Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
INTERVIEW QUESTION TYPES
GOAL STATEMENT/SECTION
HOW DEMONSTRATED (please note answers
/examples given by student )
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
1-I went to Aldarari kindergarten in Sharjah. It
is located in Aldarari area. The school girls are
more than boys. Each class has 24 students.
They use the MOE curriculum and their
curriculum changed while we were in school
(the Arabic curriculum only).For stories, the
teacher used famous stories to read for the
students like the hungry caterpillar.
Students study Arabic, English, and Math,
Science, social studies, and Islamic studies.
2-I enjoyed my involvement in the classroom
with the students. The MST treated me like a
real teacher, and she let me do some tasks
like assessing students, and we did discuss
some ideas to benefit from each other for
activities. The students were lovely, and they
respected me as a teacher. The teacher never
made me feel pressure and she always gave
me feedback and some tips that would benefit
me.
3- The first challenge I faced was trying to get
involved because I was too shy. The teachers
helped me out because they were so nice to
me. Teaching students for the first time was
another challenge. I didnt have a plan when I
taught them for the first time, nor a topic but
the teacher gave me this opportunity so I
would be able to practice before teaching the
students a real lesson. I wasnt able to
manage the classroom well, but when I taught
them the next day I managed the students
well and the lesson was very smooth and clear
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
7-Before planning the lesson, I sat with my
MST and she explained to me the way she
plans her lesson and how does she interact
with the students and what is required to
achieve by the end of the lesson. She
suggests some activities to me. She has
shown me part of the curriculum she has. She
also gave me some tips on how should I start
the lesson, talk with the students, say the
phonics, and revise the lesson with them. After
preparing my lesson plan, I showed her my
Planning for Learning
plan so she would make sure that it would
work and that it would help me achieve the
7-Talk about the process of
objective. If I had any errors, she would correct
planning for lessons. How did
them for me and give me tips for developing
your MST go about this? How
my lesson plan.
did you plan to ensure you
8-While planning a lesson it should be as
worked within the curriculum?
simple as possible. If the students level is
high on the topic, I can make it complex.
8-What did you learn about
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During the time I have with the students on
planning during the practicum? the carpet, I should give students a break to
move so; they would be able to focus on me
9-What challenges did you face for the 15 minutes. Always praise students to
when preparing your lesson
get the behaviors that are desired from them.
plans?
9-Creating a lesson plan that would fit for 15
minutes. The way I pronounce the phonics or
10-Explain how you planned
talk in a way that would make students
for teaching speaking and
understand me. The differentiated activities
listening.
according to the students different abilities.
10- For teaching speaking, I give the students
the opportunity to talk more than I do. I try to
make all of the students speak and express
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
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Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
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EPC2403
11- To manage the students, I used praising,
Implementing and Managing
rewarding them with stickers and modeling
Learning
the desired behavior in front of them. I would
always say, how do we sit? They all sit and
11-What strategies did you use
stay quiet. Or I would say: look at how nicely
to manage the children?
someone is sitting. They would all sit like him.
12- The most effective strategy was giving
12-Which were the most effective
them stickers. Students love stickers, and
strategies you observed your
they feel that they have accomplished
MST using in the classroom?
something. Adding to that while praising one
student, all of the students try to do the same
13-Describe a lesson you taught
behavior because they want to be also
and the way in which you
praised.
implemented the lesson class
13-Teaching students how to write letter P. I
work, group work, and individual
started with engaging the students and
work. How successful was this for
making them move to the song of sounds.
you?
After that revising previous lesson to make
sure that they wont forget. After that, I
14-Explain the stages and how
introduced the new concept which is writing
you taught listening and
the letter p. I modeled it for the students on
speaking as an integrated
the board two times, and then I let the
process.
students write it in the air, floor and ceiling.
For group work, students were searching for
15-What
employ
strategies
to
teach
did
you letter P in stories, and they were looking and
speaking pointing and showing each other. For
/listening activities?
individual work, each student had to write the
letter on the whiteboard so I can assess that
16- What do you have to take they have understood the concept. It was
into consideration when teaching very successful, and I found out that most of
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speaking/listening activities?
the students got a grip of the concept and
they know how to write the letter.
