Profil

method of TEFL

Name  : FITRIYANTI

Npm    : 08520046

Task 2

Which one is better ?

English is taught by native speakers or English teacher.

            In my opinion, English is better taught by English teacher. Because as a indonesian people English language is a foreign language.So, if we taught by native speaker, we will be confused.

            If an institution recruits teachers with a good command of English  ( native speaker of English ), but without a good command of basic teching skills, the teaching learning process will be not succesfull.

There are the components of teacher knowledge who must be have by the teacher of English :

1.      Practical Knowledge : The teacher’s repertoire of classroom teqniques and strategies.

2.                                                                              Content knowledge   : The teacher’s understanding of subject of TESOL, pedagogical grammar, phonology, teaching theories, second language acquisition, as well as the specialized discourse and terminology of language teaching.

3.                                                                                          Contextual knowledge : Familiarity with the school or institutional context school norms and knowledge of the learner, including cultural and other relevant information.

4.                                                                                                Pedagigical knowledge : Ability to restructure content knowlwdge for teaching purposes, and to plan, adapt and improvise.

5.                                                                                          Personal knowledge          : The teacher’s personal beliefs and principles and his or her individual approach teaching.

6.                                                                                    Reflective knowledge          : The teacher’s capacity to reflect on and assess his or her own practice.

It’s ok, when the school  or institution bring up the native speaker in their teaching learning process. It can make the learners have an experience, they can explore and discuss about the material who have they gets in their school with the native speaker’s.

      I think that’s all, Thank you very much.......................