Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - All learning reflection (Blog 16)

All learning reflection 

On May 2, 2017.

      Today is the last class for Seminar in English Language Teaching. I felt happy when I learned with you. You are always smile but sometimes you ever angry me when I felt slept or talk a lot with my friends. I learned many points from you, I got knowledge to teach and adapt to teach with students. Teacher emphasized on ESL and EFL because Thailand is an English as a foreign language and then she taught me about how to teach in EFL and point the different between ESL and EFL that ESL take place in an English speaking country with students from all different background but EFL take place in a foreign country, usually with students from the same country. Teacher taught in 21st century learning pedagogical perspectives based on the context are about advancement of ICTs and globalization and global economy and ASEAN community and high competition. Teacher in 21st century was developed with input from teachers, educations, expert and business leaders to define and illustrate the skill and knowledge students need to succeed in work. Teacher presented factor affecting of teaching and learning English and lets students to solve and fine the way for solving problems and assigned to discuss in your group and come to present the front of the class. Teacher explained many topics such as  problems about teaching and learning English in Thailand, ICT, CLT, trend in EFL, the end of CLT and sociocultural. Teacher is very intelligent in ICT skills and she has an expert about this subject because she read the research a lot and guided us to find and read more. Weblog is the part of her research because weblog can explain and record knowledge that I know to share with other online and have benefits. Teacher often to teach about CLT is the important in EFL but not effectively because Thailand is EFL and use English in the classroom only but the outside they use the mother tongue. And she said that in the future we are be teacher and we have to know the trend in EFL because we are the up to date and can teach and adapt to teach in each learner style. And the last, teacher added about sociocultural because I am Thai but I teach English so I have to learn cultural of native speaker and exchange and learn in English and adapt to teach about cultural of English to students correctly.

     Teacher is kindness and forgive to us always. She is smile for us and expert for this subject. She like to find many researches to students to read but sometimes we don't read it. I like to discuss with my friends because I can share and my friends can exchange the information to me and sometime I got feedback and comment from my friends and teacher. I never serious to learn but I'm sorry with teacher because sometimes I don't read it before. 

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Final examination (Blog 15)

Final exam

On May 2, 2017.

     Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Today, I had the final examination but before the test. Teacher concluded about sociocultural theory that sociocultural theory is the view that children do not learn in isolation: rather than learning occurs when a child interacts with other people in various social and cultural environments (Mercer, 1994). In the tenet has 4 topics such as 1) human's learning 2) cognitive development 3) communicative development and 4) cultural context. Vygotsky's view that 1) learning occurs from background knowledge to make knowledge by yourself 2) bring knowledge to create activity as a tool 3) bring knowledge from teacher to make knowledge by yourself 4) After students ask teacher already, they can make knowledge by yourself and 5) teacher participate with students' activity. Key notions are ZPD and scaffolding. ZPD has 2 points that Actual development level is the ability of student can do it and Potential level is the ability of student can do it by helping from other. Scaffolding (Bruner, 1975 cited in Mercer, 1995) uses this concept to highlight the way that an individual can be closely and productively involved in someone's learning. The essence of scaffolding, in Bruner's view, is the sentitive, supportive intervention of a teacher in the progress of a learner who is actively involved in a specific task which is that learner's ZPD. Therefore, teachers' responsibility is to assist students with potential development towards the end of the continuum of the ZPD to achieve actual development towards the other end of the continuum. And so, through teacher intervention in the learning process, students will develop an ability to succeed and learn effectively.And the last, teacher have their role in teaching and assisting students at initial stages to develop their ability to learn independently, and that teaching and assistance can be withdrawn later.
     The final exam is easy because these topics in the test, I understand and I read already.
     But the final exam is difficult to write to imply. I can imply in the context but I don't know that my answer is correct or incorrect in teacher's mind.
     I solve these problem by practice and attention more than.
     I felt happy and I believes that the final exam, I can do it and I can answer the questions but I'm not sure that my answer is correct, isn't? 

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Sociocultural Theory (Blog 14)

Sociocultural Theory

On April 25, 2017.

      Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Teacher concluded about the end of CLT: CLT or communicative language teaching emphasized on communicative competence: 1) grammartical or linguistic competence 2) discourse competence 3) sociolinguistic or pragmatic competence 4) strategic competence and 5) interculture competence. Classroom activity is the solving problems activity, stimulation and role play. The most of teacher didn't use mother tongue but can use translate which some words are difficult. CLT emphasized  on the relationship between teacher and student interaction. And teacher taught this approach emphasized on meaningful and context. Next, teacher's role are be facilitator, interdependent participant-organiser of resources, and researcher. Richard and Rodgers said that teacher are be analyst, counseler and group process manager. The learner-centredness are be learners participate with teaching process, learners participate with disigning language activity, learners have to be responsibility from learning and learners can learn yourself. After that teacher gave the research of sociocultural theory as an approach to aid EFL learners and assigned students to discuss in your group and my group discussed that problem in EFL learners are learning and cultural. In learning English, teacher didn't choose teaching method and use traditional method by using teacher center. In the cultural, learners don't have a chance to speak in target language and don't have motivate to learn or speak or work etc. Sociocultural theory is a theory of the development of higher mental practice which regards social interaction as the core of communication and learning process. Vygotsky's use of the problem-solving activity is vital enough to justify the distinction between an individual learner's actual development level and potential level. An EFL language learner as a novice and the teacher as an expert or more capable other can interact with each other in a social setting of classroom which lead to the enhancement of learning.

     Sociocultural theory lesson is easy to create task to students to develop yourself and this theory uses ZPD and scaffolding in teaching.

      Sociocultural theory lesson is difficult to find the good way to teach each learner style and find the activity to make a long term remembering to students.

    I solve these problem by asking expert teacher and surf the information and knowledge from the internet to help me.

       I felt fun to share idea with my friends but I like to listen from other more than one. 

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - The presentation of group work (Blog 13)

The presentation of group work

On April 22, 2017.

  Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Today, we were going to present about 7 topics such as 1) roles of English in the ASEAN Community,the implications for teaching and learning, 2) factor affecting English language teaching and learning, 3) problem of English language teaching and learning in Thailand, 4) ICT enhanceing English language teaching and learning, 5) communicative language teaching: strengths and constraints, 6) English language teaching and learning for 21st century learning, and 7) developing Thai students' critical thinking skills. In the first topic,in the role of English in the ASEAN, many countries used English as a second language or English as a foreign language.ESL situation,the learners learn English within English environment and needs to understand to speak English outside the classroom too. But EFL situation, the learners learn English inside the classroom but they leave the classroom, they continuous speak their own language. In the second topic, factor affecting English language teaching and learning are many factors such as student, teacher and environment. These factors are 3 main factors: in the first , student factor is about learner styles. In the second, teacher factor is about teaching style, teaching method and teaching proficiency and the last topic, environment factor is about class size etc. The third factor is about problems of English language teaching and learning in Thailand is many problems of English language teaching and learning. For example, problems about teacher, they are novice and don't have knowledge to teach students. They don't support material to teach and the last,the native speakers don't have enough to teach students. The forth factor is about ICT enhancing English language teaching and learning. The ICT is the important to teach because ICT is the modern material  and students can use it and work online. The fifth factor is about communicative language teaching:strengths and constraints. CLT based on communicative approach and emphasized on communication competences such as linguistic competence, sociolinguistic competence, discourse competence, strategic competence and intercultural competence. Teacher uses this approach by realized supporting of learning and effectively of teacher and student. The sixth factor is about English language teaching and learning for 21st century learning. 21st century learning skill emphasized on 4Cs such as critical thinking, creating, collaboration and communication. Nowadays we based on teamwork and learner center more than teacher center. And the last factor is about developing Thai students' critical thinking skills. The most of students use these critical thinking skills to work in group and discuss in group. These presentation of group work are the important for teaching English. 

     These lesson is easy because these topics are learned already and then I understand.

     These lesson is difficult because  some topics is many factors to make problems and I can't remember many factors. And some topics, I can't understand.

     I solve the problem by asking questions with my friends who present that topics. And I have to study yourself.

     I felt tired and attention very much because teacher will test about these topics.

     

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - The end of CLT (Blog 12)

The end of CLT

On April 18, 2017.

  Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Teacher assigned to work in group of five persons. We discussed about the end of CLT. CLT, was popular and emphasized communicate in the classroom. In the research, some countries did not use CLT approaches but still manage to learn to speak good English. This approach disagrees fundamentally with the CLT attitude by arguing that methodology is not the magic solution,that there are many different ways to learn languages, that the context is a crucial determiner of the success or failure of learners. We can show the contrast like this: CLT is the complete answer. If we don't have CLT,then we can't learn a language. No other factors count in learning a language only teaching methodology. If you don't have CLT,then you are backward. But context approach,we must consider the whole context. Methodology (including CLT) is just one factors may be more important. Other methods and approaches may be equally valid. CLT is typical of short training courses and at the same time lamentable. Surely a key part of good teaching is understanding and being able to analyse and reflect on the culture, the classroom,the pupils' needs. By contrast, a context approach insists that while methodology is important, it is just one factor in successful language learning. After that teacher assigned students to found the research about Language Teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the appropriateness of communicative methodology: A case study from Thailand and Propects and challenges of Communicative approach in EFL.
     Communicative approach is easy to teach because CLT emphasized on communicate with your friend. If learners can speak English, these learners will succeed in speaking English.

    Communicative approach is difficult to control students to speak English because these students didn't opportunity to speak English and in Thailand is EFL or English as a foreign language and teacher use English language to speak in the classroom only. But outside the classroom, students use Thai language. 

     I solve these problem by assigning worksheet to practice in speaking English. 

    I felt fun and happy to learn because I ever learn about this approach before so I understand and make me to remember a long term.

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Trends in EFL (Blog 11)

Trends in EFL

On April 11, 2017.

  Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Before we started the lesson, we discussed about current trends and issues in English language education Asia. This research has many factors to occur problems about English education such as class hours, national English curriculum, school textbooks, computer assisted for English language education, teacher. Some country in Asia is familiar with Thailand and many problems in primary and secondary English education such as sociocultural or linguistic context, the lack of government support for English language education and class size and hours. And the next, teacher concluded in the topic "Trends in the global ELT" has 9 topics including: first, change in perspective on ELT and Learning is focused on the issues of "World Englishes". Second, change in goals of  ELT and Learning  is focused on developing language skill and mimicking native English speakers of fostering a sense of social responsibility in students. Third, change in teaching approaches is focuses on meaning of context, not grammar but mix many approaches to teach students. Fourth, change in teaching context, curriculum design and assessment is focuses on English language. Fifth, expanding the dimension of communicative competence is focuses on other cultural language and teacher teaches in level local and inter. Sixth, changes in views of an effective English educator, teacher is a native speaker and learn other cultural. Seventh, early start in learning English. Eighth, rapid development and integration of IT in ELT, teacher have to know the using IT and create media to teach students. Ninth, changing roles and increasing responsibilities of teachers, teacher realize that teacher know about own functions and the interaction between teacher and student have to participate about evaluation. And the last, she talked about the 7Cs, CLT use in EFL context and this technique can use with students or not.

     Trends in the global ELT is easy because ELT is the important of teaching English. Teach need to teach English through English language and up to date about trends in teaching to teach students in the classroom.

     Trends in the global ELT is difficult when teacher have to create and up to date and teacher can adopt and adapt to students in the classroom.

     Teacher in the future can solve the problem in the classroom and use the new technique and trends about teaching to improve and develop students in English language.

   I got knowledge about trends in teaching from teacher and teacher taught quickly and race with time but not waste time, she gave content and find information to teach us and she attended to teach us.    

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - ICT and English Language Teaching and learning (Blog 10)

ICT and English Language Teaching and learning

On April 4, 2017.

     Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching.I learned and discussed about computer assisted language learning: an introduction by Mark Warschauer. This research have 3 phases of call consisted of behavioristic CALL, communication CALL, and integrative CALL. First, behavioristic CALL implemented in the 1960s and '70s, was based on the then-dominant behaviorist theories of learning. This theory entailed repetitive language drills and can be referred to as " drill and practice". And drill and practice courseware is based on the model of computor as tutor. Second, communication CALL based on the communicative approach. This approach focuses more on using forms rather than on the forms themselves, teaches grammar implicitly rather than explicitly etc. In these programs, like the drill and practice programs mentioned above, the computer remains the computer as tutor, the computer as stimulas and the computer as tool. And the last, the integrative CALL: multimedia is based on two important technological developments of the last decade-multimedia computer and the internet. Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) is probably the single computer application to date with the greatest impact on language teaching. This communication can be asynchronous (not simultaneous), synchronous (real time) and not only one-to-one communication, but also one-to-many.
  Computer assisted language learning is easy because this technique can use and find the information easily and the most of people can do it.
   But this technique have to use imagination from own idea and teacher have to self study before the teacher teaches students and create this technique to students is interesting and useful.
   I can solve the problem by using self study and find many medias before teach.
    Today, I felt very fun to take note and I like when teacher taught because students attended and look at her and take note and don't gossip with other students. 
   
