Learning Reflection

 1. What did you learn in this class?
 From this course, I studied many lessons and topics  as followed:

    1. Global English
    2. Context of English (ENL,ESL,EFL)
    3.Factors Affecting  English language
    4. Problems of English Language Teaching
    5.ICT and Global Languaue Teaching and Learning
    6.Six Trends in ELT     Global English is choosen for  my seminar presentation. I think that topic is very interesting. It's about using English  widely and many people communicate to each other.
Around the world know that many countries use it as a tool for communication.
English is influential to many countries. When I learnt this topic made me realized
that how is English important?

 2. What did you find easy?

     In my opinion, ICT is easy for me because the topic is very famous and most of people know some information about ICT. And ICT has many advantages and disadvantages when I know disadvatages of ICT, I try to avoid it for my security. 

3. What did you find difficult?

    I think this course is very difficult because have to read many articles or research in each week so, I have to read more. And another reason,my problem is reading skill  isn't very strong.


4. What are your attitudes towards the lesson ?
 
    My attitudes towards  is I can adjust or apply the knowledge that I learnt with my teaching in the future and use ways to teach appropriately to students.
    Moreover, I appreciate my teacher so much and the teacher try to teaches us about the lesson, moral and methodology of teaching.The teacher focuses about collaboration such as share ideas with my friends or express opinions.I think that this ways to teach is support their learning of students. The last, I really relax and get knowledge about academic reading such as article,research and journal etc.
                               

                                        

Course Introduction week 12 (Seminar in English Language ) Sociocultural and Final examination

     

      The  last day of this course,  The teacher summarized the topic Sociocultural theory and scaffolding again.Then,The teacher gave the test. ( two items)and students have two hours for  final exam.The examination had questions Sociocultural theory and scaffolding and 21 st century skill also.

                                    

                                       

         Sociocultural      theory and scaffolding 









          21 st century skill



    When I finished the test,I felt stress because I wrote the detail like a circle but, I'm not felt stress extremely, the test could write in Thai. I really thank you my teacher that she understood us.

Course Introduction week 12 (Seminar in English Language )

Sociocultural Theory

          Today, I learnt about Sociocultural theory and scaffolding.

         Sociocultural theory is a common method of explaining what makes and defines us as individuals is the application of sociocultural approach. This approach emphasizes the influence of the society that we living on our learning process.According to the sociocultural approach, cultural factors such as language, art, social norms and social structures can play a significant role in the development of our cognitive abilities.

The Zone of Proximal Development  
One key element of Vygotsky's sociocultural approach is his idea of a Zone of Proximal Development. Commonly abbreviated as ZPD, the Zone of Proximal Development.At the core of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, there is the area containing the cognitive abilities which we have acquired so far in life. At an earlier age, these are limited. As we travel further outwards from this core, we reach the outer reaches of the zone, which represents the potential of the human mind. This inner potential can be realized through social learning situations.

   
Vygotsky'Vs Zone of Proximal Development, part of the social-cultural approach in psychology.

   




From I learnt about  sociocutural and scaffolding of Vygotsky.Both theories of Vygotsky  can help the teacher about teaching  so, they  can  choose and use both of theories appropriately  to students’ ability. If  I were a teacher, I have to concern  this reasons and I  will try to apply both theories for helping  the students .Moreover, I think that both of them are good theories.

Course Introduction week 11 (Seminar in English Language )

My Class started  late .Next,  the teacher assigned the students make group of six  and shared  ideas  or summarized the detail  that the people understood  in each topics. The article is The End of CLT: a context approach to language teaching by Stephen  Bax. In my group talked about the topics : what is CLT, advantages and disadvantages etc.
Then, each group sent representative to present their  ideas and  everybody
summarized the article together.

I really understand  the CLT more and  think that in Thailand , when the teacher will use CLT in classroom. The teacher have to adapt or adjust suitable to context of Thai students and concern other limitations  that effect to learning factors of student.

Course Introduction week 10 (Seminar in English Language )

         Today we started seminar class 8.30 a.m. Teacher assigned students to make a group of seven.Then,students discussed and shared ideas in your group.
       
      I learned about  "Trends in the global ELT" . There are nine trends tn the  global ELT as follows: . 

   1.Changes in perspective on ELT and learning
   2.Changes in goals of ELT and learning
   3.Changes in teaching approaches
   4.Changes in teaching content, curricurum design, and assessment
   5.Expanding the dimension of communicative competence
   6.Change in views of an effective English educator 
   7. Early start in learning English 
   8.Rapid development and integration of IT in ELT
   9. Changing roles and increasing responsibilities of teachers i

  
   After that, each group presented information to the class. The  teacher  summarized  and taught  about 21 st  century skill. At the end of the class, teacher assigned students  to read the end of CLT next week.  For this lesson I felt very  difficult to read but, when the teacher concluded and explained the lesson. I understood about the detail of Trends in the Global ELT  more.    .

Course Introduction week 9 (Seminar in English Language)

 
       On morning Tuesday, the class started 8.30 a.m.,the teacher reviewed about  ICT and discussed the useful  of ICT  for teaching in English.My class began with  the topic Computer Assisted Language Learning.The CALL is Computer Assisted Language Learning ,based on the communicative approach to teaching and there are three phases as follows:

1. Behavioristic CALL (focus on drill and practice)

2. Communicative CALL (focus on using form in real situation)
3. Integrative CALL ( multimedia and internet)

 Next, the  teacher concluded the article again. Then, teacher assigned homework to students about current trend and issues in English Language Education in Asia for next week and discuss the details of the topic that we search for information in each group.

   I think that this lesson is very difficult to understand so, I try to read about the topic after the class with my friends again. This lesson made me know about ICT more and more and I felt challenge for developing my  reading skill also.

Course Introduction week 8 (Seminar in English Language)

        Today , the class started with topic about using the internet for teaching for teaching which is computer assisted language learning introduction.And another subtopic was interesting, CALL is one of program designed for many skills of teaching language. It's consists of reading, writing,speaking, vocabulary and pronunciation. This program have many benefits and essential to the teachers because they can use this program to drill or practice skills of students.
                                                             

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           Nowadays,people use the internet widely and the internet includes www.(World Wide Web), hyperlink and CMC (Computer Mediated Communication). CMC is as defined is many human communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices. These are examples of CMC such as chat,internet,mailing and email etc.
When I studied and shared idea information in this period, I have got information about CMC and internet.They are very important and engage to life of human.Most people didn't know about information this so, I think that the people should be aware about advantages and disadvantages and use technology carefully for your security.