ICC / Methodology – Week 14 - Final ICC Micro Teaching – Reflection

I was satisfied with how the final lesson plan played out in class. I was a little nervous starting out first as usual, but I still feel it is better to get the stress of performing out of the way so that I can enjoy the other teacher’s lessons.

I explained to the class that we would have already undergone schema activation in the preview stage with a video highlighting the different cultural types of homes being built around the world. 

We talked about vocabulary that the Ss would already be familiar with, as well as any concepts that they would have already been taught at this point (sequencing words and ordinal numbers).

Starting out in the presentation stage of the LP, I handed out worksheets with pictures of three culturally different homes. We then worked through some questions as a group. One of the main focus points of the lesson was to give Ss practice with using interrogative sentences.

We started with

What country is this home from? Why do you think so?

Ss were given an opportunity to look at the pictures and then discuss where they thought each shelter originated from and why.

AFTER students had been given a chance give their opinions, I gave out some cut out paragraphs (with the answer) to match to the pictures. We then moved on to the next questions

What did you match for ___? Why?

What jobs do these people have? Why do you think so?

What are their routines? Why do you think so? (We didn’t get to cover this one as we ran over ten minutes )

During the course of answering these questions, all of the Ss in the class were given an opportunity for authentic interaction. They used the target language, there was pair/group work, and S questioning S in throughout the lesson.

I felt the lesson touched on both Big C and small c items in the subject cultures. We looked into the simple reasons for building structures a certain way e.g. In Coober Peddy, they build underground because it’s a very hot desert area, but cool under the ground. In addition, we looked at the jobs and routines of these people, exposing the values and norms that make up their culture.

Overall, I was happy with the CI’s and MIC techniques used on a technical level, and thought the content stimulating on an ICC level. On reviewing the video I noted myself using repetition, T-S-S-T, scaffolding, duel coding, gestures, comprehension checks and encouraging authentic interaction. I feel I hit the targets that I was aiming for both methodology and ICC.