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http://www.carlscorner.us.com/
http://eltnotebook.blogspot.com/

I found that all of these website are very useful for us as they contain alot of resources of material that can be use in teaching language and also give us some ideas on up coming assignments maybe...

MJ in the classroom?

When Puan Foziah point out that for the next assignment we are going to transfer a Michael Jackson song entitled “The Earth Song” into a lesson plan for a language classroom, I was quite shocked.

At that time, I kept on wondering what kinds of activities can be done based on the song since as far as I know the song’s lyric do not contain a complete sentence structure that can be taught to young learners.But as time went by and after having a long and tiresome discussion with my partner, we finally had been able to jot down a few ideas that can be use.

This assignment also function as a tool to evaluate what we understood from the given lectures and tasks given as through this assignment we had to combine all the skills that we had learned which are audio editing,downloading,picture editing ,making video and others.

In my views this is crucial as this assignment works as the final evaluation for the skills that had been learned and practiced.This is the time for me to show and demonstrate what had been how to integrated into a classroom.It is important for me to take note all of this as these things can make teaching and learning process more effective.

While submitting this assignment I finally had realized one important thing that many of us always forget.Teaching a second language is not all about focusing on the language itself.Sometimes things that we think is not good is the most suitable to be used in teaching.For me, I am quite amused with myself that I can finally finished the assignment on time.Getting ready for another!

Pairwork!

I am one of those students who loves working in group or pairs.This is because of several reasons.In my view, i think when doing a selected task, more brains were needed as more ideas can surface.Sometimes when I worked on something by myself, I might forgot about something.But in pair, we have each other to remind us what should be in and what should be left out.I also regards pairwork as a good way to practice tolerance and cooperation.Sharing ideas are also stress in a pair.Luckily I had a reliable and cooperative partner that makes things easier for both of us.

being a director..

Another task that had been given to us is creating video.It sounds interesting as it is.In order to develop a video, I had learnt a few concept involving creating a video.I had learned about the importance of choosing the right to to suit the right audience,how to make a storyboard and how to make the video.Lucky for me that I had quite understand how to use the Powerdirector Software, I had been able to save myself from wasting time doing more exploration and thinking which software is the best to be use.While doing this task, time factor had always bugging me from the beginning since this task is set up before holiday and we needed to pass it up during the holiday!On the top of that it is a pairwork.As me and my partner come from different states, well one in the east and one in the north, email and chatting are our medium to get the job done.But is good as this task is not only teaching us about making and creating a video but I also get some moral values from the task which are time is not a limitation for us and there will always be a way to solve any problem.Well for me, I think this task had become a quite interesting task in a way and it is good as i really enjoyed the process of making and creating a video.

to teach or to impress?

Nowadays, as technology keeps on changing rapidly,it really depends on the teachers how they are going to make full use of it in enhancing their teaching and learning to the maximum.Many kinds of resources of learning can be found through the internet or around us.All of these resources can be authentic or non authentic materials.In my opinion ,I think the authenticity of a resource do not play much part in helping students especially young learners to learn.Both type of materials are equally important as these materials help the learners to have better understanding of language.
In my perspective, I think a teacher should not pick up or select materials or resources only to impress or making the learning process seems more interesting.I deeply believe that only materials that are suitable and appropriate with a lesson should be integrated in the classroom.A teacher might feel excited when students like the material or resources used but i think a teacher should be able to bear in mind about what exactly the materials can do in helping the students learn language and what can the materials provide apart from it is fun and enjoyable.

I learn how to...

This subject had really worked as an eye opener to me.While taking this subject,I had been able to learn a lots of new things along the way.Well on of it is writing tutorials.I know some people might say how can I do not know how to write a tutorial before this.Well honestly, I never have been given any task or assignment that requires me to write tutorial along with it.Well a simple tutorial alias procedure might have been written before but not the complete and perfect one like what is required in this subject.
The most interesting part is that I know what is print screen!This subject had given me opportunity to learn about what and how to print screen.All the tutorials that are done had given me chances to put my "print screen" skill to practice!Viola for me!

ebook..ebook...ebook

the other thing that i have learn through this course is making ebook.After doing some analysis i think Powerdirector software is a very user friendly and easy to use software.I believe that user friendly is good for beginner like me.Powerdirector is to handle and only after a few exploration and discovery done, i think i can figure out how the software work. Bravo for myself! But there is one thing that i did not really like about the software.It hang easily!I have to be very caution and save my work after a few steps are done.That irritated me a litlle bit!But overall i think it still a good software for beginner like me..