Teacher has stressed us
heavily to always write the reference for every piece of work that we research
from other source, for there are 3 important reasons. First, to show that we really have done some
researched not write down by guessing or made up. Second, to give the origin of our source for
those who interest or want more information.
And the last one, most important, to refer to the owner of the
information to show that we appreciate to use their research.
There
are 6 groups present this week, TBL, PBL, reading skill, speaking skill,
listening skill, and writing skill. TBL
or task based learning is the teaching method that inverse from “PPP” because
they start with “Pre-Task” section that will give students some task to do (It’s
“production” section in PPP). Then “Circle Task” section that will let student
to practice on the task (This is “practice” section, same as PPP). And the last one is “Language Focus”, this
section teacher will let the student conclude the pattern or structure of what
they have learnt from the first two sections.
I have find some interesting article about disadvantages of TBL too,
they are
1. The weaknesses of
task-based learning lie not so much in the potential effectiveness of this type
of instructional content but in problems of implementing the instruction.
2. Task-based learning
requires a high level of creativity and initiative on the part of the teacher.
If the teachers are limited to more traditional roles or do not have time and
resources to implement task-based teaching; this type of teaching may be
impossible.
3. Task-based learning
requires resources beyond the textbooks and related materials usually found in
language classrooms.
4. Because task-based
learning is not what many students expect and want from a language class, they
may, at least initially, resist or object to this type of instruction.
5. Task-based
instruction is not teacher-centered; instead, it requires individual and group
responsibility and commitment on the part of students. If students are notably
lacking in these qualities, task-based instruction may indeed be difficult to
implement.
6. Some learners revert
to mother tongue when things get difficult or if the group feels impatient.
7. Some individuals
develop excellent communication strategies, e.g. miming and using gestures, but
get by using just odd words and phrases and let others supply the more
challenging language they need. This may make those individuals fossilize
before advancing very far in the syntax of the target language.
8. Some learners tend
to get caught up in trying to find the right word, and do not worry over much
about how it fits into the discourse.
9. There is naturally
more concern for use of lexis and lexical chunks than for grammar and
grammatical accuracy
10. There is a risk for
learners to achieve fluency at the expense of accuracy.
11. Pressure of time
will force learners to make use of language that can be readily accessed rather
than to attempt to create language in real time. There may be a minimal concern
with accuracy and no incentive for learners to extend their existing language
system.
12. Evaluation of
task-based learning can be difficult. The nature of task-based learning
prevents it from being measurable by some of the more restricted and
traditional tests.
The second group present about PBL or
project base learning.
Teacher said these groups are not get to the point yet, so I have to
find more information about this teaching method but it really
hard to find, not the PBL one but the PBL in English teaching. Now I find only
one web-site that give example about it, which is http://project-work-in-english-teaching.blogspot.com
Next group is about
Reading Teaching, Listening Teaching, and Writing Teaching. These three skill teaching have the same
steps in teaching. There are Pre/While/Post
step, Pre is about guessing content from its topic, find vocab, etc. While is about focus, or critical thinking
about what you are reading, listening or writing. And the last step is Post, where student summarize
the whole story what they learnt.
The last skill
teaching is Speaking, which is different from the other.
NOT YET COMPLETED
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