LANGUAGE CLASS MANAGEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING
Teaching
English language to undergraduates in Universiti Teknologi MARA has always been
a challenging and inspiring experience for language lecturers who are
constantly reviewing and improving teaching techniques. In recent semesters,
undergraduate English language courses have been concentrating on English for
specific purposes (ESP) and one of them is the BEL492 Presentation Skills. The
course which usually takes fourteen weeks to complete has been coupled by
constraints of evaluations, number of students in a group and number of
teaching hours per week. Considering these limitations, teaching-learning
process has to be wisely and strategically arranged in order to optimise the
learning process. To assist English teachers in meeting these challenges, this
paper explores the notion of learner autonomy that moves the focus from
teaching to learning, affording maximum possible exposure to the students,
encouraging team work through peer support and cooperation, all of which can be
manifested by students taking charge of their learning themselves with the
constant facilitation by the lecturer. This paper also shares some workable
techniques that could be applied in order to enhance effective acquisition of
presentation skills amongst tertiary students.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
LANGUAGE CLASS MANAGEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING.
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LANGUAGE CLASS MANAGEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING.
Autori:
Abu Samah
SITI AKMAR
[1]
| Abdul Aziz
SITI MARIAM
[2]
[1]
University Publication Centre, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
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[2]
Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
Rezumat
Teaching
English language to undergraduates in Universiti Teknologi MARA has always been
a challenging and inspiring experience for language lecturers who are
constantly reviewing and improving teaching techniques. In recent semesters,
undergraduate English language courses have been concentrating on English for
specific purposes (ESP) and one of them is the BEL492 Presentation Skills. The
course which usually takes fourteen weeks to complete has been coupled by
constraints of evaluations, number of students in a group and number of
teaching hours per week. Considering these limitations, teaching-learning
process has to be wisely and strategically arranged in order to optimise the
learning process. To assist English teachers in meeting these challenges, this
paper explores the notion of learner autonomy that moves the focus from
teaching to learning, affording maximum possible exposure to the students,
encouraging team work through peer support and cooperation, all of which can be
manifested by students taking charge of their learning themselves with the
constant facilitation by the lecturer. This paper also shares some workable
techniques that could be applied in order to enhance effective acquisition of
presentation skills amongst tertiary students.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Cuvinte cheie:
language, teaching, learning, management, techniques.
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