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Microteaching class has been finished. Hopefully, I pass this subject well. In this time, I would like to write my reflection in microteaching class journey, include before and after joined this class. ☺ Before Joining Microteaching Class My first impression when I took this Micro Teaching or PPL1 class is “Oh, No! I want to avoid this subject!”. But, there is no other choice. It is an obligatory subject and it means that I must take this subject to pass my study in English Language Education Study Program. Honestly, I knew nothing what should I do in this class. What I knew that every student will be prepared became a teacher. He or she will practice teaching the classmates and also junior semester students. ☺ After Joining Microteaching Class Week to week came fast. I learnt and learnt many things in microteaching class. I learnt about the criteria of a good teacher that some of them are difficult for me to apply them. I realized that I was not a communicative enough person. I learnt also about the attitudes how to teach in front of class and teaching strategies. During joining the microteaching class, I got many great experiences. I have had teaching practice four times. They were peer teaching, group teaching, classmate teaching (as First progress test and final test), and junior teaching as the second progress test. Peer teaching and group teaching were easier for me. But, I found many difficulties in class teaching whether teach my classmates or my junior. I still remember that I got worse mark in my first class teaching. It made me loss my confidence. But, I realized that it was a process for me becoming better and better. I tried to improve my skills more and more. I learnt for my friends’ teaching. It was very useful for me. I experienced also how to be observer for my friends. It was not easy. I must observe them objectively (honestly, I feel pity that I must give them low mark). Now, the microteaching class has finished. I am ready to continue my learning process in PPL2. There, I will explore what I got in microteaching class. Whatever will be, I will not be afraid anymore. Hopefully… In my opinion, a good teacher is should be like a Barongsai player, who must master the stage. I can pick you an example from the performance. When a player are falling from the table and getting miss scenario action, he should pretend and doing something else in covered his mistake or accident. A good teacher can mastering the field and always ready to face unpredictable situation. It does not mean that a good teacher is hypocrite person. He must have enough idea or strategies to teach in the class with so many different and unique students. croteaching class has been finished. Hopefully, I pass this subject well. In this time, I would like to write my reflection in microteaching class journey, include before and after joined this class. ☺ Before Joining Microteaching Class My first impression when I took this Micro Teaching or PPL1 class is “Oh, No! I want to avoid this subject!”. But, there is no other choice. It is an obligatory subject and it means that I must take this subject to pass my study in English Language Education Study Program. Honestly, I knew nothing what should I do in this class. What I knew that every student will be prepared became a teacher. He or she will practice teaching the classmates and also junior semester students. ☺ After Joining Microteaching Class Week to week came fast. I learnt and learnt many things in microteaching class. I learnt about the criteria of a good teacher that some of them are difficult for me to apply them. I realized that I was not a communicative enough person. I learnt also about the attitudes how to teach in front of class and teaching strategies. During joining the microteaching class, I got many great experiences. I have had teaching practice four times. They were peer teaching, group teaching, classmate teaching (as First progress test and final test), and junior teaching as the second progress test. Peer teaching and group teaching were easier for me. But, I found many difficulties in class teaching whether teach my classmates or my junior. I still remember that I got worse mark in my first class teaching. It made me loss my confidence. But, I realized that it was a process for me becoming better and better. I tried to improve my skills more and more. I learnt for my friends’ teaching. It was very useful for me. I experienced also how to be observer for my friends. It was not easy. I must observe them objectively (honestly, I feel pity that I must give them low mark). Now, the microteaching class has finished. I am ready to continue my learning process in PPL2. There, I will explore what I got in microteaching class. Whatever will be, I will not be afraid anymore. Hopefully… In my opinion, a good teacher is should be like a Barongsai player, who must master the stage. I can pick you an example from the performance. When a player are falling from the table and getting miss scenario action, he should pretend and doing something else in covered his mistake or accident. A good teacher can mastering the field and always ready to face unpredictable situation. It does not mean that a good teacher is hypocrite person. He must have enough idea or strategies to teach in the class with so many different and unique students.

