VILLARTA, RHEA M.

MAED-ET 1
DR. COTEJO, D.G.
ENGLISH TEACHING APPROACHES

Topic: Effective Teaching Methods in Higher Education: Requirements and Barriers

Reflection:

It was said that an approach gives rise to method, while method includes techniques. The teaching
approaches of the subjects in a certain curriculum (namely, learner – centered, inclusive, developmentally
appropriate, relevant and responsive, research – based, culture sensitive, contextualized and global,
constructivist, inquiry – based, reflective, collaborative, integrative, mother tongue – based, spiral progression,
and lastly flexible, indigenized and localized, the mixed method (student-centered together with teacher-
centered) and many others). These following approaches were accompanied with explanation that brought the
discussion even more understandable. Furthermore, this research study acquainted us with different methods of
teaching. Also, the study unfolded the effectiveness of a method relies upon. Then, it was said that teacher and
student collaboration made up to be the best method in effective teaching-learning process.

“A thousand teacher, a thousand of methods.” This quotation was one of the learnings that I have gained
during digging and exploring deeper in this research study. It conveys that we totally differ from each other, and
we certainly vary our approaches, methods and techniques when we are teaching. I realized that they would be
able to help me to make the instruction easier and the student would be able to absorb knowledge so quick.
Also, I learned the various approaches where these approaches have their own respective role when they are
utilized and are so helpful that we can consider being the leaning shoulder of teachers to make their instruction
potent and effective. Furthermore, I was acquainted with the different methods, and I am steady that if these
methods are supplemented in my discussions it will turn out to an effective and successful one.

As a teacher I will utilized these learnings especially those techniques, methods and approaches that
were given, because it helps me to make the learning processes that I will be making inside the classroom easier
to the students and of course it would be a good benefit for me. I will also inculcate it in my mind the
essentialness of these contributing factors to ease the uneasiness and struggles that I’ll be facing soon.
Furthermore, I will also help my students to even internalize these things because all of them are applicable in
any real-life situations.