Week 3

Week 3: Learning Log (On June 18 th, 2013)

      

     Teaching is developed all the time since in the previous to at the present. This is the 21 st century that focused on learning on web-based learning available with teaching English using ICT. A teacher should select and apply teaching method appropriated with various needs of students. For instance, the teacher apply cooperative learning with students in the large group most effectively. In addition, there are variety of teaching approach such as teaching pronunciation, teaching English using ICT, Culture teaching and communicative language learning.

       Teaching pronunciation is the factor affects the learning of pronunciation. A teacher should teach the students to understand and use pronunciation in real life situation effectively. Moreover, students can speak English with foreigners so clearly and easy to follow with each other. The teacher usually teaches the students about phonetics, intonation, stressed syllables, linking sound, focus words, etc. After students have learned about pronunciation, they may use what the teacher teaches being accuracy and fluency to apply in real life situations.

   Culture teaching is not same with teaching culture. When the teacher teaches English, the students should be taught about several cultures in the same way. For example, some foreigners don’t like when Thai people call them that “Farang Farang” They also think “Farang” is rude for them. At the present, culture teaching is important for Thai people because of opening Asean community. Moreover, Thailand are preparing to be the unity with nine countries (Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar), so students should have known how different about several culture in each countries.

      Communicative language teaching is approach that guide students to solve problems about speaking and listening. Small activities are prepared appropriately with this teaching method. It is rather focused on co-operative learning and communicative learning than competition. The teacher should allow the students to pay attention in activities connected with real life situations mostly and using authentic materials. There are four factors in CLT, including grammatical ability, sociolinguistic ability, discourse ability and strategies ability.

      Teaching English Language Using ICT or Web-based learning (E-learning) is teaching method that allows students to learn new lesson by themselves with ICT. Before beginning lesson, the teacher and the students should write learning contract together as “Don’t use social networks (Facebook) while learning lesson.” Furthermore, there are both advantages and disadvantages in using ICT. There are lots of advantages including motivation students’ interest in learning, being student-centred and promoting students’ communication ability. However, there are disadvantages. The students don’t interest in learning when they connect with playing game online, chatting on “Facebook.”

     

     Above all, teaching approach is important factor in arrangement lesson for students. The teacher should have experiences to apply several teaching strategies for teaching students both inside and outside the classroom effectively. Effects of teaching come from a teacher with students who work together. The teacher should select and apply teaching method available on individual students, students’ ability level, environment of the classroom, etc. In my opinion, I think each teaching method there are both advantages and disadvantages. The teacher has to apply which teaching method appropriated with students and lesson mostly. In addition, the teacher should think of input, process and output. Outcome is most important thing that the teacher should focus on it. It literally indicates that learning progress of the students. Do you agree from teaching method above? Why? How?