My last entry: Reflection on my learning journey

According to Wikipedia, blog refers to a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. This semester, we have experienced extensive exposure to blogs. Before this, I've never maintained a blog before, but now, I'm kind of addicted to blog! For this semester, I owned 2 personal academic blogs, windows live for Technology and blogspot for Resources. Thanks to these 2 subjects, I got the chance to reflect on my own learning experience through blogging.

So, here are few questions posted by Mdm Foziah:

1. What do you like about blogging?

Personally, I like blogging a lot. Through my blog, I can pen down what I've gained in my journey of learning. I found that writing reflections through blog is one of the effective ways to capture important events in learning, for instance, it enables me to reflect on what I've learnt every week, and how much I've gained in the process.

2. What have you gained from blogging? How?

Blogging enables me to trace back my learning experience from time to time too. Besides, blog also gives me unlimited space to pour out my feeling! Frankly admitting, I'm not a very expressive person, however, through my own blog, I can express my feelings and emotions freely! This is just like my own academic diary. Besides, thig blog has served as a medium for us to share and exchange ideas with our friends as well. It allows me to learn from a wider horizon. Learning is not limited to oneself, but through blogs, it has widened my learning sphere. Besides growing through my blog, the other 72 blogs maintained by my friends have also served as a useful learning platform for me. Indeed, I found that this collaborative and reciprocal learning like this is very beneficial for me. I learnt to give constructive comments to my friends, and I learnt greatly from their comments on my entries as well.
Besides, through blog, I found that learning has no limit. My experience and knowledge has grown greatly from time to time. My language skills has grown as well, I learnt to be more expressive, and more critical in my reflection. I believe that this process is an endless journey.

5. What do you like about this course?

This course has opened my perception regarding the use of resources in ESL classroom. I learnt how to utilise resources effectively. I really like this course as it has indeed given me wonderful, fruitful and rewarding experience. I had extensive exposure to useful softwares which will come in handy when we create teaching aids. I had the opportunity to learn and explore, which I think have shaped me into a more all-rounded teacher.

6. What you do not like about this course?

The heavy workload. Perhaps the assignments and tasks being assigned could be reduced as there were too many tasks throughout this course. Other than that, I feel very grateful for having to learn so many wonderful things.
7. What have you learnt from this course?

Although there were only 14 weeks, I have indeed grown and developed a lot. I have grown into a more independent learner (learning and reflecting through my own blogs), matured thinker, who are well-equipped with essential skills in developing resources in the classroom. In this precious 14 weeks, we had been exposed to numerous tools, and softwares in ELT. I learnt how to create e-books, gifs, edit photo, videos and audio. I also learnt how to create interesting teaching aids. All these precious learning experience has really shaped me into a better learner.
8. What have you learnt from this course that you did not expect to?

I really did not expect to learn all the tasks mentioned above. There were really amazing.
9. What have u expected but do not learn from this course?

So far, I found that this course has given me more than what I've expected.
10. If you can change anything about this course, state what is and elaborate?

Personally, I felt that there is nothing that I would like to change in this course. I am glad to have the chance to learn so many useful skills, however, I had a hard time in managing so many assignments and tasks especially when exam is coming. Perhaps the number of assingments can be reduced.
11. On a scale of 1 – 10, please rate your computing and technological skills for both before and after undergoing the course.

I would give 3 for before and 8 for after. I found that the skills were extremely useful for me throughout this semester. Initially, my knowledge of computing and technological skills were just like a flower seed, then it blooms gradually, and now it has transformed into a fully grown flower.

So, thumbs up for this course!

Week 14: Time to bid farewell

Hi everyone. Time really flies and today is the last day of our Resources class. Without realising, this semester is going to end in a few days' time! It was advocated that 'If you make good time on a journey, you manage to travel faster than you expected.' I believe that this saying is indeed very true, although we are overwhelmed with tonnes of assignments, I am still having a great time during the journey, as personally, I've gained many valuable lessons.

Today, we were to pass up our Assignment 2. Thank God, all of us managed to complete our assignment on time. I'm positive that all of us had given our best for this assignment, although we failed to fulfill the requirement of the task, as we did not include a list of descriptions regarding the teaching aids. We will take note on it and perhaps improve on other assignments. I'm sure that we were too indulged in the world of creating teaching aids that we forgot about this important matter.

