Kazuya A's ETM ePortolfio
Kazuya A's ETM Areas
Kazuya A's Philosophy
Philosophy refers to a teacher's principles of how English should be taught and learned.
Teaching Philosophy, ETM 1（Kazuya A）
Use English Every DayMy teaching philosophy is easy to understand. Learning foreign language has a lot of difficulties. For example, memorizing words, pronunciation and listening. Especially, English pronunciation is so difficult for Japanese.… Learn more
Teaching Philosophy in ETM2 (Kazuya A)
Role of error, Opportunity to use EnglishETM2 changed my philosophy of education a little. At the time of ETM1, the educational philosophy was to be easy to understand and to use English every day. I thought… Learn more
Teaching philosophy in ETM3 (Kazuya)
have fun (students), Understanding students, Student ability/ levelI have 2 teaching philosophy in ETM3. The first is teaching tailored to the students. One of my educational philosophies at ETM2 was to give lessons tailored to the student's… Learn more
Teaching Philosophy in ETM4
backwards design, have fun (students), Confidence, Learners' needs, Understanding students, Observing students, Teachers enjoy EnglishI have three teaching philosophies. The first is to give lessons tailored to the level and purpose of the students. This philosophy was mentioned in ETM2 and ETM3. Through the… Learn more
Kazuya A's Development
Development refers to the type of goals an ETM member made and how, though trying to accomplish these goals, their skills or knowledge changed in the ETM classes.
My Development in ETM 1 (Kazuya A)
Classroom English/ Teacher talk, Mock lesson, Picture books/ storiesIn this class, I learned classroom English, teaching using picture books and and simulation class. In classroom English, I learned useful English sentences. These sentences will be helpful when I… Read more
My Goal and Development in ETM2 (Kazuya A)
Communication/ Communication skillsI have two goals in ETM2. The first is to improve my English speaking skills. At ETM1, I learned Classroom English. It's a convenient sentences to use during class, but… Read more
My goals and Development in ETM3+
Teaching methods, Teaching materials, SpeakingMy goals for ETM3+ I have 2 goals in ETM3. The first is to improve my English skills. This goal is the same as the goal in ETM2. Through ETM1… Read more
Goals and Development in ETM4
Teaching methods, Assessment, Confidence, ICT, Understanding students, Observing studentsMy goal I have three goals in ETM4. The first is to learn how to evaluate students. In order to achieve my teaching philosophies the backward design and the lessons… Read more
Kazuya A's Critical Incidents
Critical Incidents are experiences that happened during a lesson that made a big impression on teachers or made them question their philosophy about English teaching and learning.
ETM2 CI: The importance of assumptions
Students with disabilities, Flexibility, Understanding students, Time management, Student ability/ levelOrientation The goal was 日本と世界のお正月について知ろう. At first, we did self-introduction. After that, we made a rule. The rule is that when we ask "Are you ready?", The students answered "Yes!"… Read more
Cl Report in ETM3
Confidence, Need more English, Fear to speak English, Preparation, Understanding students, Observing students, Teachers enjoy English, Student ability/ level, Student English useOrientation Introduction First, I showed "海外旅行" as a topic, and I asked whether you have traveled abroad to students. There were the students who had been abroad. I asked students… Read more
CI report (teaching practice)
Orientation We dealt with Unit4 Uluru. The goal of our lesson was 「お互いの行きたい国について魅力的に会話しよう」. The goal of our unit was for students to be able to organize their feelings and thoughts,… Read more
Kazuya A's Microteaching
Microteaching is students' mock lessons in the university classroom. Usually, microteaching focusses on a specific skill such as teaching grammar or vocabulary.
Kazuya’s Mini Grammar Lesson: “Give B to A/ Give A B”
Show A B/ Tell A B, Goals and Activities, Content, Need more English, Encourage student speaking, Powerpoint, Repetition1. My Structure: Form, meaning and use Form : give A(somebody) B(something), give B to A Meaning : AにBを与える、BにAを与える Use : when we want to explain providing somebody with something.… Read more
Microteaching in ETM4 (11/18) Unit5 What do you like? 何がすき？
Be positive, Explanation/directions, Smile, Understandable instructionsHow I taught the lesson At first, my group members had the students (ETM4 members) form pairs and talk about what they like. By doing so, she reminded them of… Read more