Chatting
to gain new idea
Thai students usually have educational
problems. They are taught to remember only vocabulary without related to
creating new sentences. Teachers also use traditional teaching method such as descriptive
teaching, or being teacher-centred. When teachers start lesson, they often tell
students to pick the book and open on page… In addition, they don’t give
students opportunity to speak English. In 21th century, English teachers should
change teaching method and apply Communicative Language Teaching for teaching
students to practice macro skills especially speaking skill. Chatting is new
strategy that students can do and learn outside the classroom.
Chatting is not new way to practice English as
Foreign Language or as Second Language. I also have chatted with a foreigner.
He is English who have lived in the United Kingdom. He studies in the BPP
University at there. He is studying at accountancy major and working past-time
in weekend. He tells me in the United Kingdom, there is teaching grammar as
Thai education. He is not good for writing. I ask him “Do you like to read
academic journal?” He answers me he does not know about it, but he does not
bother it. In Thailand, allowing students to read academic journal is good for
Thai students because teachers need to know that all the students should know
about the institutions. Besides chatting for practice English, it is way to
entertain.
Conclusion, chatting can help students to
practice English like speaking face to face with someone. Teachers can help
students practice English inside the EFL classroom. For example, teachers give
students opportunity to make more conversation in class than teaching only vocabulary,
phonetic, grammar. Using materials to teach students, especially authentic
material is good strategy for students. Using drama, storytelling, game, power
point, songs all are good materials for teaching students to understand and
apply English in the real life situation. Do do you practice English outside
the classroom? How?
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