Despite our carelessness, I could still see the hardwork behind this assignment. The folios were filled with colourful and appealing teaching aids that would definitely allure the attention of young primary children. On the other hand, we have learnt how to produce quality and interesting teaching aids too! I'm grateful for having the opportunity to explore and learn so many beneficial and useful softwares. Undeniably, those softwares really came in handy while we were developing our teaching aids. For instance, 'photoscape' enabled me to create gif and animation easily, youtube downloader enabled me to download videos and converting them within seconds as well. There are other wonderful softwares too.

Although exam is coming, there are still assignments that are left undone. The thought of coping with pending assignments and coming final exams really makes me creep. Well, I can only keep my fingers crossed and pray that I will be able to sail through it successfully and get good grades.

Anyway, I'm glad that this semester is over. It was really a fruitful experience. Besides, these 4 months were indeed a huge turning point for me as well. I learnt so much in the process, and that makes me grow into a more matured person.

Hope I can sustain what I've learnt from this course-Resources and apply the skills (both computer and internet) when I go for teaching in the future. Now, if I were to rate my knowledge of computer and internet (in a scale of 10), I would give 3 for before I entered this course and 8 for now!

All right, that's all for now. Bye!

Microsoft publisher: my first greeting card and postcard!

Hi, good afterno0n to all. Today we got the chance to explore another brilliant software: Microsoft Office Publisher 2007. Before that, Mdm Foziah showed us a few templates that we can use to create our teaching aids. This was not our first time using this software, in fact, we have produced a few brochures using Microsoft Office Publisher before, however, this was my first time exploring the latest version of Microsoft Publisher.

Indeed, I have gained a lot of useful skills today. When I started exploring Microsoft Publisher, many wonderful ideas began to blossom. I found that there are ample of resources that can be created using this brilliant software. For instance, it features greeting cards, postcards, brouchure, poster and so on. All these can be turned into colourful teaching aids that can really help us in enhancing our lesson. Since I've tried to create a brochure before, therefore, this time I am going to embark on something new: creating a greeting card and a postcard.

In the midst of creating the greeting card, I realise that this software is very versatile and user-friendly. If we are creative enough, we can create tonnes of wonderful teaching aids from this site. I still remember when I first taught my pupils on how to produce a postcard, I only opted for Microsoft Word, in fact, I had problems in changing the margin of the postcard and inserting pictures. However, I thank God that I know how to produce a postcard now! The format is prepared and is ready to be used! All we have to do is insert the content and pictures. So far, I've completed a Thank You card and a postcard. I'm positive that it would be useful in the writing class. The samples would be beneficial for pupils as they serve as a writing model for them to follow. They can also learn about the structure of sentences. Besides, if this software is available in the classroom, it would be wonderful if pupils can create their own postcards and greeting cards. They would definitely love to participate in such activity!

So, here are my products:

Overall, I had fun exploring this software. Therefore, I would definitely utilise it when I embark on my teaching journey later. Hope you guys have fun trying with this new software too. All the best!

Video viewing day!

Hi, I'm positive that all of us had a great time in Resources class yesterday. Before the lesson began, we were to upload our videos that we've done for our video editing task. Then, we spent the first 1 and a half hour watching the videos. There were 18 videos altogether.
Undeniably, I truly enjoyed watching all the videos. I believe that all of us devoted our time and had put in a lot of efforts in this task. Personally, I really admire all the works done. Here, I would like to make some comments on the videos that I've watched.
First of all, most of the videos had indeed carry meaningful messages. I could see the message that the producers intended to convey clearly. For instance, the video entitled 'Unity' and 'Friendship' had captured my attention as the message of the video was very clear and explicit. The theme was very meaningful as well.
Secondly, I found that some of the videos were very realistic and appealing. Some had even used our real life photos. Those photos really brought us down our memory land as it reminded us of some great time we've experienced for the passed 4 years! It was indeed very refreshing and mesmerising! Haha..
Some videos were very inspiring and thought provoking, for instance, the videos done by dhaya and peter had indeed triggered our awareness on the need to protect our mother earth. Another thought-provoking video that I found quite interesting was Jong's and Fendy's video entitled 'Let's ponder about it'. Their videos had really made us ponder upon our every actions in life. The picturesque scenes were very captivating as well.
Apart from that, there were also some light-hearted videos that I felt had managed to calm our minds. For instance, the videos on 'friendship' was indeed very cheerful, and the song chosen was very catchy as well. However, I noticed that there were some grammatical mistakes that they have overlooked. Other than that, it was a great video.
Another video that I found worth watching was '10 things to do before you graduate' by Aaron and Caryn. Their video was extremely attention-grabbing as it had close connection to our life, since we've just embarked our journey in UM. It also reminded us that life isn't all about studying, and we should balance our life and shall enjoy our life at the same time. Undeniably, I had a hard time coping with life here, as it is extremely hectic, with lots of assignments to be done. However, this video made me realise that I should not lament but should take it as an opportunity to learn. Besides, I should also grab the chance to explore and try out something new. Thumbs up for this video!
After watching all the videos, I had better ideas on how to produce a quality video. This task had served as an opportunity for us to learn to be more creative. Before I end my reflection, I would like to share a video that Aizat and I did for this video editing task. Personally, I felt that it was quite dull and I'm sure there are still lots of rooms for improvements. Anyway, enjoy watching the video and feel free to comment ya! Thank you and have a nice day!

