Suggestions For Teachers in Teaching Speaking

Here are some suggestions for English language teachers while teaching oral language:

• Provide maximum opportunity to students to speak the target language by providing a rich environment that contains collaborative work, authentic materials and tasks, and shared knowledge.
• Try to involve each student in every speaking activity; for this aim, practice different ways of student participation.
• Reduce teacher speaking time in class while increasing student speaking time. Step back and observe students.
• Indicate positive signs when commenting on a student's response.
• Ask eliciting questions such as "What do you mean? How did you reach that conclusion?" in order to prompt students to speak more.
• Provide written feedback like "Your presentation was really great. It was a good job. I really appreciated your efforts in preparing the materials and efficient use of your voice…"
• Do not correct students' pronunciation mistakes very often while they are speaking. Correction should not distract student from his or her speech.
• Involve speaking activities not only in class but also out of class; contact parents and other people who can help.
• Circulate around classroom to ensure that students are on the right track and see whether they need your help while they work in groups or pairs.
• Provide the vocabulary beforehand that students need in speaking activities.

Diagnose problems faced by students who have difficulty in expressing themselves in the target language and provide more opportunities to practice the spoken language.

SET LESSON GOALS

Lesson goals are most usefully stated in terms of what students will have done or
accomplished at the end of the lesson. Stating goals in this way allows both teacher and
learners to know when the goals have been reached.
To set lesson goals:
1. Identify a topic for the lesson. The topic is not a goal, but it will help you develop
your goals. The topic may be determined largely by your curriculum and textbook, and
may be part of a larger thematic unit such as Travel or Leisure Activities. If you have
some flexibility in choice of topic, consider your students’ interests and the availability
of authentic materials at the appropriate level.
2. Identify specific linguistic content, such as vocabulary and points of grammar or
language use, to be introduced or reviewed. These are usually prescribed by the course
textbook or course curriculum. If they are not, select points that are connected in some
significant way with the topic of the lesson.
3. Identify specific communication tasks to be completed by students. To be authentic,
the tasks should allow, but not require, students to use the vocabulary, grammar, and
strategies presented in the lesson. The focus of the tasks should be topical, not

grammatical. This means that it may be possible for some students to complete the task

without using either the grammar point or the strategy presented in the first part of the
lesson.
4. Identify specific learning strategies to be introduced or reviewed in connection with
the lesson. See Motivating Learners for more on learning strategies.
5. Create goal statements for the linguistic content, communication tasks, and learning
strategies that state what you will do and what students will do during the lesson.

 (Adapted from From The Essentials of Language Teaching www.nclrc.org/essentials )

Presentation Techniques and Introductory Activities

TEHNIK PENYAJIAN DAN MEMPERKENALKAN ACTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS

Penyajian materi atau lebih dikenal memperkenalkan materi kepada siswa sangatlah penting untuk diformat sedemikian rupa agar proses pembelajaran dapat berjalan sesuai dengan yang harapkan oleh seorang guru artinya MAIN AIM atau SUB AIM dapat tercapai dengan baik.

PERTAMA kali guru masuk kelas, dua hal yang perlu dipersiapkan adalah bagaimana memberikan WARMER atau LEAD IN. WARMER bertujuan untuk mengangkat energy siswa agar supaya merasa nyaman dengan pembelajaran yang akan kita suguhkan.warmer tidak harus sesuai dengan topic. sedangkan LEAD IN haruslah sesuai dengan topic bisa berupa quiz, game, pair work activity. intinya lead in fokus pada topic yang akan kita ajarkan. setelah itu baru siswa bisa menghubungkan antara topic dengan pelajaran yang kemudian dihubungkan dengan kontek kehidupan siswa sehari-hari (PERSONALISATION) atau boleh juga disebut create context.

KEDUA setalah langkah pertama kita capai barulah kita mulai memberikan materi kepada siswa. namun perlu diperhatikan metode apa yang akan kita pergunakan agar proses pembelajaran menjadi lebih bermakana? berikut alternatif yang bisa bapak, ibu pakai.

• PPP (Presentation Practice Production) 1. menyajikan materi sesuai dengan kontek 2. memberi kesempatan siswa untuk praktek (controlled practice) 3. meminta siswa untuk menggunakan bahasa yang telah mereka pelajari (less controlled practice) dengan cara yang komunikatif.
• TBL (Task Based Learning) 1. memberikan tugas kepada siswa 2. penyajian materi diberikan setelah siswa membutuhkannya.
• PPP dan TBL bukanlah satu-satunya cara untuk menyajikan pembelajaran bahasa. ada beberapa alternatif lain yang bisa dipergunakan. yang penting adalah bagaimana kita mendesign pembelajaran se komunikatif mungkin yang bisa kita ukur dengan TTT (teacher talking time) dan STT (student talking time).Demikian tulisan ringkas dari pakdur. lebih detailnya lagi bisa dilihat dalam buku TKT.

hal-hal yang harus dipersiapkan oleh seorang guru

Disamping penguasaan terhadap materi yang akan diajarkan, alangkah baiknya seorang guru mempersiapkan hal-hal berikut, yang tujuannya adalah untuk mempermudah seorang guru dalam membuat skenario dan mendesign pembelajaran.
I. Perangkat Mengajar

1. Kaldik ( Kalender Pendidikan) 
2. RPE (Rincian Pekan Efektif)/ HBE ( Hari Belajar Efektif)
3. Prota (Program Tahunan )
4. Promes ( program Semester )
5. Menentukan KKM 
6. Silabus
7. Rpp
8. Assesment/Evaluasi

jadi pak guru

Ternyata menjadi pak guru itu gampang-gampang susah. harus diniati dengan ikhlas biar dampaknya bisa mengasilkan sesuatu yang barokah. terutama buat murid-murid yang menjadi obyek/bahan baku yang akan diolah oleh seorang guru. so, what will we do then... blog ini mencoba menyajikan pernak pernik seputar pekerjaan guru khususnya guru bahasa inggris, mulai dari persiapan, penerapan sampai evaluasi. semoga bermafaat.