Again,
the objective is to get the teachers busy walking, talking, looking for
information and doing a little presentation. And, I finally figured out the
right recipe for engaging students and getting them producing desirable
outcomes in terms of language skills, which is in the following order:
introducing the topic/arousing interesting of learning, thinking to themselves,
discussing with each other, writing down their ideas and giving reports.
I
got to feel what it’s like to be picked up and dropped off at the HSR station
today, with a friendly salesperson taking care of the commute to the venue. Unfortunately,
I got a cold, feeling really drained and drowsy after taking the medicine for
my sore throat and runny nose. As a result, I just repeated what I did last
Friday.
I
constantly paused and explained the rationale behind every task. I also asked
them if those activities, after some minor adjustment of course, can also be
used in their own class. I noticed one thing was quite exciting, which was all
the participants took the initiative to use English during discussion and
presentation. That means I must do something right. Also, during the Q and A
session, several interesting questions were posed, like the English CAP really
made it almost impossible for slower learners to catch up.
On
the way home, I got a phone call, demanding to do a teaching demonstration with
their students. He insisted that this was a consensus agreement from the
English teachers. Well, I felt a bit intimidating because those students have
never experienced cooperative learning before. However, on second thought, I’m also
curious whether it’ll work all right. Therefore, I emailed him to accept this
invitation, for I myself also want to know what would happen in a setting like
this.
Most
important of all, I need to get out of my comfort zone.
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