eager to apply the knowledge we had gained from over a year of TESOL training at university to a real-world teaching context, though we also felt pressure to deliver a successful performance. Fortunately, we received enthusiastic support from our supervisors. Mr. Quang Anh, the instructor of the demo class, kindly met with us to share specific insights into the characteristics of the learners, the teaching context at FTU, and his own teaching experiences. This meeting felt more like a workshop between an experienced lecturer and a group of novice teachers, held in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. It served as a valuable foundation for us to make informed adjustments and improvements to our lesson plan.
Additionally, the lesson plan was carefully revised by Mr. Nguyen Dang Nguyen before being delivered in class. We also rehearsed the lesson together and provided constructive feedback to one another, which boosted our confidence and helped reduce anxiety on the day of the micro-teaching session. To ensure everything ran smoothly, we all got up very early to prepare materials and arrive at FTU on time. It was truly a valuable experience for the entire team to collaborate, support one another, and put our learning into real practice.
During micro-teaching
During micro-teaching
On the day of our micro-teaching session, we were all enthusiastic, yet a little anxious. The mix of nervousness and excitement forced us to prepare and perform perfectly on the day. Throughout the previous day's observation, we have learnt that students at FTU are brilliant, confident and they are always willing to display their language competence. It has to be sure that we plan the lesson thoroughly, and the lesson must run flawlessly.
Our microteaching then smoothly progressed from listening activities to speaking activities. Mr Hoang Tin first stimulated the lively learning atmosphere through warm-up, lead-in and vocabulary teaching stages.
This level of engagement and exciting atmosphere was sustained throughout the following stages, including pre-listening, while-listening and post-listening conducted by Ms Xuan Anh and Mr Hung Phu. Ms Xuan Anh and Mr Hung Phu delivered the ways of listening for controlling ideas and supporting details through a range of active and engaging tasks from working in groups to working individually on various learning platforms.
The pre-speaking stage was taught first by Ms Bich Ngoc, who taught the students how to plan their ideas using mind maps, which helped them organize their thoughts clearly and logically.
Following this, Ms Bao Tran continued the lesson by providing students with a problem-solution structure and persuasive language knowledge. With the emphasis on real-life scenarios in the lesson, students not only were able to grasp knowledge to build coherent and convincing presentations, but they also had the chance to relate such knowledge to practical situations.
Coming to the end of the lesson, which is the while speaking and post speaking, taught by Ms Gia Ngân. Students were given the opportunity to apply what they had learned throughout the lesson by practising their speaking skills in real-time. Together with both peer and teacher constructive feedback, Ms Gia Ngân was able to gradually enhance the students’ confidence and ability to communicate effectively.
At the end of the microteaching lesson, we expressed our gratitude to the students for being cooperative and rewarded the students with snacks. We were overjoyed when we received the students' positive feedback on our teaching. Although there were some minor setbacks, the fact that students had appreciated lessons and understood what had been taught outweighed it all, which made this microteaching lesson a success.
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