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INTERVIEW QUESTION TYPES

GOAL STATEMENT/SECTION

HOW DEMONSTRATED (please note answers

/examples given by student )

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.