8th Learning Reflection

8^th Learning Reflection 

Today I learned about  the English teaching problems in Thailand and Thai teacher's problems.  In the beginning of the class, teacher asked students to share ideas about the problems of leaning in Thailand and how to solve the them. It found that there are many problem such as hard works of teacher, large class,  teacher not understand the curricula, students lacked of motivation in learning, etc. Nowadays, these problems are still and Thai Education can't solve the problems. 

Then, teacher asked us to look at the model article about English teaching problem in Thailand "English Problems in Thailand and Thai Teacher Professional Development Needs". She assign us to make a group and study about it. From this research, my group found that English teaching problems have many factors for example the problems about teacher, students, curricular, textbook, assessment and other teaching support.

1. The problems involving teachers.
- teaching writing
- incorporating experiential learning into English classes.
- their own minimal use or exposure to English 
- teaching listening and speaking
- using games and songs
2. The problems involving students
- The students have not more chance to practice English.
- The students not having enough practice in English their own.
- The students lack out knowledge and skill of English.
- The students lack out confidence to speak English.
- The students lack out patience to practice English.
- The students have the problems about writing. 
- The students have the problems about listening and pronunciation. 
- The students thing in Thai before translating to English. 
3. The problems involving students curricula and textbooks - The impracticality for managing activities in the curricula. - The curricula having too much to cover. - Teacher doesn't understand the details of curricula. - Not appropriate with local condition. - Teacher lack of confidence in speaking English.
4. The problems involving assessment - assessment of listening-speaking skill.
5. The problems involving assessment The items that indicated a rather high degree of problems involved. - inadequate supplies of computer had a moderate.


Next, I had midterm test. We learned 08.30 a.m. - 10.0 a.m. It’s about what are implication in teaching English in the future. such as what is "Global English"? what is differences between ESL and EFL? What are the factors that affect in learning and teaching English? etc.