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2. Teaching Materials
Based on the teaching evaluation rubric, teaching materials include every materials used in teaching that can help the students in practicing language skills such as reading text,
recording, and exercise. The student-teachers should prepare appropriate material for the level of the students. The student-teachers also have to design interesting material.
According to Kyriacou 2009, there are three elements that teacher should notice. First, whether
the lesson suits students’ abilities and interests. Second, whether the work is challenging and instructive. Third, whether every single students in the classroom is
accommodated.
3. Language Use
In teaching practicum evaluation rubric, the student-teachers are supposed to be excellent in using language include appropriate use of Indonesian andor English. They have to be
good in code switching –mixing. Code switching is the relatively quick switching from
one language to another language Norrish, 1997. Besides, the student-teachers have to avoid mispronunciation in explaining that do not interfere with students understanding.
4. Communication skills
Communication according
to Khattak,
Yaqoob, and
Basri http:www.hec.gov.pkInsideHECDivisionsLearningInnovationDocumentsLearning
20PortalNAHEcommunication20skills20module.pdf is conveying message to other people clearly and unambiguously both verbally and non-verbally. Communication is
successful only when both the speaker and the listener reach a common understanding regarding the same information as a result of the communication process. Carvalho
http:web.phys.ksu.eduicpePublicationsteach2Pessoa.pdf states that teachers should have a good communication skill to ensure their students get the intended objective of the
lesson. Therefore, communication skills are vital for teachers Rubio, 2010. Rubio
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2010 adds that bad communication will not make students understand the explanations of the lesson and the instruction from the teacher. In Teaching Practicum evaluation
rubric, communication skills include voice, eye contact, gesture, and body movement. To be a good teacher, the student-teachers should have good communication skills. They
should have good volume and control of voice for all the students in the classroom so the students can hear clearly. They also have to make eye contact and spread equally to all
students in the classroom. Besides, they should also make natural movement around the class and relevant gestures and cues.
5. Lesson Presentation Teaching Technique
To be a good English teacher, the student-teachers are supposed to be good in presenting the lesson. Based on teaching practicum evaluation rubric, their teaching should be
interesting, clear and well-organized. They have to provide various and interesting activities for their students. They are able to use interesting way to end one activity and
move to the next activity. According to Kyriacou 2009, a good teacher should be good in transition. Kyriacou 2009 adds that there are three elements in transition.
First, the establishment of attention at the start of the lesson. Second, sensitivity in deciding when
to move from one activity to the next. Third, maintaining students’ attention when
moving between activities. Not only good in transition, teachers are also supposed to use appropriate pace of teaching. Pace refers to the speed of teaching. It concerns the idea of
keeping up the rate of events in the lesson so that the students are kept involved and attentive Kyriacou, 2009.
6. Classroom Management
According to Martin, Yin, and Baldwin as cited in Rosas West 2009, classroom management generally refers to the teacher’s effort to organize the activity in the
classroom, including learning, social interaction, and student behavior. Classroom
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