A day with mixed feeling

Hello...Before I begin my reflection, I would like to apologize to Mdm Foziah for letting her down in class today. We're extremely sorry for our inconsideration and insensitivity and I hope it won't happen again.






Today, we had combined class (both tuesday and thurday groups) and Ma'am requested the thursday group to present their articles that were assigned two weeks ago. We were warned that we should not take this easy as these articles are very important to us.
Thank God, we had the opportunity to listen to the presentations again, as I was not really paying attention in the previous class. I noticed that today's presentation was a bit different from our groups' as their presentations were more in-depth and covered the details of each research done on technology and education. So, to conclude what I've observed from their presentations, I found that integration of technology in the ESL classroom are essential in motivating learners to learn, especially young children. Some of the articles revealed that pre-service and in-service teachers expressed positive attitudes towards the usage of technology in the classroom, however, some were not ready or they did not have have the pre-requisite skills to use it in the classroom. Therefore, this serves as an alarming sign for us, the future teachers! As we embarked on this semester, we were introduced to large scale usage of technology and througout the semester, we have learned a lot of technology and computer skils, namely photo editing, video editing, audio editing, e-book and etc. All these have widened our knowledge and perspectives on how useful technology is in the teaching and learning world. As one of the presentors, Najwa, mentioned, technology establishes a more genuine setting to the classroom, as children can explore a variety of interesting learning materials that are closed to the real world setting. I truly agreed with this statement. Therefore, we must take the initiatives to learn how we can integrate technology effectively in the classroom.

As for the second part of the lesson, Ma'am reminded us about the due date for the second assignment, which is the compilation of electronic teaching aids. So far, our groups have decided where and how we should download or get our teaching aids, however, we have not put our plans into "actions". Therefore, I hope we can finish it on time. Besides, we were also asked to work in groups of 4 for the third assignment, which is designing lesson plans. As for this assignment, I am working with new members: Priya, Fendy, and Firdaus. This is my first time working with Firdaus and hopefully we can produce really good lesson plans!
That's all about the class today and let's work harder for our assignments!
P/S: Ma'am was not feeling well today, so I hope that she will get well soon!

Week 10: Full of anticipation

Hi! Today was another fun-filling and exciting day. Exciting as I think most of us are heading towards our home sweet home soon. As for today's lecture, we had presented the articles which were assigned to us last week. From the presentions, I've really gained a lot of in-depth insights on the importance of preservice teachers to equip ourselves with the knowledge of technology and how they should integrate it into the lesson. In these 9 weeks, I realised that technology can really do wonders in teaching as there are many educational softwares, websites or programmes that can be explored to enhance and motivate pupils' interest to learn. I found that the presentations done by Doreen's group was very clear and informational as they had shown vivid examples as to how technology can be brought into the classroom, and they also explained in detail on how technology can improve pupils' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Now, I have more ideas on how to integrate technology into language teaching. For example, I deem that blogging is one of the ways to motivate pupils to write, as young children generally dislike traditional method of teaching, and the use of technology would definitely capture the attention of these active, bubbly and fun-seeking young learners.
For the second part of the lesson, Ma'am showed us a short advertisement entitled "recycle". I was flabbergasted upon watching this awesome video. Although it was a very short video, which was merely 30 seconds, the idea was marvelous and catchy. The producer managed to deliver the message "it's never too young to start recycling" within 30 seconds. This video featured a boy who sends a question to one of the girls, asking her whether she loves him or not, but the girl rejects him. Then he erases the message and resends the question to another girl. Wow, the idea behind that was simply marvelous! To those who have missed this cute video, you can watch it here.

