ROMAIN JOSEPH

Hi! I'm Romain Joseph, pursuing a TESL four-year degree program at the University of Kelaniya. As a language teacher, both English and French: in the context of English as a second language and French as a foreign language teaching, I am indeed grateful to create this teaching portfolio to recognize and reflect upon my teaching philosophy and provide a reflective summary of the TESL internship conducted at the British International School, Kiribathgoda as a requirement for the TESL degree program at the University of Kelaniya.

  I view Education as a hallway with multiple doors that offer diverse opportunities for individuals to choose their paths and explore individual interests. This further emphasizes that education is a personalized journey because it leads to different destinations according to the choices made along the way! Believing that both the teacher and students work towards a common goal (Ur, 1996) in a positive learning environment, which cannot be calm, as students eventually use the language to interact (Long, 1996) my teaching philosophy draws from cognitive constructivism, inspired by Piaget (1972), and social constructivism, by Vygotsky (1978), which emphasizes the significance of cognition and social influences. Acknowledging the uniqueness of each student, I frequently incorporate music, literary texts inspired by Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence theory (1983) to create a classroom where every student feels special. Additionally, I apply behaviorist principles (Skinner, 1954) ...

The TESL internship experience obtained at the British International School Kiribathgoda was indeed remarkable. The internship was to be conducted in a situation where the government schools were on vacation and the undergraduates were requested to find international schools. The school that I completed my internship with was selected by the University itself and I am grateful for the opportunity provided.  I commenced my teaching practicum on the 1st of January 2024 and was able to complete the program by the 7th of February 2024. The school that I attended was a small school with very few students and teachers. In order to complete the 45 hours of teaching, I was required to attend both morning and evening school held at the premises. The morning school consisted of pre-grade and grade 01 classes. The evening school had a variety of grades. I was given grade 01 for morning school, while grade 02 and grade 06 classes for evening school to complete the internship. Grade 01 classes ...

01st Observation  02nd Observation 

  Videos of random captures from my teaching practicum! Students taking the initiative! Teaching practicum at British International School, Kiribathgoda Students taking the initiative! part 2 Excited to use colours!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h62vTr38zX2UpPXtTkPdVmGE3WgT0q20?usp=sharing  Lesson Plans with Activities HS/TE18/0021