Today is different class meeting for me. Finally, I can be an observer for my friends. I am both of really happy and nervous to do it. I like being an observer because I can see how my friends teach students (my friends also actually ^.^ ) in more concentration because I can see from outside the class, not as part of that process. But in fact, it is very difficult to be subjective either objective. I must give my friends mark for their job. Oh…it is a big responsibility. What I do will influences my friends’ final marks. And, it is true what Jean Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, said that to choose is to invent. In this case, the number that I choose will invent it as a mark for my friends. ay is different class meeting for me. Finally, I can be an observer for my friends. I am both of really happy and nervous to do it. I like being an observer because I can see how my friends teach students (my friends also actually ^.^ ) in more concentration because I can see from outside the class, not as part of that process. But in fact, it is very difficult to be subjective either objective. I must give my friends mark for their job. Oh…it is a big responsibility. What I do will influences my friends’ final marks. And, it is true what Jean Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, said that to choose is to invent. In this case, the number that I choose will invent it as a mark for my friends.

I missed the microteaching class today. I am so sorry to do that. I just want to look for alternative activity. Free for a moment from this system.

Oh, unfortunately! We had a trouble with electricity. It was extinguished before we had teaching activities.

But, wait..wait…! Is it true unfortunate thing?

The most important I have learned today that teaching English in vacation school is not easy as in senior high school. It has different levels from senior high school’s. The micro teachers had done their job optimally. The difficulty today came from myself. I had no motivation join the class. But, sometimes I could speak up unconsciously. He…he…he…

Wow…today meeting was a wonderful meeting for me! We started our final test by class teaching once again in micro teaching laboratory. And….as you knew, I got the second lottery. This meeting was my judgment. Ha…ha…ha….

I taught speaking skill for junior high school student, grade VII semester one. It was a big challenge for me. First, I did not understand well junior high students’ ability in learning English. Then, should I use Indonesian or English or Indonesian or combination? I confused also about the proportion of them.

Next, I would also to answer some questions given by Mr. Prast for my first progress test in this reflection.

1. I decided this content because it is suitable enough for junior high school students in first grade and semester. I have considered this content with the curriculum.
2. I fit the content with the competences the students are expected to achieve by give them more time for speaking practices. I have made a lesson plan that I considered suitable for them. I also tried to arrange an interesting topic introduction and material handout for my students.
3. I knew students had the prerequisites knowledge, skills, and competences to be successful in this unit by doing brainstorming activity and also from their experiences in introducing themselves and other.
4. I used the instructional strategies I selected because I want to create a learner-based study. I hope that students can be more active by this.
5. I knew if students achieved the intended competences from their group discussion responses during the learning process.
6. I saw inductive pattern in my teaching. I gave students the example of introducing people then I asked them about the expression using in introducing people.
7. What worked in this lesson are my interaction and communication with my students. It is very difficult for me, but finally I could do it although it still not optimal. I also made some improving from my first progress test in my final examination. For example, I could improve my self confidence. I felt more relax than my previous teaching examination.

What did not work in this lesson was mastering the materials, class management, and time management. I also had lack of preparation. The most difficult thing was class management. Huh….it was unpredictable situation. My students were very crowded. They were busy about themselves. They fought each other. Ohhh…., my God, my universe! Actually, I very shock about this situation. In my opinion, it is good to follow students’ willing as long as the goal of the learning is achieved. Unfortunately, I have not found the best strategy to solve that. Even, the main activity in my lesson plan is not done.

1. If I were to teach this lesson again, off course, I would do different thing. I will teach my students with better preparation. I will improve my teaching based on my reflection and also from the comments given by my observers.

In the end of microteaching class, Mr. Prast distributed the result of our first progress test. And…….. You know, I was shocked again. I got a very non satisfaction result. Oh, Universe…! What should I do? I have done my final examination. So… does it mean that no chance anymore.

Nothing special in this week microteaching class. As usual, everything is happened usually. We had a microteaching class, but it was the last turn for the first progress test. I still became student.
I learned from my classmates who became teaching in this meeting. In my observation, students were more crowded in this meeting. And it would be the challenge for teachers to control and got students’ attention. I started thinking about that. Oh…universe, help me….