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that I was good at the subject matter in the two previous meetings as
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could not impart the material very well. When the meeting ended, the
shame.
There was also a time when I spent too much time or less time
of subject matter by a teacher implies that teachers are able to teach the
that being a teacher is not only about mastering the material, but also
affirmed:
had to make 14 lesson plans. The news was unpleasant because the
learning process, but it could be just as chaotic and could leave the
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students with no clear idea of what they were doing. The diary
showed:
blink of eyes. In the fourth and fifth lesson plans, it did not contain
the important information. The aim for the lesson was too difficult
for the students of junior high school. Because it was difficult for
In the third aim of the study, I told the student to write simple
activities that they do in a week and present it in front of the
class. I think it could be easier if I focus to just yesterday,
today, and tomorrow. (From diary, number 10, line 4-7)
The fifth lesson plan was opposite.
It was the third aim again. The aim was too easy for meeting
about the name of month. I told the student to write the
sentence using before and after. It was limited and, in fact,
make student bored. They were already known that. (From
diary, number 11, line 1-4)
plans did not affect the rest of the lesson plans. There was an effort
which was trying to make the aims of the study not too difficult
and not too easy for the students. If it was too difficult, student
learners into the content almost all over moment” (p. 10).
(Brown, 2001).
well. I could not use whatever medium I wanted. When using any
I choose unfamiliar song. The students could not get the song.
I repeat the song for several times but they still could not sing
it. It gave me a note to make some research about familiar song
and select the song who I thought it was easy to follow. (From
diary, number 12, line 1-4)
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bringing advantages. There was a time when I was not able to fully
88).
The electricity in the class was not working so I could not use
the audio. I tried to tell them to be quiet since my laptop was
not loud enough to be heard by the whole class. They
complained a lot about my position, something like miss, could
you please stand at this side. (From diary, number 12 line 6-9)
In the first meeting, I did not mind that some students could
The mentor teacher also wrote I still could not manage the
tried to use my mentor’s name and offer the students a score if they
could behave nicely, it did not last long. Fortunately, I find the way
problem, the fact that I was less able to anticipate the challenges
but the students were just starring at me and saying that they could
grateful for it. The knowledge was useful because it really helped
not be seen in the short of time. Grijalva (2013) supported that the
models for the students and that code switching will result in
A reflection was not only about doing the action, but it was
did that day and what I wanted to do in the next meeting or resolved
I started the lesson with the introduction which it was also the
materials I would give them. I did not bring the medium because I
think I could be the model myself. (From diary, number 1, line 5-
8)
wrote:
1. Good pronunciation,
2. Penguasaan materi, kelas dan waktu sudah sangat bagus,
(Mastering the material, class, and time has been good).
3. Sudah sesuai dengan langkah-langkah yang ada di RPP. (She
has been good to follow the stages of lesson plan).
(Mentor teacher's observation note, 14th meeting)
about what works and what does not in the classroom and promotes the
evaluated my performance.
a lesson plan, material and media before teaching. When teaching learning
process occurred, I found the aspects of the teaching that I should maintain
and change. However, it was not only from self-reflection, it was also from
and weaknesses. Continually, I would prepare the new way for teaching to
discovered the meaning of being a teacher, that (1) teacher should not be
consider the students’ ability, (3) choosing the appropriate media is not
easy, (4) managing the class needs patience, (5) using the first language