7th Learning Reflection

7^th Learning Reflection

For this week, teacher described about  factors affecting of English teaching. From studying this topic, I learned that there are many factors affecting English Language Teaching ;

1. The factors about students, it can be divided into 3 factors

·                     For young children, they respond to see, hear and touch. They need of individual attention from teacher. Teacher has to provide the activities because they have short attention.

·                For adolescents, they like challenges so, teacher has to provide the activities to respond their need and improve creative thinking.

·                     For adult learners, they focus on the topic that they learn. They use their experiences to help in learning. They can control themselves in class. Teacher has to provide the activities about analyzing and make situation to solve the problems.

2. The factors about teachers;

·                     Teacher’s beliefs

·                     Teacher’s ability in using English

·                     Teacher’s method and styles

·                     Teacher’s use of teaching and learning material

3. The factors about learning environment;

·                     Learner beliefs

·                     Social expectations

·                     Cultural demands

·                     Family background

·                     Achievement

·                     Physical condition

4. The implication for English teacher;

·                     Teachers should make lesson materials relevant with the lesson for increasing student's interest.

·                     Teachers try to create variety of activities to give chances for students to improve their English skills.

·                     Teachers should have interesting teaching styles.

·                     Teachers need to give time for students to do communicative activities.

·                     Teachers must have skills for management in the classroom.

·                     Teachers should give instructions clearly.

·                     Teachers must improve themselves all the time.

Finally, I learned that being a good teacher we should aware about the problems in the classroom and the ways of solving the problem. I think that the most important thing of teaching is the teacher. 

6th Learning Reflection

6^th Learning Reflection

    Before we started the new lesson, teacher would like my friends to tell about the experiences of teaching when they lived in foreign land. Next, teacher assigned us to read about classroom learning context to analyze example of teaching of country; Malaysia, Mozambique, China about place, use of time, use of space, language data, resources, interactions and atmosphere. After that, teacher asked some students to present and summarize the ideas about teaching an English class of each country in front of class.

1. An English class in Malaysia

In my opinion, the students didn't have a chance to think or analyze about topic which teacher teach because teacher was a person who told the story only. Teacher should used the question to ask students to learn and think together.

2. An English class in Mozambique

For me, I liked this teaching most because the students had a chance to learn and practice their 4 skills together. The teacher wanted students to think their ideas and it's learning whole class style, but disadvantage is noisy.

3. An English class in China

In my opinion, I didn't like this teaching because teacher should had activity for students to active in class. I think this teaching is teacher center or control class. It may be made students to be bored with learning.

Then, teacher asked us about the important of factors affecting ELT and Learning by drawing the mind mapping. When we finished,she asked us to share express idea with friends.

For me, I this context made me to think a lot about stages of teaching or learning style in class and I enjoyed to thing or analyze about examples of teaching of each country.

5th Learning Reflection

5^th Learning Reflection

For today - teacher assigned us to discuss about The roles of English Language Education in Asian context of Chang, Bok-Myung. 

This study divided in 3 section;

1. The history of English Language in Asia Context.
- Focus on Singapore, Philipine, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.
  For the Singapore, Philipine and Malaysia are colonized by US and British so English became important in these country.
  For China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea English became important because trad, science, technology etc. 

2. Deverlopmental characteristics of English language.
- He found that in the beginning, all of these countries to be national country such as China bring new innovation from England to develop their country.

3. Important role of English education in Asian 
- It took about the important role of English language education in Asian context
There are 3 important roles;
- English as a way to speed up national development.
- English as a way to understand other cultures.
- English as a tool to communicate in international communication. 

In conclusion, the number of the people who speak English as a second or foreign language in Asian countries is increasing very rapidly so Asian English plays a very important role in the globalized world.

I think think, this article a lot of information, and it is difficult for me. Our work is finished because teamwork and I like working in group, it helps me to see ideas of member and we help to discuss and summarize.

In the last, teacher assigned us to read information about Factors Affecting English Language Teaching and Learning in higher education to discuss in next week.

4th Learning Reflection

4^th Learning Reflection

For today, teacher talks about ESL and arranges student to work in group.When I work in group I discuss about ESL for prepare presentation in front of the class. I said “The difference between ESL learning and EFL learning - ESL or English as a second language. ESL may have more immediate English needs. The students may not need to worry about grammar right always, but may need to learn basic survival skills as quickly as possible. For example, outside the classroom, students have a specific, practical need for English, and more opportunity to use it such as Australia, Philippines and Singapore etc. In additions, ESL is taught by native speakers. On the other hand, EFL or English as a foreign language.

EFL may have more immediate English needs. The students may not need to worry about grammar right away, but may need to learn basic survival skills as concerned about learning English as quickly as possible because he or she is probably living in a country where he or she speaks the primary language of the country and is able to take care of the necessities of daily life.

Outside of the classroom students have very few opportunities to use English. According to this, many things should be considered i.e. choosing the method that allows the leaner to use the language both fluently and accurately the techniques that ensure maximum exposure to the language and the suitable curricular.

EFL is where the teacher English to students in a country where English isn't the native language. For example, a Chinese students learning in China would fall under this category.

Of course, there are all sorts of reasons for leaner to study EFL or ESL. The English teacher or tutor will have to take the circumstances and the needs of the students into account when preparing lessons for English language learners.”