Pedagogical Contents

1.1      Teaching methods

        Teaching method is a method comprises the principles and method that used by the teacher to enable students learning. Many methods that we have known. Every teacher has different methods based on teaching systems which will be used but generally divided into three steps such introduction, core activities, and closing activities. In introduction session, teacher did daily routine like motivation with recall back previous material, there are also using games at the beginning of learning, and then teacher told what the goals of student be able to after learning. Core activities focus on teacher methods in learning based on level competency of the students.

During the class I could see that teacher really manage the class and manage the time with the methods. Managing class is talking about the manner of the teacher to handle the characteristic of the students, some students were active and some of them are passive or seem like they feel shy and unconfident in the class. To solve that teacher gives more questions to make them answer by raising hand and speaking up. The teacher did not point the same student but gave chance to another students. In the class teacher always used English and does not allow the students to speak the other languages. Most of the method that used is communicative approach.

Communicative approach is one of the methods that used for English learning at grade seven in USHS. The communicative approach is based on the idea that learning language successfully comes through having to communicate real meaning. When the students are involved in real communication, their natural strategies for language acquisition will be used, and this will allow them to learn to use the language. It is not too difficult to teach English in the country that English is second language. The teacher more emphasis on skills than systems, lessons are more students-center, It was my challenge to teach as the English student teacher.

1.2      Learning materials and innovation

        The teachers use PowerPoint presentation, handout, and others material to support teaching. Based on my observation in the class, I found the teacher forced the students to more participate in the class with giving question and small discuss so that they could get score and more confident to answer the questions. In other hand the teacher applies the English to the student to talk with the teacher everywhere, and anywhere. Then it is opportunity for the students to always more practice with the teacher.

1.3      Sources of learning and technology

        The teacher used many references of the book and internet network to get the goal of teaching. And when teaching in the class the teacher used lapel and projector to deliver the subject. The students will get more knowledge to improve their English.

1.4      Authentic assessment

The teacher used filler for doing and collecting the assessment. Every meeting the teacher always give the evaluation in the end of the class. If there is not enough time it will be homework and if it is possible time it will be worked and corrected together.

The evaluation also will be held when the end of the material and quarter assessment.