Simulated Teaching

Simulated Teaching

Simulated teaching is one of the assignments that students of TESL twinning program have to carry out. From the word simulated, it indicates that “not real but made to look, sound, or feel real”, Longman English Contemporary English. Thus, for this assignment, students take the role of a teacher and teach the class a topic. Students have to take this activity seriously as it is a practice ground to improve his or her future teaching.

During simulated teaching, student takes up the challenge as a teacher to instruct and facilitate the progress of the lesson of the day. The teacher has to be able to design appropriate activities. These activities should suit the students’ proficiency. In addition, students should have the capability in finishing the tasks. A successful simulated teaching is when the teacher is considered presentable, clear in giving instructions, creative and is able to raise students’ interest in class.

Hence, before carry out simulated teaching, a teacher should design his or her lesson. It is advisable that teacher write out a lesson plan as it is useful as a guide when he or she is teaching. In a lesson plan, teacher should be clear about the objectives of the lesson. It is also important to take consideration in the input and outcome of students by the end of the lesson. Therefore, designing a lesson plan helps teacher to analyze the appropriate activities and the rationale of the lesson.

As a conclusion, simulated teaching provides future teacher a stepping stone to become a successful teacher. It is important that future teacher is introduced to this task, because future teacher can foresee the task of teaching in class. Being a successful teacher is not only be a good teacher but also has the ability to carry out creative, affective, effective activities that help give input to students and help
students to practice and enhance their knowledge.