                

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - ICT and English Language Teaching and learning (Blog 9)

ICT and English Language Teaching and learning

On March 21, 2017.

     Today I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim in seminar in English Language Teaching. Before we started the lesson, I watched the video. The video is about effect of new technologies on English. David Crystal talked about internet and history about social network. And teacher showed the her research and ask some questions about the video and students answer. After that we answered a midterm exam. A midterm exam has 3 items, it is about global English, ESL and EFL and the last is about factor of English teaching. 

     The lesson is easy because I can search some information from internet or network. I use social network always and I think it is easy to use it. 

     The history and element of network are difficult because some information about it, it is technical term or particular.

     I will solve to find by using dictionary and search in the internet.

     I felt tired because yesterday, I trained about 21th century teaching skill, so I felt very sleepy.    

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Problem of English Language Teaching (Blog 8)

Problem of English Language Teaching 

On March 14, 2017.

     Today, I learned with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim. I studied in Seminar in English Language Teaching in room 308. Before the start the lesson, teacher said, today is midterm test but we do not know and she looked serious but she continuous to learn and do not worry. I learned about problem of English Language Teaching. First of all, teacher gave the research and assigned students to read and discuss about this research. The representation is Mr. Watcharapong and he presented in front of the class and concluded that this research had 5 main problems; (1) teacher such as teaching writing,listening and speaking ,using English, incorporating experiential learning into English. (2) student such as not enough to practice, lacking opportunities, thinking in Thai before translate to English. (3) Curricula and textbook such as having too much to cover, lacking expert curriculum advisors. (4) assessment such as assessment of listening, speaking and writing skills. (5) other factors such as inadequate supplies of computer and language laboratories to aid teaching, lacking teacher who were English native speakers. These problems are main point to solve but these problem is very hard problem to solve.  

     This lesson is easy because each problem is which I know from observing and learning.

     This lesson is difficult to solve but easy to learning.

     I have to read a lot of text about these problems to find the way of solving these problems.

     I felt fun because teacher taught by using power point and telling from her experiences about English language teaching problems.

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning (Blog 7)

Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning

On February 21, 2017.

     Today I studied with Assistant Professor Dr.Usa Noytim  majoring in seminar in English Language Teaching. Today, teacher is the center of teacher. She taught about factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning consist of student, teacher, learning environment and implication. In the first factor, student divide into 3 main topics: 1) age: the interested of students, challenge and work experience etc. 2) learner differences: aptitude, good learner characteristics,learner styles, language levels, and individual variations. 3) motivation:extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. And the second factor, teacher divide into 4 main topics: Teacher's beliefs, teacher's ability in using English, teacher's methods and styles and teacher's use of teaching and learning materials. The third factor, learning environment which stop this topic because it's time up.

     This lesson is easy to discuss because I know and recognize in each factor which these are factor to many problems with students by observing from teaching styles.

     This lesson is difficult because each main factor has many branches so I can't understand some factor and think the factor in each one.

     I solve to create many factors so I have to read a lot of text which relate to this one. And I conclude in each factor and take note for remembering and understanding.

     This lesson for today is very hard because I have to lecture that teacher told me and then I think follow and discuss with my friends to reply her quickly and sometimes I felt sleepy but I still write down follow teacher told me.  

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning (Blog 6)

Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning

On February 14, 2017.
   Today I studied with Assistant Professor Dr. Usa Noytim, majoring in seminar in English Language teaching. Today, I studied about the factors affecting English language and learning and teacher would like students to read about classroom learning contexts: teachers' descriptions in Malaysia, Mozambique and China.After that discuss with your friends about 2-3 persons per group.Then teacher analysis of sample classrooms and make 3 questions: 1) make comments on each classroom learning context, 2) which classroom do you like most? and 3)what are strengths and weaknesses of each classroom? In my opinion, start with the first question,I think in Malaysia has an excited atmosphere because teacher uses story book to tell story and then practice by using worksheet.In Mozambique,teacher makes conversation and then practice students to speak in English and in China,teacher teaches and students lecture only and they are bored. Next the second question,I like Mozambique teaching style because teacher has activity to speak with partner and practice with other friend and then students can speak in English in daily life. And the third question, these teaching style has interesting but I think teaching model will good or bad base on the creative of teacher.
   This lesson is easy because I am studying in Methodology 2 and in this subject has detail relate to this topic so I understand and can argue and discuss easily with friends.
   This lesson is difficult because this week has many articles and I have to read and discuss quickly so some information, I don't understand and I can't find some information in this text.
   I solve this problem by read and prepare the lesson before I study. And After class,I have to read and conclude again.
   This lesson for today, I think it is easy for me and understand because I have ever studied and teacher explain also in Thai and English. Teacher is very kind for me and when I don't understand and has question, she is smile and answer to me rapidly.   

