wonderfuL ELTAC cLass

            Well, here I would like to share my experience when joining one of courses I took in the sixth semester; that is ELT Across Curriculum. This course is facilitated by Mrs. Puji Astuti. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to teach subjects taught in the immersion program, internationally-designated school, or international school at secondary level (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, economics, geography, history and arts) by using English as the medium of instruction. I think this objective has already reached since we are as students in this course have already known how to teach other subject by using English. We are also trained how to teach the subjects mentioned above by using cooperative learning. I think this method is quite interesting since every student in the class has equal participation. I also learned how to use classroom language well because Mrs. Puji has facilitated me to learn it. The most interesting part of this course was that I did such kind of microteaching. Although I taught my own classmates but I could learn many things from this microteaching. I also learned how to manage the class and how to handle different kinds of students. The students in ELTAC course are really cooperative. We help each other when we do microteaching. They are very nice.

            This course really helps me to be an English teacher since I was trained to be a real teacher when I did microteaching. I did microteaching twice. The first microteaching was in group while the second microteaching was individual. In group microteaching, I learned how to cooperate with other students in teaching something and this condition really happens in the reality. Sometimes, one teacher should collaborate with other teacher in teaching the same subject. This experience helps me a lot to collaborate with others. The second microteaching was individual microteaching. I taught Accounting at that time. It was really nice since my classmates were very active. These microteachings are really helpful for me to prepare me as an English teacher.

Actually, I am interested in learning cooperative learning. Although I have learned some strategies, for me it is not enough. May be I can learn this method outside this class. I can learn from reading the related references.

The course content was delivered well. The students are not forced to learn something but are encouraged to learn this course. I think the course content was delivered well so I don’t have to talk too much how to be better in delivering this course. If I can say something may be the way Mrs. Puji gave feedback in the group microteaching. It was very unforgettable because she directly gave the feedback in front of the class. I was very shy. But, the second feedback was delivered indirectly through the paper. It was much better that the first feedback.

I think the course assignments are not too difficult and not too easy. I have to work hard because there are some assignments. All assignments are to write the reflection and reading response to the article given by Mrs. Puji. The most difficult one is writing the reflection of group and individual microteaching because I have to assess myself and it is really confusing.

Everyone in this world wants to be the best and so do I. I hope I can get ‘A’ for this course because I have tried to complete all assignments (writing reflection and reading response to five articles), attend all classes without absent, do group and individual microteaching, and participate in the teaching and learning process. But, if the reality is not like what I expected, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that I did the best.