Interview? Fantastic, yes I'd love to come for an interview. Wednesday at 3 o'clock?
Wonderful, yes, yes, demo class? Of course, yes, no problem at all, demo class
all right, yes, Wednesday at 3. All right fantastic bye-bye. Wednesday at 3.. demo
class... Demo class. Hi my name is Jema Perry and welcome to Mooncake, ESL
teaching made easy. If you're new here you need to know that I make weekly ESL
teaching tip videos to help you improve your English teaching. So if you are
teaching ESL abroad make sure you subscribe below and hit that
notification bell for weekly ESL teaching tips. Congratulations, you've
scored yourself an ESL teaching interview but you've been asked to do a
demo class. The education equivalent of an audition. Demo classes can be
intimidating most especially if you're a new teacher. But even experienced
teachers sometimes approach demo classes in the wrong way. So let's take a look at
the top 3 tips to help you ace your demo class. Tip number one, preparation. Now
this is the one class that you want to be overly prepared for. But how can we
prepare for a class that we know nothing about? You can't, so you need to ask for
information from the interviewer before the big day. How old are the kids? What's
their English level? How many kids are there gonna be? And what have they been
learning recently? Get as much information as you can before the
interview. Next, before you leave for the interview you need to make sure you've
prepared all of your materials. This means flashcards music and anything
else that you need to prepare. Speaking of which... Tip number two,
planning. planning a demo class is very different from planning an ordinary
English class. Under normal circumstances we are planning a longer
class with a goal of teaching new information. That is not our goal in the
demo class. In a demo class you want students to have lots of fun while
speaking lots of English, so here's a real easy structure that you can follow
when planning your class. Introduction. I know a lot of teachers will start their
class by asking every student their name. This can take up a lot of time and can get
a little bit awkward if students aren't able to answer. Ah, what's your name?
What's your name? What's your name? What's his name? You want students to go
away remembering your name, so introduce yourself with repetition and then move
on. But after introducing yourself you're going to teach the class an
attention-grabber and this is going to help you with
classroom management throughout the rest of the class. alligator chomp, chomp
chomp! Hocus, pocus, everybody focus. That attention grabbers gonna help us with
classroom management. Every time the kids start to lose focus you can use that
attention grabber to bring that focus back on you. Practice a few times
initially and then use it throughout the class. when choosing a subject to teach
try and choose something that you know students are going to be familiar with.
Remember, you're not there to teach new information, the interviewer just wants
to see how you manage the class and how you introduce new vocabulary. Choose four
or five words and make sure that you're using TPR and repetition when
introducing them. For an easy and engaging way to introduce new vocabulary
you can check out my game called 'bounce' Practice. After introducing the
vocabulary we need to play a game to help students practice using it. Make
sure you choose a simple game with clear steps. Over complicated games can get
really messy in new classes and the interviewer is looking to see how you
introduce the game and manage the class. Make sure you give students a
step-by-step instructions and use the assistant teacher if you need to
demonstrate. If you need some ESL game ideas then you can check out some of my
other videos linked below. Lastly, wrap up the class with a song.
Find a song that references the subject that you've been teaching and learn the
words. There's nothing worse than playing a song and then standing at the front of
the class while smiling or awkwardly. Also try to avoid using videos. You want
students attention to be on you, not on a TV screen. And also using a video for a
simple song such as head shoulders knees and toes is just pure laziness. Learn the
song put some actions to it that the kids can easily follow. Tip number three
first impression. First impressions do count and I can't
stress how important it is that you're there on time dressed appropriately and
with the right attitude. If you are going to be late make sure you let the interviewer
know in advance. There's going to be students there waiting and by letting
them know that means that they can organize the classroom. You also show
some respect for the interview. Additionally, remember that this is a job
interview and you should be dressed appropriately. I can't tell you how many
teachers have come to interview dressed in raggedy old t-shirts and a baseball
cap. I mean would you hire them? I'm uh I'm
here for that teaching interview. Yeah, I'm a native speaker, so uh, how much
you gonna pay me? Your attitude is also really important. You want to come
across as friendly and approachable but not overconfident or too shy. So there
you have it the top three tips to help you with your demo class. If you found
these to be helpful, let me know by commenting the word 'helpful' down below
and by sharing with your fellow teachers. That's it for this video, thanks so much
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