I have recently moved to the city of Vancouver, Washington to live with my brother and his family, so I chose “Clark College” to do my practicum since it is fairly close to where I live and my preference in an urban campus setting. Clark is a small community college in comparison to other similar size cities in the Pacific North West. It has a total student body of 2179 undergraduates and it utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
I found Clark College on the internet when I Google search the words “EFL/ESL – Vancouver, WA”. Clark College came up as the first website in the listing for my search. I narrowed my choices down to 3 schools which I wanted to do my practicum at, and they were Clark College (Vancouver, WA), Portland Community …show more content…
I often noticed my students stare back with a blank face when I speak too fast or not enough detail in my lesson for them to understand.
As for my overall practicum experience, all I can say is it is an eye opener. Practicum is an invaluable experience to have if he/she wants to teach EFL abroad. For me, I enjoyed every moment spent in the classroom, helping students to learn English, from simply learning the Alphabets to complex of learning the Present, Past, and Future Tenses. You feel a sense of satisfaction when you see your student’s face lit up when he/she grasp the new material you helped, this affirm why you wanted to be a teacher.
Having completed my practicum, I learned that to be an effective ESL/EFL teacher, one must have plenty of patience with students since they don’t learn at the same rate as some might require more attention than others. It will help to provide as much detail as possible in your lesson plans, and allow enough time for each stages (presentation, practice, and production) for the lesson. And last, attention to detail is the key to be an effective EFL teacher. All that I have mentioned, I will incorporate in my ESL
I found Clark College on the internet when I Google search the words “EFL/ESL – Vancouver, WA”. Clark College came up as the first website in the listing for my search. I narrowed my choices down to 3 schools which I wanted to do my practicum at, and they were Clark College (Vancouver, WA), Portland Community …show more content…
I often noticed my students stare back with a blank face when I speak too fast or not enough detail in my lesson for them to understand.
As for my overall practicum experience, all I can say is it is an eye opener. Practicum is an invaluable experience to have if he/she wants to teach EFL abroad. For me, I enjoyed every moment spent in the classroom, helping students to learn English, from simply learning the Alphabets to complex of learning the Present, Past, and Future Tenses. You feel a sense of satisfaction when you see your student’s face lit up when he/she grasp the new material you helped, this affirm why you wanted to be a teacher.
Having completed my practicum, I learned that to be an effective ESL/EFL teacher, one must have plenty of patience with students since they don’t learn at the same rate as some might require more attention than others. It will help to provide as much detail as possible in your lesson plans, and allow enough time for each stages (presentation, practice, and production) for the lesson. And last, attention to detail is the key to be an effective EFL teacher. All that I have mentioned, I will incorporate in my ESL