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No
No, but be prepared
I didn’t have one but best to have an idea of one just in case.
I accidentally did one (well, two) on my own…? They asked me how I would teach grammar points and I asked if I could show them, then did a very brief lesson on prepositions. I just naturally speak best using demonstrations.
I also taught them about my country by doing a silly dance…again, not something they asked for (they just asked me to describe), but I felt like embarrassing myself apparently??? I literally do not know what possessed me, but I just did it…? Not sure if they were going to ask me to do a demo, but that kinda avoided the need. The former ALT even commented on it as I left, so I think they were going to, but skipped it.
I felt reeeeaaallly stupid afterwards, but it worked out well.
Sooo my recommendation is to practice a few 1-2 minute lessons you could give on the commonly asked questions for JET interviews. You can google those.
That way you’re prepared for a mini lesson or you can do a small demo yourself and avoid the need haha.
From UK, no one I know was asked to, I feel like maybe this is just a US thing. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Well, the Philippines, I believe, does the teaching demo differently. They require the applicants to submit a lesson plan before their scheduled interview.
I wasnt asked to do one. Others in my district group were asked. I think it depends on the panel.
I did not do one
I would say its 50/50 but if you get one it is generally the hardest part of the interview (Im from Australia).
I did one and wasn’t super prepared.
It’s would be best if you had two rehearsed 1. A self introduction lesson about you and your country. 2. Something easy like colours or animals.
No need to plan for a 10min mock lesson but have a 1 or 2 min lesson up your sleeve is best.
They’ll ask at the very minimum ask something you’d like to teach, and if they want a mock lesson they’ll blatantly say to give a demo.
Good luck on your interview!
50/50
For me it was that they were satisfied by my fluency but wanted to see it in action as a lesson.
A friend of mine was the opposite, they wanted to see how he would do with 0 fluency.
Nothing is guaranteed. I personally was not asked for a lesson plan. No prior teaching experience (or any experience abroad). US Applicant.
I did not have one in my interview
I was asked to do one. But don’t fear it, after all, this is your job haha
No. I have a teaching license, they didn’t ask me to teach anything. Always good to be prepared though.
Nope! My recommendation letters were written by a former JET and a co-teacher. If you have demonstrated classroom experience, it might just be one question about various classrooms/educational differences.
Nope I didn’t have one
I didn’t have one.
Whether or not you have a mock lesson appears to vary according to the interviewing team.
As an interviewing team, the pros of having a mock lesson are that you get to see how flexible the person is; how she handles unexpected situations; and how she creatively thinks on her feet. This may obviate the need to ask some other left-field question that tests the same needs – like the atomic bombing question. The cons of having a mock lesson (for the interviewing team) is that it can eat up precious interview minutes that could be more productively used to probe other concerns about the candidate. A good interview team wants to answer its questions about a candidate’s suitability while managing scarce time well. Twenty minutes (or 30 for a CIR interview) is not very much time to assess a candidate in order to rank order her with the other interviewees. Any questions/situations that can kill two birds with one stone are golden.