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21st Skills and the ELL classroom (Week 4)

PPT SLIDES: 21 st Century Skills and the English Language Classroom In this class we have learnt about 21 st century skills and the English language classroom. It relates to the significance of ICT for 21 st century education and the way of implementing ICT in education. Malaysian Education Blueprint is based on eleven shifts where the usage of ICT is stated in the seventh shift. The seventh shift is considered as the crucial element in education which can play a vital role to enhance creativity, innovation, critical thinking and problem-solving skill among students in 21 st century education. The 21 st century skills which involves four pivotal elements: communication, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. Besides that, we learn in the class about 21 st century literacy that consists of five momentous elements including strong academic skills which involves the 3Rs ( Reading, Writing, Arithmetic) and 4Cs (communication, critical thinking, creativity, collabo...

The use of technology in ELL (Week 3)

The use of Technology in English Language Learning: A Literature Review The article entitled “The use of Technology in English Language Learning: A Literature Review” implies that there is an extensive benefit on the use of technology in learning English as well as improving learner’s English skill. The use of technology could assist language learning in meeting the need of the different intelligence. Technology is an effective tool to help and improve language learning. When teachers utilize technology to adopt classroom activities, it enables them to amplify the language learning process. In this article, the researcher highlights the significance of using new technologies in learning process. In this article, the researcher highlights the significance of using new technologies in learning English as a second or foreign language. It focuses on various attitudes to enhance learning skills among English language learners through using technologies. Learners can be benefited in...

Teaching perception of E-learning in Malaysia.(week 2)

One of the materials shared in the class an article written by; Mei Lick Cheok et al (20170) Institute of Teacher Education, Malay Women Campus, Melaka, Malaysia Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia Corresponding Author: janecheok88@gmail.com Published in (Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology) Year 2017 (Volume 5 - Issue 2) Topic of the article: Teachers’ Perceptions of E-Learning in Malaysian Secondary Schools The authors emphasis on the constantly challenged faced by Malaysian teachers with some new technologies which they believed can enable them to perform their job better. Mei Lick Cheok et al (2017) However, believed that in 2013, some teachers have been given access to an online learning space known as the FROG VLE.  thus, the initial evidence has shown poor adoption of the e-learning. The teachers retreating into their old manner of teaching and learning can no longer be accepted, while some schools are ...

Reflection on our class lectures. ( first week)

International Islamic University  Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100,  Selangor M.A in  TESL, Kulliyyah of Education   Course Code: EDE 7310 Course Title: ICT For English Language Teaching Instructor: Assist Prof. Dr. Mohaida   Students name Salawudeen &  Yousuf Blog: First Week lecture Main reflection about the first week lecture was: Introduction to the course: 1. Course Outline 2. Assignments 3. Assessment:    Include midterm exam, individual research project, some fair works, for instance; Blog, E-book and poster. The topic for the first week: How To Integrate ICT with Teaching English Language as an  effective tool for enhancing student's comprehension throughout the utilization of Multimedia. Dr. Shared some materials for the course and also shared the Malaysia Blueprint and explained how the Malaysia Ministry of Education want to achieve the goa...