Learning Objective
Learning Objective
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During the lesson, students will:
Describe the concept and importance of quality internship programs in preparin competent graduates of BELE
Discuss multimodal and visual texts related to internship experiences
Examine the common challenges faced by BELE students during teaching internships
Learning Outcome
Learning Outcome
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify the roles and importance of internship programs in preparing quality graduates of BELE
Interpret visual and multimodal texts related to internship experiences and challenges
Analyze common challenges faced by BELE students during teaching internships
Design an ideal internship program for BELE students that addresses the realities and challenges of modern education
Observe the two situations and discuss with your partner what they reveal about the reality of teaching internships for BELE students.
What contrasts do you notice between these two situations?
Why might teaching internships feel different from university expectations?
Have you ever experienced or heard about a similar situation during a teaching internship? What happened?
Why does internship matter?
Identify the key roles of internship programs and connect each one to your own learning experiences as a BELE student.
Internship programs help prospective teachers connect university learning with real classroom experiences and develop essential teaching skills.
Internship & Professional Identity
Internship programs help prospective teachers develop not only teaching skills, but also their identity, values, and professionalism as future educators.
Classroom Management
Analyze the challenges shown in the meme and discuss what skills BELE students need to manage a real classroom effectively.
Why might classroom management become stressful for BELE students?
Besides teaching materials, what other skills do BELE students need to manage a classroom effectively?
Classroom Reality
Classroom Reality
Low attention, time pressure, unpredictable situations, noisy students
What's BELE Student Need
What's BELE Student Need
Confidence, emotional control, communication skill, adaptability
Lack of Mentoring and Unclear Feedback
Analyze what the broken bridge symbolizes and discuss how limited mentoring can affect BELE students' professional growth.
How can limited mentoring or unclear feedback affect BELE students' learning experiences?
Why is communication between mentor teachers and interns important for professional growth?
The broken bridge symbolizes how limited mentoring and unclear feedback can hinder BELE students' growth during internships. What’s BELE student need:
Constructive Feedback – Feedback that helps students identify strengths and improve their teaching.
Regular Discussion – Regular communication with mentors to discuss teaching experiences and challenges.
Teaching Guidance – Practical guidance to help students handle real classroom situations.
Emotional Support – Support that helps students manage stress, nervousness, and self-doubt.
Reflection Opportunities – Opportunities to reflect on teaching experiences and identify areas for improvement.
How might limited facilities affect teaching? Is effective teaching dependent on having complete facilities? Why or why not?
Limited School Facilities
Analyze the contrast between what BELE students prepare and the reality they face, and discuss how this affects their teaching.
Why might teaching internships create feelings of nervousness or self-doubt?
How can support n experience help BELE students develop confidence over time?
Low Confidence
Analyze the gap between what others see and what BELE students actually feel, and discuss how internships can trigger self-doubt.
Common Feelings During Internship
Fear of making mistakes – Worrying about making mistakes when teaching or interacting with students.
Nervousness while teaching – Feeling anxious when speaking, explaining lessons, or managing the classroom.
Through Experience
Reflection – Reflect on teaching experiences and identify areas for improvement.
Practice – Gain confidence through repeated teaching practice.
Mentor support – Receive guidance and encouragement from mentor teachers.
Classroom experience – Learn to respond to real classroom situations.
BELE Students Gradually Build
Confidence — Become more confident in teaching and interacting with students.
Communication skills — Communicate ideas and instructions more effectively.
Adaptability — Adjust teaching approaches to different classroom situations.
Workload and Responsibility
Analyze the data on teachers' workload and discuss how these responsibilities may affect BELE students during internships.
What does this data reveal about the teaching profession today?
How might workload influence teaching quality and well-being?
The previous discussion highlights that teaching involves many responsibilities beyond classroom instruction, which can create significant workload and time pressure for teachers and prospective teachers. Impact on BELE students:
Limited preparation time: Less time to prepare lessons, activities, and teaching materials.
Difficulty balancing responsibilities: Challenges in managing teaching tasks and other school responsibilities.
Stress and fatigue: Physical and mental exhaustion caused by multiple tasks and time pressure.
Emotional pressure: Feeling overwhelmed by expectations and responsibilities during the internship.
Reduced teaching focus: Less time, energy, and attention available for effective teaching.
How might excessive workload affect the quality of BELE students’ teaching and internship experience?
Building Meaningful Internship Experience
Analyze the four key elements of a meaningful internship and discuss how they work together to support BELE students' development.
Supportive Mentor Teachers → Supportive mentors help BELE students grow professionally and emotionally.
Feedback and Reflection → This encourages BELE students to learn from experiences and improve their teaching practices.
Real Teaching Practice → Direct classroom experience prepares BELE students for the realities of future teaching careers.
Balanced Responsibilities → Internships should prioritize meaningful learning over excessive non-teaching tasks.
Demonstrate your understanding of today's lesson by working in groups to create an ideal internship program for BELE students.
In groups, redesign an ideal internship program for BELE students that better prepares BELE students for the realities and challenges of modern education. Create a program that you believe can provide meaningful, supportive, and effective internship experiences for future English teachers. Present your ideas through an infographic.
Reflection
Reflect on today's discussion and think about how it shapes your vision of becoming a quality English teacher.
How can internship programs better support BELE students' professional and emotional growth?
What kind of teacher do you hope to become in the future?
Reference
Reference
KHeight. (2025, November 20). Teacher workload statistics: Data on teacher burnout & time allocation. https://www.kheight.com/teacher-workload-statistics
Murtiningsih, S. R., Swastika, R. N., Puspitasari, E., & Putri, A. W. D. (2024). Being an effective English teacher through internship: Voices from the involved parties. Englisia: Journal of Language, Education, and Humanities, 11(2), 284–299. https://doi.org/10.22373/ej.v11i2.20447
Pramita, N. W., & Fitriah. (2025). Reflection of Pre-Service Teachers’ Challenges during the Teaching Internship Programs at Islamic Schools. Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v13i2.8463
Salviana, Muslem, A., & Daud, B. (2021). An investigation of English student-teachers’ constraints during teaching internship program. English Education Journal (EEJ). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354912354_An_investigation_of_English_student-
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