Before the class ended, Ma'am also commented on some of our storyboards for our video editing assignment. My pair, Aizat and I managed to come out with our story board too, but we didn't have sufficient time to show it to Ma'am. Basically, our video's topic is "It's never too late to express your love". Our video focuses on love towards our family and friends. As we realised that nowadays, people find it hard or awkward to express or show their love, and the word "love" is seldom uttered to people who care for us, especially our parents. So, with this video, we hope that it will bring a sense of awareness especially to youngsters to show their love towards their parents, and also their friends, God, and their loved ones. In our video, we will insert some children's opinions about love. We've found a few quotatios, and we found that they are very meaningful. With this, we hope that we will get our message accrossed. To those who are also in the midst of producing their videos, all the best ya!
Lastly, I would like to wish all my fellow friends and lecturers happy holiday and Selamat Hari Raya! Enjoy your holiday!

Video editing here we come!

Hi there. Today's lecture was yet another "eye-opener" session for me. This week, our assignment is to produce a video! Video, I thought, not again, we had just finished producing one video for our technology assignment! However, as Ma'am revealed one of her all time favourite 'ella and wu chun's' video clip, I was totally impressed by the video edited by their fans! The video managed to capture our attention, and upon seeing their work, I am fully motivated to create one as well!

Besides that, Ma'am also showed us some video editing softwares that can be utilised for this assignment. One of them was one true media. Before this, I only know windows movie maker, power director and photostory. This time around I am going to try something new! Sounds interesting and challenging isn't it?
As I browsed through the net, I found one particular fan made video which had captured my attention. It is a video created by the fan of some hong kong drama series. They had merged some scenes in a few dramas and combined into one short meaningful video. The song that they chose really goes well with the video. Maybe this is not the best video, but the efforts that they have put in deserve a thumbs up! You can watch the video that I've attached below.
Besides that, we were also asked to work in pairs of different gender. So, this time I'm no longer working with my sweet female partner, but I'm working with a new partner from different gender. Luckily, I managed to find one partner, who is Aizat. I have worked with him previously and he is a nice partner to work with! So, I hope we can produce a good video!
So far, we have brainstormed some ideas and we found that creating a video isn't an easy job. So, we will try to squeeze some creative juice out of our little brains and hopefully we can produce a video which can really inspire our audience. Really look forward to start this assignment.
I believe strongly that 'with great determination, nothing is impossible!' So, best of luck, my friends! Enjoy watching the video! :)

Week 8=housekeeping!

Today's lecture was all about housekeeping. We've finally handed in our assignments. So far, everything is going smoothly, and I'm glad that all of us managed to complete the tasks on time! However, some of us did not follow the instructions given by Ma'am when handing in assignment, thus we had to spend the whole lecture arranging and sorting things back to order.
As for this assignment, I've really gained a lot of hands-on experience on how to edit audio. Indeed, I found that this assignment was quite fun. I think we are half way to become professional audio editors now.Haha! So far, I've learnt to use Audacity and music editing master. I found that these softwares are quite user friendly and we can basically edit all sorts of audio files. They are quite easy to use and they have all the tools we need to enhance the quality of audio files. It also enables us to merge two songs and add effects to the songs. Quite cool isn't it?
So for next week, we will be learning video editing. Wow, we are gonna be all-rounded teachers! I really look forward to the lecture next week and hopefully we can gain something new and useful. Okay, that's all for now and have a nice day!

Reflection week 7

Hi. Without realising, half semester has passed! As for today, we were given another task to complete : audio editing. So far, we've developed an ebook, edited photos and now we are venturing into the audio editing world! I am glad that we have the chance to learn so many amazing things! I'm positive that all those skills are worth learning. Frankly speaking, I really enjoy the process of doing the works and I'm proud to see the end products. I hope I will be able to cope with the heavy workloads and complete the assignments on time. Before this, I had used a few songs for my simulated teaching back in college, and I was not satisfied with the quality of the song, however, I did not know how to edit the song according to my preferences. Now, finally, I have the chance to explore and learn it!

For this lecture, we've been exposed to some examples of audio editing work done by Mdm Foziah, and she also introduced us to some tools for audio editing, the purpose for editing audio, and the history of audio editing world. I think I'm quite interested in doing this task, and hopefully I can manage to come out with a good piece of product! So, we really need to work hard now! All the best to all!

