Microlesson on "Raising Awareness on the Concept of Indianisms"

 Self Feedback on Video Mediated Micro Lesson:"Raising Awareness on the Concept of                                                                                                     Indianisms"

Topic                             : Raising Awareness on the Concept of Indianisms

Level of Learners        : Engineering

Class size                      : 8

Duration of the Class  : 13 minutes

In my attempt to raise awareness on the notion of Indianisms to the learners, I started my lesson by sharing an instance that happened in my life. Also, I put my example on the board and elicited two examples from the students and wrote them on the board. Then, I underlined the Indianisms in the sentences to highlight the concept I wanted to introduce to them. Thereafter, I posed a few questions to know from them what those underlined phrases meant and tried to derive the term Indianism. Then I announced to them that I wanted to teach them the concept of Indianism and its meaning. Later, I gave a handout on Indianisms to the learners and asked them to correct the sentences using their general knowledge. When the learners worked on it, I discussed the answers with them and wrote the definition of the word Indianism in three possible ways so that, the students would understand it better and retain it in their mind.

My strengths:

1. The lead in activity generated interest in the learners and  made them think about the topic.
2. The underlined phrases on the board enabled the learners grasp the topic with little difficulty.
3. The usage of Telugu translations in the class gave an opportunity to motivate the students in comprehending the concept easily.
4. I was able to engage the class in an interactive way.

My Shortcomings:

1. I could have given some more examples to the learners instead of confining myself to just one.
2. I could have called the students by their names to build a good rapport with them.
3. I should have appreciated all the students when they answered my questions. This could have motivated them better.
4. The corrections that students made to the sentences given by me were misleading.
5.  In a sentence such as “In Banjara Hills there are big big buildings” , I accepted the correction made  by the students: “In Banjara Hills there are big buildings”. Though the emphasis was missing,  I did not correct it. The appropriate sentence was ‘In Banjara Hills, there are huge buildings.
6. I failed in correcting the sentences suitably by ensuring the presence of emphasis.
7. In my introduction, I talked about only one type of Indianism when the exercise dealt with different types. So, I could have included one more type.

My Plan of Action:

1. I shall draw more examples from the students to make the classroom more interactive.
2. I shall discuss the answers with the director of our ELT centre and make sure the corrections are appropriate before I teach the students.
3. I shall teach more micro lessons and enhance my pedagogical skills.