WEEK 5

Describing week 5, I am thinking of many things that I have learned to practise in my class. The most important is reading about rubrics, that is something new in my professional life and I think, that is of real importance.  I created rubrics for independent reading at elementary level. By using rubrics, I get a clear cut picture / standards of assessing students performance and the students also know what  and how they are assessd ? Apart from Rubrics, PBL and  WebQuest did compel me to modify / bring change in my teaching learning process that is usually followed in Pakistani classrooms , that is , just a lecture method. All these readings are a source of professional development.

During this week, I also post URL on course wiki regarding Rubrics.

Week 4

Hello

            It has been very useful. Articles on use of technology and multi-skills websites are a great source that I can use in my classroom. Teaching English as second language needs professional commitment that demands that ESL teachers must be  familiar with the use of modern technology. Thus we can enrich our classrooms and better develop reading and writing skills among the students.

Athar

EFL : WHY OR WHY NOT ?

Hello  E participants

                    The world is still devided on the issue of language. There are irrefutable arguments from both sides. English as a foreign langauge should be used as medium of instruction for better understanding of the current global trends or the Non-English speaking countries must not use it as medium of instruction as the children develop concepts in mother tongue. This issue has become very complicated in countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Even Taiwan, Japan etc. As English is dominant language of the present global civilization and must be grasped but from where it may commence and how to use it , that is , as a subject or medium of instruction? As an English teacher, I keep on thinking on this issue but still it is hard to come to a conclusion.
The present course is helping me to improve teaching skills through technology and it is really enjoyable here to communicate with E colleagues from all over the world. I would also like to suggest all here to see
"kidsclick" and "googlescholar"  as a big source for material on EFL.

Athar