Supervising TESOL Practicum at the Adult ESL Community Outreach Program

Abstract

In this article I reflect on my experience as a TESOL practicum course professor supervising MA students who undertook service-learning-based practicum at the Adult ESL Community Outreach Program (COP) I organize and offer in conjunction and concurrently with the course. Having explained how I followed Perren’s (2013) Strategic Step framework for service-learning projects, I describe the roles I assumed (supervisor, mentor, and course professor), reflect on challenges I faced and how I overcame them, and note the benefits I incurred specifically those related to video-mediated post teaching reflections. I conclude with recommendations for teacher educators interested in offering service-learning-informed teaching practicums.