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ELT 491 - Lecture 2

This document provides an overview of pedagogy, teaching concepts, microteaching, and steps of microteaching. It defines pedagogy as both an art and a science. Teaching is established as a complex social act aimed at influencing learning. Microteaching is introduced as a teacher training technique where teachers practice specific skills by teaching short lessons to small groups with feedback. The steps of microteaching involve explaining the skill, demonstration, lesson planning, teaching with supervision, feedback, reteaching to improve, and repeating until mastery is achieved. Tutorial group options are also listed at the end.

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ELT 491 - Lecture 2

This document provides an overview of pedagogy, teaching concepts, microteaching, and steps of microteaching. It defines pedagogy as both an art and a science. Teaching is established as a complex social act aimed at influencing learning. Microteaching is introduced as a teacher training technique where teachers practice specific skills by teaching short lessons to small groups with feedback. The steps of microteaching involve explaining the skill, demonstration, lesson planning, teaching with supervision, feedback, reteaching to improve, and repeating until mastery is achieved. Tutorial group options are also listed at the end.

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Pedagogy, Teaching, Concepts of MT & Steps

of MT
Lecture Outcomes:

Delineate and discern the pedagogies of


teaching (art & science)
Establish the general concept of “teaching” in
the given context
Define MT
Identify the Concepts of MT
Establish Steps of MT
Pedagogy
• The art and science of teaching
Art – teaching skills
- can be innate talent/ inherited
- learnt through practice/ knowledge
acquisition
Science – content based knowledge/ competency

❖ The efficacy/ effectiveness of teaching skills are


closely connected to the adeptness of content
Teaching

What then is teaching?


(panel discussion)
The following are some common responses to
the question of defining teaching.

- Transfer of knowledge form teacher to pupils


- Facilitation of pupils by the teacher in the art
of teaching
- A social act of influencing pupils by the
teacher
- As doing anything that might lead to learning
Further definitions of teaching.
• … required activities of teachers whose jobs
involve guidance or directions of learning of
others (Bar. 1961)
• …the arrangement of contingencies of
reinforcement under which students learn (B.F
Skinner. 1968)
• …an act of interpersonal influence aimed at
changing the ways in which other persons can/
will behave (N. L. Gage. 1963)
Contextual delineation of teaching continued..
• From the definitions provided, it can be
concluded that teaching:
- is a complex activity
- is imparting knowledge and skills
- Involve all things that may lead to learning
- Is a social act of influence

❖ From all these components of teaching, there is


no unified and specific definition of teaching and
teacher effectiveness.
Status of teacher training before micro teaching
• No consensus on the teaching procedures in
various aspects of teaching in colleges
• No specific training objectives to guide student
teaching
• Haphazard and undiscriminating supervision of
practice teaching – ill planned, ill supervised and
ill assessed
• Subjective feedback with respect to teacher
training performance
• No research support to prove its effectiveness (
box 2, pg 4 ‘Challenges of Education, A policy
Perspective 1986’)
❑ Micro Teaching is a new approach in teacher
education. It has become an integral component
of programs garnered towards teacher training
❑ MT contributes towards competency acquisition
by aspiring teachers in all aspects of teaching
some of which include:
- pedagogical, (art &science),
- psychological
- courage/ confidence mastery
- oratory/ public speaking
- planning/ organising
- other professional skills development
Concept of Micro Teaching
MT is a teacher training technique which helps the
teacher trainee to develop and master a specified
teaching skill. It requires the teacher trainee to:

✔ teach a single concept of content


✔ use a specific/ single teaching skill
✔ teach for a short period of time
✔ teach a small group of students
Consequently, the trainee practices the specified skill in
terms of definable, observable, measurable, and
Consequently, the trainee practices the specified
skill in terms of:
▪ definable – relevant/ irrelevant
▪ observable – change from one state to another
can be clearly see.
▪ measurable – the degree/ extent/ magnitude of
change can be quantified/ described
▪ controllable – can be controlled/ influenced to
reach the projected/ desired outcome/ result

Form/ status with repeated cycles till he attains


mastery in the use of the skill.
Steps of Micro Teaching
The micro teaching program involves the following steps:

I. Particular skill to be practised is explained to the


teacher trainees in terms of the purpose and
components of the skill with suitable examples
II. The teacher trainer gives the demonstration of the
skill in micro teaching in simulated conditions to the
teacher trainees (demonstrations)
III. The teacher trainee plans short lesson plan on the
basis of the demonstrated skill for his or her practice
IV. The teacher trainee teaches the lesson to a small
group of students while being supervised by a
supervisor.
V. Supervisor gives feedback outlining areas of
strength and weaknesses.
VI. Trainee teacher replans the lesson plan
improving on the feedback from the supervisor
VII. The revised lesson is taught to another group
of students
VIII. Supervisor observes re-taught lesson and
gives feedback to the trainee teacher indicating the
improvements and areas yet to improve.
IX. The ‘teach re-teach’ cycle may be repeated
several times till adequate mastery level is
achieved.
Tutorials Groups
For tutorials this week, you are asked to choose a tutorial in your
respective levels and submit your names.

A: ELT 291 (1) Tue 4-5pm AV (2) Friday 10-11am Rm 4

B: ELT 591 (1) Wed 5-6 Rm 1


(2) Wed 5-6pm SIERC
(3) Fri 4-5pm Rm 4

C: ELT 491 (1) Tuesday 5-6pm AV


(2) Wed 4-5pm SIERC
(3) Fri 11-12noon Rm 4
(4) Fri 1-2pm Rm 4
(5) Fri 2-3pm Rm 4
(6) Fri 3-4pm Rm 4
End of Lecture

Mr Boku

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