Interview
Questions to ask prospective teacher of English
1. Giving clear instruction before
students are asked to do thing is one of the important factors in classroom’s
teaching. It is worth remembering that the best activity in the world is a
waste of time if the students don’t understand what they are supposed to do.
Therefore teacher needs to make sure that the instruction is clear to all the
students. Tell us how you cross-check that your students understand your
instruction well.
2. A good teacher is a person who
possesses quite a lot of characteristic. Tell us about a few characteristics
that make a good teacher. Give some example if possible.
3. Correcting students’ mistakes is one of
the vital parts of the teacher’s role, but teachers have to be cautious when
correcting the students. If we do it without care, we can to some extent upset
our students, damage their confidence or discourage them for the next response.
Please tell us about your best strategies for correcting students in an
effective way.
4. Perhaps the teacher’s most important
instrument is voice. How we speak and what our voice sounds like really have a
crucial impact on our students. Tell us how you should use your voice in the
class so that so that you can provoke students’ interest in you and your
teaching.
5. If you encounter the situation in which
a few students are not interested in your teaching and they start to make noise
in the classroom. And indeed making noise from those few students can hinder
other students’ attention on your teaching. Tell us how you handle that
situation?
6. Tell us about your strength and
weaknesses.
7. In the teacher-centered classroom, a
teacher plays an only role as person who transmits the knowledge and
information to students. But today we prefer student-centered approach because
it is more effective for both teaching and learning. In the student-centered
method, a teacher has many roles to play. Tell us a few roles of the teacher in
this approach and give some examples if necessary.
8. Teaching is the interaction process
between teachers and students. In the past teacher taught students usually by
using solely his verbal communication and this kind of communication still
continues to play an important role in today’s teaching process. However, in
the modern day’s teaching, teacher recognizes the great value of instructional
aids. They include taps, OHPs, LCDs, flashcards and so on. And they are used as
aids to effective teaching and learning. Therefore, tell us some advantages of
employing audiovisual aids for your teaching.
9. If you teach a classroom in which
students have different level of English-some are good and some are poor.
Therefore, tell us how you teach so that all students can understand your
lesson well?
10. What
will you be doing in the next 5 year period?