Reflection what I have learned in
class
English is the
main language used in communication localwide, nationwide and worldwide. If you
can speak or use English as well as the native speakers, you can communicate
with several nationalities and countries. In school, students usually are
taught by teachers, but not focused on learning by doing. In addition, Communicative
Language Teaching (CLT) is teaching strategy used for focusing on using English
as first. It also is used couple with other teaching strategies such as
task-based learning, content-based learning, problem-based learning, etc. In
this section, I would like to talk about what I have learned in class. There
were ten people who were teaching for today.
History about
educational system in Singapore is focused on quantity to quality. For good point,
a teacher entertained students by playing video named “Song of Unity.” She allowed
them to work in group for summarizing content and presented their idea about
what they have read in front of class. However, she often offered only group
work, so students rarely did the individual task. Moreover, she used language
as fair, so she should practice how to speak English more and more. After
gaining knowledge about history of educational system in Singapore, we will
know about how to write a postcard.
A postcard is
written paper used for sending impression about special places. A teacher showed video presented the ASEAN community (Peace, Prosperity
and People). Students had participation in several activities, including the
whole class activities, group work and individual work. On other hand, some
students are hardly to understand exercise I, because the teacher described how
to play game unclearly. In presentation, she could give examples of phrases
used for greeting, ending of a postcard and how to write receiver’s address or
gave clear examples. Next, we wound travel around Singapore again.
Tourist
Attractions of Singapore are attractive to travelers. A teacher showed interesting video those students were interested in
there. She guided them to know new vocabularies by showing picture cards couple
with slide show on the power point. So, students could see picture cards very
clearly. She allowed students to listen to sound twice and completed some gaps
within worksheet. After that, students presented in pair as the role-playing.
In my opinion, she should focus on listening than other skills, so students did
several activities based on listening. Let’s gain knowledge about asking and
bargaining prices.
Asking and
bargaining prices is important when we would like to buy things or use
services. A teacher showed video about asking
prices at shop department. She allowed students to work in group for matching
picture cards appropriate with word cards about Singapore currency. It was so
interesting game that students interested in. However, she should read this
word from “brunch” to “bunch.” In addition, she usually added “s” to this word
“dollar.” In fact, dollar is uncountable noun used without completing “s.” In
good point, students could pay attention in class for creating new conversation
about asking and bargaining and they are evaluated by testing the role-playing
with pair next week. Then, we could ask and bargain things or services they
needed at Singapore, we would like to buy souvenir imported from Vietnam.
There were five
identity of Vietnamese souvenirs such as Gouc- Moc, Non-La, sand picture, etc. A teacher enhanced students to
know what they are going to learn for today by showing video about asking
prices. In good point, she taught vocabularies about Vietnamese souvenirs with
voice of the native speaker twice. After that, students were taught to know the
structure and allowed students for listening to conversation twice, too.
Students answered some questions according to listen to the conversation. For
example, how many things did you hear in this conversation? Students got 1
score from answering a question correctly. In addition, students are given
opportunity to converse in pair to practice speaking. In my opinion, I think
she should control classroom more, because some students talked with other
loudly during class. Do you know how to do the flight reservation? We returned
to Singapore once more time to enjoy with tourist attractions.
People would like
to go aboard to see beautiful tourist attraction, especially Singapore. A teacher chose the interesting
topic related to content about the AEASN community. She focused on doing flight
reservation. She showed video and asked students some questions. Students could
have participation in game named “What is my mind?” According to how to play game, everyone got a picture card and
they have to find the one who held a word card related to the picture card. It
is good activity, because students could move body. However, the teacher should
tell students to use English. For instance, students may ask, who had picture
card or word card about a passport? I do agree with the topic chose by him,
because it was used in the real life situation at this present. Therefore, he
used several authentic materials such as two videos, brochure, and how to teach
students for doing flight reservation online. Students could do it when they
would like to go aboard. We have to spend money for doing flight reservation,
we should know about currency.
Malaysian Ringgit
is official currency of Malaysia. A teacher showed video about Malaysia and students were asked
some questions. For example, how many countries are belonged to the ASEAN
community? “Which one would you like to go?” For good point, students had
learned vocabularies couple with the native speaker’s voice. She also compared
Malaysian Ringgit to Thai Baht, so students could know the exchange rate
converting from Malaysia. What she should develop is directions for doing game
using sticks. In addition, she sometimes cannot control class. Do you know how
to read by scanning strategy?
Scanning reading
was used for finding specific information. A teacher focused on teaching about flag of ten countries in the
ASEAN community. She prepared the board shown information that described about
flag. Students work in pair and glued flag picture appropriate with information
of it. She showed the power point as game named “what is this country?”
Students had to read information loudly, find key phrase and told what this
country is. In my opinion, overall, she could continue class very well.
However, she should be careful for saying polite word with students, and
avoided say “Stop your mouth.” She should say “Be quiet please.” Therefore, she
did not use easy words and tell how to pronounce difficult words. She should
brief the long content to short, clear and concise. After we could read the
passage by scanning, we would like to use knowledge to write a postcard to our
family, friends, or the others.
Writing a postcard
was good way for telling our impression about places. A teacher guides students to know
how to write a postcard sent from Malaysia. In good point, she taught students
to know vocabularies about tourist attractions in Malaysia. She also reviewed
them again by covering words. She showed the authentic material such as
postcards imported from Singapore and Malaysia. Then, she taught how to write a
postcard, she showed a clear example of the written postcard to students. She
told what on the top of the postcard is, greeting, details, ending of postcard,
name of sender, name and address of receiver. Students could write it after
finished class certainly. In addition, she focused on communicative language
teaching couple with task-based learning, because students could write a
postcard and send it to someone. The teacher really sent it to post office.
After that, students had to send the received postcard to teacher again for
getting point. Next chapter let us know about countries and nationalities.
There
were ten countries and nationalities within the ASEAN community. A teacher taught students to know vocabularies showing
within the table that is easy to see and understand. He still lost confidence
during class, so he should breathe in and out. He should check correct word
“Philippine” to “The Philippines.” Brunei should be used full name “Brunei
Darussalam.” In good point, he could teach each step as good. Students could
use the structure to the real life situation, because it is easy to use. For
instance, “what is the capital city of (country)?” “Where are you from?” and
“What is your nationality?” The teacher gave students homework to find a famous
person by using three questions. They changed pronunciation in the first
question from you to she/he and changed the second and third questions from
possessive adjectives “your” to “her/his.”
In
conclusion, creative teaching was helpful to produce good learning outcome. According to this essay, communicative
language teaching is the most important strategy used for focusing on English
application. It also was used couple with other strategies. In this section,
there was teaching about regional lesson plan based on the ASEAN community.
Currency, tourist attractions, flags, countries, nationalities, souvenirs and
others were examples. Each teacher applied information about the ASEAN
community to several functions such as asking and bargaining prices, doing
flight reservation, asking about exchange rate, countries and nationalities and
writing a postcard, etc. In my opinion, students could use knowledge gained in
class into their life situations such as airports, shops, and other places.
English was easy for everyone.
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