MICRO SKILLS IN ELT
Dwight W. Allen and his colleagues at Stanford University in the
USA first adopted the microteaching technique in 1961 which is presently
followed in many countries of the world with certain modifications and
improvements.
In the words of Allen, “Microteaching
is a scaled down teaching encounter in class and class time”. Microteaching is a procedure aimed at simplifying
the complexities of the regular class room teaching process. It is scaled down
in the following ways.
1. In terms of
the size of the regular class for the teacher-trainee will be teaching a small
class of not more than ten pupils.
2. Whereas the
time schedule of the regular class period is 40-45 minutes, here it is for a
period of 5-10 minutes.
3. Instead of
covering all the teaching tasks in a single class as in the case of a macro
lesson, in microteaching concentration is laid on mastering a specific skill.
It is well to remember
that microteaching is exclusively meant for the teacher trainees but not for
the regular class teachers. Microteaching is a training technique but not a
teaching technique. That is, the teacher trainee learns how to teach, but it
cannot be used in the regular class room teaching. Microteaching has the
following benefits.
1. Immediate
feedback and re-teaching enables the teacher trainee gain confidence and
perfection in teaching.
2. Teaching is
a complex skill which requires constant practice and drill. Microteaching
affords the teacher trainee get adequate practice in each of microteaching
skills and such the teacher gains mastery.
3. It is
continuous process: teaching – feedback
– re-teaching – feedback till perfection is attained in that particular
skill.
STEPS IN MICRO TEACHING
1.
Planning
Planning means
knowing in advance what is to be done. It involves, first of all, the selection
of the microteaching to be practiced. Then a suitable concept has to be
selected and the lesson plan to be prepared.
2.
Practicing (Teaching)
After careful
planning the lesson has to be taught taking into account the following aspects.
Time : 5-10 minutes.
No. of
pupils: 5 to 10 pupils,
preferably members of the peer group.
Supervision: Teacher educator (Lecturer) and a
few members o the peer group.
It will be
beneficial if the lesson is video-taped.
3.
Feedback
The teacher educator
and members of the peer group who observe the lesson analyze the performance
and discuss it with the teacher trainee for the betterment of his skill.
4.
Re-plan
Keeping in view the
feedback received the teacher trainees replans his lesson by modifying and
rewriting the lesson plan.
MICRO TEACHING SKILLS
Teaching is a complex
task. This complex task is a combination of several skills which may be termed
as teaching skills. Gaze defined
microteaching skills as “specific instructional activities and procedures that
a teacher may use in the classroom”. As far as teaching of English is concerned
there are specific skills the teacher-trainees re expected to practice and
master before they practice macro teaching. The different microteaching skills
are as follows.
v Skill of introducing (lesson/poem)
v Skill of questioning
v Skill of explanation
v Skill of using the chalkboard
v Skill of reading
v Skill of reinforcement
MICROTEACHING LESSON PLANS
SKILL OF INTRODUCING
Name of the
teacher: Subject:
English
Roll No: Class:
X
Time
required: 6
minutes
Skill: Introducing
a poem
Teaching-Learning
Material: Picture of
Daffodils
Poem: Daffodils
Stage
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TLM
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Teacher’s Activity
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Pupils Activity
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Blackboard Work
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Motivation
Presentation
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Picture of
daffodils
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The
teacher will ask the following questions
1.
What
is your name?
2.
What
class are you studying?
3.
Do
you like flowers?
4.
Why
do you like flowers?
5.
Can
you name some flowers?
Look at
these flowers.
How do
they look?
What is
their colour?
Do you
know their name?
They are
called daffodils.
Today we
shall read a beautiful poem DAFFODILS.
This poem
is written by the Famous English poet William
Wordsworth
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Pupils
answer the questions
My name
is…….
Tenth
class
Yes
They are
beautiful.
Rose,
Jasmine, Lily.
Beautiful
Yellow
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Daffodils
DAFFODILS
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SKILL OF QUESTIONING
Name of the
Teacher: Subject:
English
Roll No.: Class:
VIII
Time
required: 8 minutes Skill:
Questioning Lesson:
Krishnadevaraya
Krishnadeva Raya
The famous Vijayanagar
Empire was founded in 1526 by two brothers Bukka and Harihara. Of all the Vijayanagar
emperors Krishandeva Raya was the most famous. He was not only a great soldier
but also a profound scholar. In his court there were not only ministers,
generals and clowns but also poets and scholars. All these people made
Krishnadeva Raya’s court. The Bhuvanavijayam, a distinguished assembly
Stage
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TLM
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Teacher’s Activity
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Pupils Activity
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Blackboard Work
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Reading
Recapitulation
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The
Passage
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The
teacher reads the passage loud twice and makes pupils listen carefully
The
teacher puts the following questions
1.
When
was the Vijayanagar Empire founded?
2.
Who
founded the Vijayanagar Empire?
3.
Of
all the Vijayanagar emperors who was the most famous?
4.
What
was the name of Krishnadevaraya’s court?
5.
What
kind of assembly was his Court?
6.
Who
made it a distinguished Assembly?
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Pupils
listen to the passage with concentration
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SKILL OF EXPLANATION
Name of the
teacher: Subject:
English
Roll No.: Class:
VIII
Time
required: 10 minutes Skill:
Explanation
Vocabulary
Item: Famous
Stage
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TLM
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Teacher’s Activity
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Pupils Activity
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Blackboard Work
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Presentation
Practice
Production
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Picture of
Tendulkar
Picture of
the Taj Mahal
Roller BB
showing pairs of words
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Showing
the picture of Tendulkar the Teacher will ask:
Who do you
find in the picture?
Who is
Sachin Tendulkar?
What kind
of cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar?
Yes,
Sachin is a well-known cricketer
In other
words, we can say
Sachin is
a famous cricketer.
What is
this picture?
Use the
word famous with the Taj Mahal and say the sentence.
Combine
the following pairs of words using famous
Frame
sentences of your own using the word famous
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Pupils
answer the questions.
Sachin
Tendulkar
Cricketer
Good
Cricketer.
Taj Mahal
The Taj
Mahal is a famous building.
Pupils
frame sentences of their own using famous
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Sachin is
a well-known cricketer
Sachin is
a famous cricketer
The Taj
Mahal is a famous building.
Combine
the pairs of words using famous
1.
Balu Singer
2.
Tagore Poet
3.
Suma Anchor
4.
Bapu Artist
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