WORKSHOP TEKNIK
PENGAJARAN BAHASA
Unit Pelayanan Bahasa Universitas Jendral Soedirman
OUTLINE
Discussion session
A workshop on Techniques
in Language Teaching
Micro-teaching
What do you think?
• I know various types of language teaching methods/strategies.
• Attending seminars and/or workshops on teaching methods helps me improve my teaching.
• Many teaching activities discussed in seminars, workshops, articles, or books are not applicable to my class.
• Planning interesting activities for my students is a laborious job, and I don’t have time to do it.
What qualities do creative
teachers posses?
HOW TO APPLY CREATIVITY IN
THE CLASSROOMS? HOW CAN
CREATIVE TEACHING BE SUPPORTED IN
THE SCHOOL
According to Richard (2014)
Creative Teachers are:
• Knowledgeable• Confident
• Committed to helping their learners succeed
• Non-conformist
• Familiar with a wide range of strategies and techniques
• Risk-takers
• Trying to achieve learner-centered lessons
• Reflective
Applying creativity in the classrooms
(Richard, 2014)
• Make use of an eclectic choice of methods
• Choose activities/materials which have creative
dimensions
• Use a flexible way and often adjust and modify
teaching during lessons
• Look for new ways of doing things
• Customize the lessons
• Make use of technology
• Seek creative ways to motivate students
Make use of an eclectic choice of methods
• Choose methods and procedures according to
the needs of the class
• Use a wide variety of teaching approaches
• Use a wide range of resources and activities
• Use a mixture and combination of styles
Choose activities/materials which have creative dimensions
• Challenging
• Interesting content
• The personal element
• The novelty element
• The intriguing element
• Elements of Individual choice
• Encouraging risk taking
• Encouraging original thought
Use a flexible way and often adjust and modify teaching during lessons
• Improvise around their teaching materials
• Switch between different styles
• Use different modes of teaching (Multi-modal
teaching)
• Change the pace of the lesson
• Giving more space and time to learners
Look for new ways of doing things
• Opening/Engage/Presentation
• Tasks/Study/Practice
• Closing/Activate/Production
Customize the lessons
• Choose lessons that match the students’ needs
and interests
• Adapt and customize the books/materials
• Individualize the materials for particular group
of learners
Seek creative ways to motivate students
• Using activities that showcase students’ talent
• Using activities from the learners’ world
• Encouraging creative collaboration
Example:
• Group brainstorm for five minutes, to come up
with the names of as many different kinds of containers as possible.
• Making dialogue practising asking to borrow a
container from a neighbor
HOW CAN CREATIVE TEACHING BE
SUPPORTED IN THE SCHOOL?
• Helps teachers recognize and share what is
creative in their own practice.
• Encourages creative partnership.
• Provides resources to support creative teaching
• Rewards creative teachers
