Unit 2-3
Contexts of English language teaching and learning and Factors affecting English Language Teaching and Learning
Last week I studied Unit 4 finish yet so, today I study continue about English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of change follow by:
The Change in the National University Entrance Examination such as the factor contribute teaching in secondary schools is examination entrance to University, this reason that students provide time to tutorials. Further more examinations have both multiple choice and writing for checking student's thinking skills and explore students' idea etc. In addition, student have to learned 4 subjects are foundation course and English for specific by 3 periods per week and each period 50-70 minutes. Next, Goals and Standards are The Commission on Higher Education (CHE) think that use English teaching both government and private university. Moreover, The learners have to learn 12 credits or 4 course for English foundation I and II cover improvement of social language which learners have to speak and communicate in each context both inside and outside classroom by using learning strategies to develop their communication and understand different culture. Another academic language have to access and process the information then analyze that information by speaking or writing, develop critical thinking skill and promote life long learning. All of this, shown that tertiary level not focus only use English communicative but focus on developing learning strategies also. Then tertiary has exit examination to encourage students to see that English is very important. Next, Task based learning was used in some schools and university because it's help students to develop their communicative and use language in their task such as doing brochure that students have to acquire the information and use English language in their task. Further more task and project integrated such as science culture and social science for encouraging their own learning that is foundation of Learners centred.
Next, Self Access Learning spread in secondary school and tertiary level. In addition, students can choose materials with suit their level, teachers give point to them if they finished their task, and students can evaluate by themself. Next, Promotion of E-Learning learners have to use technology so, CLT is important with education. Next, International schools in Thailand some schools have EP classroom and exchange students aboard. In 2007 Thailand has 63 International schools. Next, English language teaching in Neighbouring Countries such as Lao, Vietnam, and Cambodia are the same English as a Foreign language. In Lao students study 3-4 hours per week, has classroom large size about 40-50 persons, teacher centred. In Vietnam teaching not different Lao and Cambodia start English language in grade 6. However English Language is very important and colleges learn about 16 credits but some teachers still traditional teaching or translation so, Vietnam and Combodia training teachers but teachers in Thailand try to teach by students centred.
Next. I learned about Factors Affecting
English Language Teaching and Learning
Higher Education of HUTECH university in Vietnam (2007).
There are 9 factors
Affecting English Language
Teaching and Learning.
First, Grammar-Driven Teaching Method. Teacher focussed on Grammar because he/she thought it's the most important with learners. Although they knew rules of grammar but they can't to communicate so, teacher have to focus communication more than grammar.
Second, Unreasonable Time Management. Teacher didn't tell the learner about the times when they did the task then learners didn't finish their task so, teacher have to identify the times clear.
Third, Unclear Instruction. Teacher's instruction unclear, it's made the learners didn't understand in the tasks or did wrong! teacher have to tell or explain clear before start task.
Further more, Large class size. There are 40-50 learners per class, so it's difficult to did activities. Actually, a teacher teach learners about 30 person.
Then Teachers' Limited Ability in classroom Organization. Teachers couldn't control the class and didn't use game and song if they use students will active when they learn.
Next, Unequal Students Levels. Learners have different background knowledge, attitude and quiet or shy. It's difficult to teach.
Moreover, Not Much Investment for Lesson Preparation. Teachers didn't prepared the lesson before started because they didn't have the time, they taught and another work for getting more money thus they taught follow by book students didn't practice communicative.
Another, Teachers' Limited Use of Teaching Aids and Technology. Teachers didn't use over-head, although this university has over-head whole class but teacher couldn't use it.
Finally, Learners Role Was Not Estimated Well. However, teachers centred more than learners because if they spoke Vietnamese, they can did but they not confident if they spoke English.
All of this, can develop follow by: reduce learners have 30 person per a class, fix the tests that appropriate with learners, develop several teaching about communicative, produce the materials, learners have to role more and the leaders of university have to support.
I thinks the article Factor Affecting English Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education easy for me because I can translate and understand the aims of author.
I thinks times to read all article difficult
for me because I have to search a lot of wards
that I don't know and tried to translate or
summarize as a result I would like along time
for did that likewise I should to do in times limit.
I have to try and improve myself if I know vocabulary so, I don't waste time to finding and I can do finish in time.
I felt happy and active when I learned and I think if every the researches same this I will understand and happy every weeks.
Thank you for your reading
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