LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 13

Sociocultural Theory

Today, I learnt about Sociocultural Theory

1. What is Sociocultural Theory?
Sociocultural theory is an emerging theory in psychology that looks at the important contributions that society makes to individual development. This theory stresses the interaction between developing people and the culture in which they live. This theory suggests that human learning is largely a social process. By Kendra Cherry.

2. Zone of proximal development

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The zone of proximal development, often abbreviated as ZPD, is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help.

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 11

The end of CLT

 

Today, I had a seminar in English teaching course in the morning. In the beginning, teacher taught us about punctually because there are many people came late in this week.After that, teacher assigned us to discuss in group of six people. The topic of article is " The End of CLT: a context approach to language teaching by Stephen Bax. 

       This article discuss about limitation of CLT and present new approach to teach students that is context approach.

           For this lesson today, I think this lesson is very useful for teaching in the future. 

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 10

Current Trends and Issues in English Language Education in Asia.

Today, I had class in the morning. Teacher assigned us to make a group of 7 people and summarize the idea from the research “Current Trends and Issues in English Language Education in Asia"

 This research has surveyed current Trends and Issues in English Language Education in Asia; 16 nations and Hong Kong and Taiwan. The result of this research show the problem in English teaching in Asia and these problems should be solve for improving quality of English teaching.

  
   After that, teacher taught us about 21 century skill. Finally, teacher assigned us to read research about the end of CLT for next week.

  For me, this lesson is very difficult because there are many problems in English teaching and learning. 

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 9

ICT Enhancing English Language Teaching and Learning

Today I had class all day. In the beginning, Teacher reviewed the previous lesson by asking some questions for example, what is ICT? Etc. Then, teacher asked us to summarize and read article about CALL.

 CALL or Computer Assisted Language Learning is using computer in language teaching. There are three important phases of CALL;
1. Behavioristic CALL (focus on drill and practice)
2. Communicative CALL (focus on using form in real situation)
3. Integrative CALL ( multimedia and internet)

    After that, teacher summarized the article to us again. Then, teacher assigned homework for us to read the research about current trend and issues in English Language Education in Asia for next week.

   For me, this lesson is very interesting because ICT is very important in education.If we understand and use ICT in appropriate way. It can enhance teaching's effectiveness.

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 8

ICT Enhancing English Language Teaching and Learning

Today I had a seminar in English class in the morning.  I had midterm examination in this subject.
   
      In the beginning, teacher taught us about ICT in language teaching. First, teacher asked us what is ICT? and taught about asynchronous and synchronous.

What is ICT? and taught about asynchronous and synchronous.

      After class, teacher assigned us to read the article about CALL ( Computer Assisted Language Learning) and prepare for our homework.

      Then, we had midterm test. The test has 3 items. It focus in English Language teaching and learning. For me, this test is very difficult because we had to use our skill to do the test.

     For ICT, I think this topic is very interesting topic because ICT is the important role in English teaching in nowadays. I think it's important for teacher to use ICT in classroom because it help teacher in teaching and save time.

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 7

       This week, my teacher gave a research about “Factor Effecting English Language  Teaching and Learning Higher Education”.The teacher assigned students to think and shared their ideas about c. But me, I could divided  the contents into 3 categories: teacher, students and atmosphere or environment.

     First categories is teacher consists of experience teaching and relationship between teacher and students etc.
      Second categories is student such as attitude to study, background knowledge, style of learner etc. 
     Last categories is atmosphere included atmosphere in classroom, size of class and management about time.

When I shared idea with friends made me know that had many factor have an affect on learning of learner so Teacher should be improve these factors for development learners. Today I’ve found that the main my problem was some topic I couldn’t understand about detail or informatio. Moreover, in my opinion I felt very happy with our class because this class help me understand each  the lesson more. Finally, I will adjust and apply this teaching to my students  because this method encourage, motivate and build up a good friendship between learners and learner etc.

LEARNING REFLECTION (SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING) Week 6

   Class started at 8:30 a.m.The lesson have two friends come back from Philippines and Indonesia shared experience about practice of teaching in their countries. Their experiences have many topics:Then, students worked in group and discussed altogether.               

The topic is “Classroom Learning context: teacher’s description”. Next, Each group present detail the passage.Moreover , the students work in pair and read the passage and comment on each classroom learning context that which classroom do you like most ?and what are strengths and weakness to each classroom. And some of students (3 people) presented in front of the class. After that the teacher summarized the lesson. Finally , the student discussed the topic.

“Factor and  Affecting ELT learning” in a small group and did mind mapping.In my opinion, I understood the lesson more because context to learning  in many countries was my strategy for reading . I solved the problem by practice about reading more and more.