Reflect learning of Seminar in English Language Teaching,Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning (Blog 6)

Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning

  













On February 14, 2017.
What did you learn in this lesson?
Today, I studied about the factors affecting English language and learning and teacher asked us to read about classroom learning contexts: teachers' descriptions in Malaysia, Mozambique and China.

In Malaysia, Students sit around her/him at the front of class. Teacher read a story and asks simple question to students. Teacher starts the lesson that relate with the story and assigns homework when lesson finished.

In Mozambique, students sitting in pairs; teacher at front of class and then moving around class.
They are copying a dialogue from the blackboard. The teacher reads the dialogue aloud and students repeat after him/her. Students practice and act out the dialogue in front of class. Then students in pair write a similar dialogue and present.

In China, students sit in rows; teacher stands at front and take note. Teacher gives lecture and assignment. Students can ask the question around 5 to 10 minutes before the class ends. It is a straight and quiet classroom.

 After that teacher assigned us to discuss with friends about 2-3 persons per group and analysis of sample classrooms and make 3 questions:

1) make comments on each classroom learning context,
 - In Malaysia use short story book to tell story in the class. It makes students focus on text because they have to bring the information to answer the task and then practice by using worksheet.

- In Mozambique; encourage students to speak English by using conversation and then practice students to speak in English and create the conversation by their own.

- In China, teacher teaches and gives only lecture to students that make them boring.

2) Which classroom do you like most?
I like an English lesson in Mozambique because teacher has activity to speak and encourage students to speak English.

3) What are strengths and weaknesses of each classroom?
 -In Malaysia, It is interesting but students don’t have a chance to participant.
 -In Mozambique, It gives a chance to students to write task and speak confident, but loud noise.
-In China, It gives enough knowledge for students, but it emphasizes only teacher and just focus on lecture.

Next, teacher assigned us to draw mind map about “Factors affecting ELT and learning " and share the information with friends.

What did you find easy?
I think this lesson is easy because I am studying in Methodology 2 and the content in this subject has related to this topic so It easy to discuss with my friends.

What did you find difficult?
I find difficult about analyze some of classroom learning contexts.

What did you solve the problem?
I solve this problem by reading and sharing my idea to my friends that made me understand more.

What did you attitudes towards the lesson? I like this lesson very much because the content that we had learned, it was interesting.  I enjoy learning in this lesson because I have a chance to read and share my idea with friends.