WEEK 2 (Learning English inside the classroom)

Today, I have learnt a lot in the classroom.  Education system in Thailand “FOR A FAIR SELECTION EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE THE SAME EXAM”.  Although it is fair, It absolutely Fail. The Thai Education System is One of the Worst in S.E. Asia and is Worsening Every Year said Cassandra James, a British-American teacher in Thailand. Anirut Chumsawat ’my English instructor said 2W3P( Warm up, Presentation, Practice, Production and Wrap up) is not effective to teach Thai students. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) are useful teaching approach for Thai Teachers to run classroom activities more effectively.

Let begin with the principles of Communicative Language Teaching. First, make real communication (4 skills) of language learning. Second, give opportunities for learners to experiment and try out what they know. Students should have will for communication. Third, be to learnt of learners’ errors. The learner is building up his or her communicative competences.   There are three level of learning (Surface Learning, Deep Learning and Achievement Learning).
Fourth, provide opportunities for learners to develop both accuracy and fluency. Fifth, link the different skills for instant listening with speaking. Sixth, inductive teaching (student induce grammar rule).

Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) emphasizes the use of authentic language through meaningful tasks. Task is an activity carried out using language. There are three main points of TBL.1 Process (Pre, While, Post) 2. Communication and meaning (CLT) 3.Purposeful activities and tasks (Clear Objective). Moreover, the sequence of activity in TBLT are pre-task, the task cycle and the language focus. According to the sequence of activity, Pre-task is use to introduce topic and task. There steps of Task Cycle are as the following: Task (student do the task in pairs or small groups while teacher monitors). Planning (student prepare to report to the whole class / oral or written). Report (some group present their report to the class and compare result). Last, Two part of language focus that is analysis and practice.

Education in our country is very worst; consequently, as one of the Thai population I must study hard not only me but all of Thai students. Both students and teachers must know their roles.  Thailand is now facing a crisis in education. Meanwhile, education in countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Korea and China is improving in leaps and bounds. Thai teachers should create their lesson plan by using mainly Task Based Language Teaching approach.