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Contexts of English Language Teaching (Blog 5)

Contexts of English Language Teaching

On  February  7,2017. 

       Today, I studied seminar in English Language Teaching with Asst. Prof. Dr.Usa Noytim. Last week, teacher assigned each group discussed with topic about the role of English Language Education in Asian Context. This article surveys the history of English and the role of English Language Education in Asian Country: Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.The first, in Singapore,has launched a bilingual education policy with an ever increasing emphasis on the use of English. SSE or Singapore Standard English is officially learned at schools and it is not differences from a Standard English. On the other hand, SCE or Singapore Colloquial English is learned and used in vernacular situations. The second, in Philippines, is large English-speaking population and education program declared that the vernacular be the medium of instruction for all of levels. English was used as the medium in elementary and high school. The third,in Hong Kong,the Chinese language began to be used as an official medium of education along with English.The fourth, in China, English was taught in missionary schools in South China and the first schools that taught English were established in Macau in the late 1830s. The fifth, in Malaysia,English was a compulsory subject for all students from primary school, it was only taught as a subject.The sixth, in Taiwan, foreign language education would begin in secondary school education. The seventh, in Japan, English had replaced Dutch as the main foreign language in Japan and teaching English through native speakers and the other one is to teach English-Japanese translation by Japanese teacher and the last in Korea,can be categorized into two groups by the institutes and missionary school.During the 1950's,use grammar translation and emphasis the ability to understand the cultures of various foreign countries. During the 1960's, emphasis the speaking and listening ability of English and using the audio-lingual method of language teaching with the added goal of introduction Korean culture to other countries and during the 1970's emphasis the communicative ability and grammar-translation method and focus on teaching English through the audio-visual material. 

       I think this lesson is easy because teacher assigned to translate this article or contents before and after that I discuss and share idea to other so I have chance and got knowledge more than I have.

       This lesson isn't difficultly because these information are easy and then I read just 1-2 round, I can get it. I reviewed before I study so I understand.

       Although this lesson is easy,but I tried to read more and find keywords in each topic and highlight them. It helps to understand more and  I asked my friend about some information which I didn't understand.

       I felt fun when my friends discuss in my group because each person has any idea and each group has many opinions so some group find and add the information and talk about background of each country. I get more knowledge and understand more.

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Course introduction Global English (Blog 4)

Course introduction Global English

On  January  31,2017.

       Today, I studied seminar in English Language Teaching with Asst. Prof. Dr.Usa Noytim. Last week, teacher assigned each group discussed with topic about The differences between English as a second language and English as a foreign language and before present in front of the class, teacher gives students to discuss in your group and prepare your presentation. In my group, we discuss that " EFL or English as a foreign language typically take place in a foreign country, usually with students from the same country. In contrast, ESL or English as a second language classes takes place in an English-speaking country, with students from all different backgrounds.ESL students are living in an English speaking country, they will definitely have a communicative need for learning English. EFL students is far more likely to be learning the learning the language for academic purpose and are usually more receptive to learning reading and writing and less concerned with speaking and listening. The teacher might be native or non-native speaker of English. ESL learn faster than people who take EFL. And ESL are st least able to read and write a little bit of English and EFL know neither how to write nor how to read in English. ESL situation, the learner learns English inside the classroom but they leave the classroom,they continuous speak their own language. Teaching ESL vs. EFL: for the English teacher, the differences between EFL and ESL may require different lesson plans, different approaches and different topics.And the last, ESL vs. EFL student motivation: for as ESL students have a higher motivation to learn English because English is relevant to their daily lives. Students in ESL wanted to learn English for many reasons such as communicate with people, all the get a better job. and EFL, they have a lower motivation because English is not a part of their daily lives, they learn for a test or it is compulsory. After that teacher talked about 21st century learning Pedagogical Perspectives, there are 7 main topics and article about Thai English proficiency, now 3rd worst in Asia.  

