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【Case Reflection】

Ms M has just arrived from university to teach English at an elementary school. Thanks to her outstanding performance at university and in her job interview，she is confident that she will succeed in her future teaching，even though she did not receive any teacher training at university. She enjoyed her first week of teaching and covered a lot of the textbook. However，she is now worried： if her teaching continues at the same pace as the previous week，she will have completed the whole book by the end of the second week instead of by the end of the term. What is she going to teach after next week？

What suggestions would you give to Ms M? Please explain the rationales behind your suggestions and indicate where the trouble lies in Ms M's dilemma.

●参考答案：

Miss M should follow certain theories in teaching. She should work out the teaching plan at the beginning of the term and adjust her teaching to the usual pace. Most importantly, she should take into consideration of students’ learning realities, including questions like: how do students like her teaching method? Have students achieved the supposed goals after the teaching? Does her teaching meet students’ present language level? Has the teaching covered less than expected or something unnecessary? She should first conduct a needs analysis of students, then works out the teaching plan based on the needs and finally assess teaching and learning after a certain period.