Photoshop!

Hi people, hope everyone is doing fine. I would like to share the photos that I edited recently for the photo editing task.

Personally, I enjoyed doing the photoshop, and I'm proud with the end product as well. At least I've learnt something new and useful! These are the photos. Hope you'll like it!

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E-book, here we come!

Today is a pleasant day, and I just enjoyed our resources class! The lesson began with a short presentation from Mdm Foziah. The topic of the lecture was about criteria for selecting or creating stories. I found that this lesson was indeed very useful and I'm glad that we all had a strong foundation in this field as we had been exposed to a similar course named "Stories in the ESL classroom" before. Mdm Foziah had also exposed us to the criteria that we should take note in developing a story, which include the text, font size, plot, and illustrations. This is to help us to develop an e-book, which is our next assignment! This is the very first time that we are to create an e-book! As I browsed through Google, e-book refers to an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book. So, the idea is quite similar to a story books that we usually read, but it's just that e-book is presented in the form of electronic media.

So far, we have learnt to do tutorials, photoshop and now, we are to apply what we have learnt from the previous lessons to this assignment! This serves as another learning platform for us to develop our internet and computer skills! Wow, we have learnt so many things in such a short period, amazing isn't it? As quoted by Abigail Adams " learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence". I extremely agree with this quotation! I think what I need now is passion in learning and also to persevere in what I'm doing now! Although they are lots of assignment awaiting us, I believe that with great passion and determination, we can excel in the end! So, let's work hard together towards achieving what we aim for!

Oh ya, happy holiday to all my beloved friends and lecturers! Enjoy your holiday :)

My fifth resources class: overwhelming!

Hi, greetings to all. I would say today's resources class was yet another "eye-opener" for me. Before the lesson started, we were surprised by the fire drill. All of us were like ants scattered at the ground floor, and waited for the instructions from the firemen. The drill was simply cool, especially when the firemen demonstrated to us on how to use the fire extinguisher. For me, I just stood at the back and enjoyed the "show". Haha.

As for the class, we were given another assignment from Mdm Foziah. Ouhh, not again, I sighed. However, as Maam explained to us on what we should do, I found that this assignment is not bad after all. For this assignment, we are to collect all the electronic teaching aids that we have produced or found, then categorise and compile them. I found that this assignment is very beneficial for us, as when we have a variety of teaching aids, it helps us to save a lot of time if we are to use them in the future. We don't have to undergo the trouble of finding or downloading them, because it's already there, ready to be used! Besides that, I believe that we will definitely gain wonderful experience doing this assignment, as we will be able to learn how to produce quality teaching aids. Thumbs up for this assignment! Hehe..

Apart from that, Mdm Foziah has also shown us some examples of photo editing, and how people add effects to pictures. I was surprised to see all the pictures done by those people, because they were amazing. I wonder how they found time to edit all those photos! The most beautiful job done by them was the photo featuring the well-known taiwanese singer and actor, Ella and Wu Chun. Their fan had actually replaced Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's photo with their faces. The photo was remarkable, because the picture fitted their faces so well. These were some of the photos with added effects. Hope I am able to produce similar work soon!

I didn't even realise that this photo was actually being cut and merged together. Amazing isn't it?

This was another photo edited by their fan. I was flabbergasted upon seeing all the pictures. The effect is just remarkable.

I didn't even know how this was done. So, this shows that there are a lot for me to learn! Okay, I think I shall procrastinate no more and start to work hard! Good luck to all my friends! Adios!

Watch this, it's hilarious!

Busy weeks ahead...

Today is yet another busy day. We were assigned to complete the tutorial tasks given by Mdm Foziah, without her assistance. I was surprised when she asked us how many tutorials we have done, as I didn't know that we have to do it during the weekend! (And instead of doing the tutorials, I spent my "so-called holiday" shopping and watching this..haha..It's a good movie worth watching though!)

So, that was why things are being procrastinated until today! However, it's no use crying over spilled milk, so I better stop grumbling and start working!
Overall, today's resources class is basically about tutorials. During the class, our eyes were glued to the computer screen, and all of us were busy cracking our brains, trying to finish up the tasks. Aahhh...