       I think this lesson is easy because teacher assigned to find this information or contents before and after that I discuss and share idea to other so I have chance and got knowledge more than I have.

       This lesson is difficultly because these information has some vocabulary are difficult for me.

       Although this lesson is difficult,but I tried to read more and find keywords in each topic and highlight them. It helps to understand more and  I asked my friend about some information which I didn't understand.

       I felt excited because today, I was representative from my group to present our conclusion about the between ESL and EFL and I was not well for speaking English but I try to listen and practice more. Some day, I will be a good speaker.  

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Course introduction Global English (Blog 3)

Course introduction Global English

On January 24, 2017.

         

      Today, I studied seminar in English Language Teaching with Asst. Prof. Dr.Usa Noytim. Last week, teacher assign each group discussed with topic about familiarize students with related terms such as EFL (English as an foreign Language), ESL (English as a second Language), EIL (English as an international Language), roles of English as a global language and roles of English in Thailand and England and the differences between ESL and EFL. And then a representation of each group presented in front the class and after that other can ask and comment. After finished the presentation, teacher opened a video from you tube about World Englishes (David Crystal) about 2 times and then made a group and discussed in group and presented in the class. World Englishes is not English Language, not native speaker but if you go to other countries, you will be foreigner and didn't know about the difference culture of each country and some words were used differently in each country. For example, " robot" in South Africa means traffic light and in Thailand, Thai people said "check bill" when pay money after finished a meal but in English use "Bill,please." and "Check,please." And the last of this lesson, teacher concluded this lesson about the spread of English, varieties of English, role of English, benefits of English and role of English in Thailand and after that teacher assigned students to find information about the differences between the learning of ESL and EFL and how to implication in teaching English.

       I think this lesson is easy because teacher assigned to find this information or contents before so I understand more and I can discussed in my group.

       This lesson is difficultly because these information are English language and some vocabulary are difficult for me.

       Although this lesson is difficult,but I tried to read more and find keywords in each topic and highlight them. It helps to understand more and  I asked my friend about some information which I didn't understand.

       I felt happy and fun to study this lesson because these information had ever studied in the last lesson and so I understood and reviewed again. But sometimes I felt sleepy because that room is cold and the class is boring, not fun and laugh sound.

  

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Course introduction Global English (Blog 2)

Course introduction Global English

On  January  17,  2017.

       Today, I studied seminar in English Language Teaching with Asst. Prof. Dr.Usa Noytim. I discussed in our group with topic about familiarize students with related terms such as EFL (English as an foreign Language), ESL (English as a second Language), EIL (English as an international Language), roles of English as a global language and roles of English in Thailand and England. After class teacher assigned an article about teaching English as an international language to discuss next week.
        I think this lesson is easy to find the information. I can search internet in Thai or English and share with my friends in my group. And then we shared and summarized and wrote down. 
      This lesson is difficultly because these information which we discussed that there are many long and have vocabulary difficultly and then we had to analyze and discuss in group and other group.

       Although this lesson is difficult,but I tried to read  many article and each article is difficult for me and then I must read, understand and exercise more and after class, I had to ask my friend about some information which I didn't understand.

   I felt happy and fun to study this lesson because these information had ever studied in the last lesson and so I understood and reviewed again.  

         

         
       

Seminar in English Language Teaching (2/2016) - Course Introduction Global English (Blog 1)

Course  Introduction Global English

On January 10, 2017.

  Today, I studied seminar in English Language Teaching with Asst. Prof. Dr.Usa Noytim. I discussed in our class with main topic about methodology and teacher assigned to student to work in group and then our group got the topic "Assessment and evaluation". Our group divided 5 main topic such as types of tests,test based on 4 skills, measurement appropriate and inappropriate test,criterion like this. After that all of groups presented in front of the classroom. 

        I think this lesson is easy for me because I can talk and share idea about this topic which learnt last semester with my friend but I'm shy to present in front of the classroom and I believe that I will be confidant more and improve to talk with many people.

     This lesson is difficultly because this lesson have to analyze and interpret and after that discuss in group and other group to understand but some phrases, I can't understand so the article of language isn't beautiful and confuse.

         Although the most of this lesson, I have to read  many article and difficult for me but I must practice and exercise more and after class, I have to ask my friend and teacher to understand.

         I felt happy for this lesson because today is beginning for lesson and topic which we discuss to be easy for me.