14-For teaching listening, the students
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
17- I plan at home what I would like to
Organization
accomplish for the day. After doing that, I
manage what do I need to do and when to
17-What did you do to appear
collect the data? I work on my tasks on the
well organized when in the
time that I assigned for myself and when I
schools? (Refer to organizing
finish I put my notebook aside, and I go to the
your time, portfolio, tasks, etc.).
teacher and ask her if she would need help.
18- Being well organized reflects how
18-Why do you think its
professional you are and it gives other
important to be well organized
teachers an idea of you whether you are
when in the school?
suitable as a teacher or you are lost and you
dont know what to do.
19-Have your organization and
19-Yes, I am now able to plan immediately
planning skills improved? Yes - in
and accommodate to the situation I am in
what way? No - what steps can
instead of taking a lot of time planning or
you take to improve in this area?
staying lost. I can take decisions immediately,
and I can organize myself and tasks and
lesson.
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
20-My most powerful learning throughout the
Reflection
practicum was lesson planning, assessing
students and managing behaviors.
20-What has been your most
21- How much I need to focus on different
powerful learning throughout the
students during circle time and how can I
practicum?
focus on errors that are made by students
and how can I correct them.
22- While writing my reflections I had
21-What was the most helpful
challenges with analyzing what I did wrong
feedback you received during the
and what I need to develop in my lesson.
placement?
23-Yes, For example in the SLA course I
learned that I need to correct some errors
immediately, for example, if the student said
the sound of the phonic wrong, I should
22-What challenges did you face
recast the sound and he would repeat it the
when writing your reflections?
way I did. This strategy would help him in
knowing the right term or way of saying the
23-Were you able to make links
sound.
between what you did at college
24- The most important things that we need
and what you observed or
to study are the basic things that are in the
experienced during TP? Give an
curriculum. The thing that we need the most
example.
is how we teach some certain concepts, for
example, the letters and how should we
24-What do you think are
introduce them to the students. Adding to
important things to study at
that is the sounds of the phonics because
college to ensure that you are
they are not easy to manage, so we need to
well prepared for TP?
practice them in college to make sure we are
teaching students correctly. Adding to that is
that we should see some faulty teaching and
mistakes that are being done by teachers, so
we make sure that we wont go through these
mistakes.
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
25- MST:
Communication
I had my English teacher and Arabic teacher,
my MST was my Arabic teacher because I was
25-Did you face any problems or
challenges in dealing with
_____________ and how did you
manage these?
Refer to one of following:
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always with her and I didnt see the English
teacher too much, the challenge was how can
I accommodate with the English teacher the
times of when I would teach and concepts
that I would teach. Because I needed to teach
three math lessons, it was very hard for us
MST
Other staff
was not at the teaching practice school
Administration
because it was Thursday. So after discussion
Students
and work the teacher could flip her lessons so
because, on the day the class had math, I
I would be able to teach and finish my six
26-What skills do you think are
lesson plans.
important for trainee teachers to
26-MST: communication and professionalism
have when dealing with _______
Other staff: confidence
MST
Administration: organization and
Other staff
professionalism
Administration
Students
Students: Passion and patience
Ayesha Hassan Al Ali
H00328412
EPC2403
28- The chit chat task, It showed me how
much students are talking and the purpose of
Portfolio and Observation
their talking. It also shows how much
tasks
students try to talk in the second language to
get the students attention and by doing that
27-Show how your portfolio is
they are practicing the language which would
organized.
lead to making them acquire the language
faster
28-Choose one task that you
28- I would make it all question based
found interesting and tell about
because questions are more accurate from
it. What did you learn from doing
writing what the student sees because it
this task?
might not get to the point of what the teacher
needs from the student
29-What changes would you
30- One artifact that I was interesting was
make to the observation tasks?
when I sat with the students, and I was trying
to make them write their names. I started
30-Refer to one artifact / other
with making dots for them so they can follow
task / journal you found
the dots to write their name. I did this several
interesting and tell about it.
times, and after that, I wrote the name at the
top, and I let the students copy their name. It
showed me that students need the practice
31-Portfolio-Assessment Criteria
to master writing and that it also is
to be completed post interview.
something that is enjoyable for them and
they like doing it.
