[Kerala University English Teacher Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]
During the First Semester, each trainee is expected to
engage a Micro Teaching session. Eight Skills are mentioned in P 149 of the New Curriculum-Unit IV: Micro Teaching Skills
and Psychological Principles [EDU-05.2:Pedagogic Content Knowledge Analysis
–English ]
The eight Skills and the
component of each skill is given
below :
|
Skill
|
Component of the skill
|
|
Skill
of Introduction
|
Linking
with past experience, Link between introduction and the main part, Use of
appropriate devices like questioning, Use of exhibits, examples etc.
|
|
Skill
of Stimulus Variation
|
Body
movements, Use of gestures, Change
in voice (intonation and pitch), Change
in interaction pattern, Pausing, Aural-visual switching, Physical involvement
of students
|
|
Skill
of explaining
|
Clarity,
Continuity and relevance of content, Using
beginning and concluding statements, Covering essential points
|
|
Skill
of Reinforcement
|
Use
of positive verbal reinforcers (good, excellent etc.) ,Use of positive
non-verbal reinforcers (writing student response on BB, Nodding of head,
smiling, turning ears towards responding student , Use of extra verbal
reinforces (‘hm’, ’Aaah’)
|
|
Skill
of Questioning
|
Structuring
questions at different levels, Relevance, Grammatically correct, Delivery
with appropriate speed, Prompting , Eliciting further information, Refocusing
, Creating critical awareness, Use of Lower Order and Higher Order
thinking questions , Allowing time for thinking, Well distributed even to
non-volunteers
|
|
Skill
of using Blackboard
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Legible,
Neat, Adequate with reference to content, Use of match stick drawing/diagrams
where essential, Use of colour chalk-to highlight/focus, Underlining where
necessary
|
|
Skill
of illustrating with examples
|
Simple,
Interesting and relevant to the point being explained, Use of appropriate
media, judicious use of situations/quotes, Generating similar examples from
students
|
|
Skill
of using teaching aids
|
Relevant
to content, Attractive, Rousing
curiosity and interest, Appropriate to student level, Proper display
and appropriate use, Drawing student attention
|
During the
sessions held on 27 and 28 November and the
They are given below:
|
Skill
|
Component of the skill
|
|
Skill
of reading
|
*Teacher
reads:
-
with proper stress, intonation, accent and voice modulation
-
with appropriate speed
-
in meaningful units
-
conveying the emotions/feelings/moods/expressions
-
with proper posture while reading(avoiding movement)
-
ensuring that students are listening
*
While students read:
-
Tr. chooses students at random
-Switches student on display of confidence to read
-
corrects mistakes
-provides
positive feedback
|
|
Skill
of reciting Poems
|
*Teacher
recites:
-
with proper rhythm
-
with stress, intonation, accent and voice modulation
-
with audibility
-
with expression (capturing mood, feelings, emotions in the poem)
-
using necessary gestures
|
|
Skill
of presenting with PowerPoint
|
The
teacher:
organizes information in logical and interesting
sequence
-uses
relevant , images, audio, video,
graphics, animation, music etc.
- maintains
proper eye contact with the students while presenting
- uses
essential number of slides
-
uses smooth and interesting slide
transition
- avoids
spelling/ grammar mistakes
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