However, despite all the hard work we are going through now, I feel grateful towards Mdm Foziah as she has established the opportunity for us to learn and explore! In the process of doing the tutorials, I found that the knowledge of web searching, downloading, uploading, encoding, storing files, converting files, to file conversion are vital and should be mastered by all of us the future teachers. Previously, I did not know the proper channel to download mp3s, videos and softwares. So, this assignment serves as a good medium for me to develop my internet and computer skills. With this knowledge, I would be able to download teaching aids or songs, search for potential resources that I can use in the classroom, and convert important documents. So, as for now, I think I better catch up and complete the tutorials before the due date! Adios!

Just beat it!

Without realising, we've entered the third week of the semester, how time flies right? This week is much better than the previous weeks, and I'm enjoying every second of my life as every day teaches me a new lesson! Life is very hectic now, with overwhelming assignments and tasks, but they are meaningful. I had really gained a lot during these 3 weeks of lectures.

Back to Resources now. Frankly speaking, I found that I begin to L-O-V-E this course! Mdm Foziah is really a dedicated lecturer, I like the way she conducts her lesson! This week's lecture was another eye-opening session for me. The lesson kicked off when Mdm Foziah asked us to download the latest song of Micheal Jackson. I was amazed to find that his last song is called "gives thanks to Allah". Although it is a Muslim song, I enjoyed listening to the song. Micheal Jackson's voice is really manificent. Undeniably, his lost was a sad tragedy for the music industry.

Anyway, I feel glad that I learnt another new lesson on this tuesday- Produce a step-by-step tutorial on how to download an MP3 file! Although the process is tedious, as every step has to be included in, I found that they are important! Tutorials help people learn new skills by using a step-by-step process that ensures the user is following along and comprehending the material.This reflects how essential and useful tutorials are. I believe strongly that it will be helpful when I go for teaching later as I might overlook certain steps when I download a file or software, thus I can refer to the checklists from time to time.

Besides that, we were also given a list of tutorials that we need to complete in two weeks' time. Wow, it was indeed a LONG list! However, I am positive that we can do it! Perseverance and determination are what we need now :) So far, I found that this Resources course is very rewarding as it enlightens us with things we have never learn or do not bother to learn before. Look forward to discover more from Resources course. So, let's embark on the journey of exploration from now on!

Exploring, experimenting and sharing

EXPLORING, EXPERIMENTING and SHARING. These are the three words that I would like to use to relate to our Resources class today. The topic that we learnt today was "working with young language learners". My group was assigned to present on the subtopic 1.2 children's creative use of limited language resources. Since we didn't have time to listen to our friends' presentations, so here is basically what I understood from our group's discussion. This topic was about the creative use of pupils' limited language. I was amazed to discover that with limited language knowledge, children are still able to produce language. Although their grammar and linguistic knowledge are inadequate, they have the potential to creatively use what they know to convey their message. So, it proves that children will somehow find ways to express themselves, given that the environment and people around them support and encourage them to do so. Chomsky, in his Universal Grammar theory, proposed that children have the innate ability to acquire language. Therefore, I learn that language teachers play a vital role in children's language development, we have to give them the right support and provide guidance, or scaffold them if necessary. This will help to unleash their innate potential to learn language. Here, what we can do is perhaps maximize the use of resources in the classroom to enhance pupils' language development. These were basically what I felt about language learning of young learners.
Apart from that, we had been divided into 5 groups, each group represents the sub-topic that we are going to learn during tutorials. The topics are: internet skills, photo editing skills, audio editing, video editing, and software for ELT. Wow, all these topics look so NEW to me..The title itself is enough to make me creeps..Haha..Anyway, like what our lecturer said, it does not matter if we are not good at those skills, the most important thing is WE ARE WILLING TO LEARN. So, I think it's time for me to explore, experiment and share my knowledge with my fellow friends. Hopefully, by the end of this course, I'm able to master those skills!

Looking forward to the next class, how about you?

Hi...This is the second week of the new semester.So far everything was fine, and I begin to enjoy the life here. Although our life is very hectic now, with a lot of tasks to complete, it is FUN! After all, I believe all these assignments and tasks are worth learning and it will definitely help me in my teaching in the future..Looking forward to the second resources' class tomorrow. Last week, our lecturer had touched on a little bit of introduction on working with young learners, but I would like to confess here: I was not really paying attention to the lecture-because I was too fascinated by my new blog! Haha :P..Anyway, I will make sure that I get the front seat tomorrow so that I can pay FULL attention in the class..
See you in the next class! Have a nice day :)

Hi there!

Hello, my name is Ng Bee Guat, you can call me Bee Guat. I was born in Melaka,a small peaceful town. