Presentation
"Teaching English in the Primary Classroom"
For this week, we had been given task based on our text book “Teaching English in the Primary Classroom” by Susan Halliwell. We have to present on the topic in the chapter 1. There are six subtopics in chapter 1, so that we have to divide ourselves into six small groups.
The 6 subtopics in chapter 1 as listed below:
Children's ability to grasp meaning:
Well-illustrated teaching aids are very useful for the teacher in order to teach concrete vocabularies. It is because children are able to connect of what they had learned with what they saw in order to grasp the meaning.
Children's creative use of limited language resources:
Children were born without language and they learned from the environment during the growth process. For young learners, their vocabularies are limited. So, they have to be creative enough to use the language that they have in order to communicate.
Children's capacity for indirect learning:
There are 2 ways of learning which is direct and indirect learning. Children always learn indirectly from the experiences and the environment. Here, they will gain their knowledge and skills.
Children's instinct for play and fun:
Children and playing and having fun cannot be separated. It is crucial for the teacher to manipulate the aspects in the learning process so that they are able to enjoy the lesson.
The role of imagination:
Imagination able to create a child that can think creatively and being critical in solving problems.
The instinct for interaction and play:
Children always want to interact and play. Hence, their instinct can be used in educated way to engage learning in them.
The topic for my group is “Children’s creative use of limited language resources’. We had prepared a powerpoint presentation and on the topic given plus some additional information from the internet. From the reading, I found that children are so creative in manipulating the language to suit the concept or in simple words, the ability to express meaning.
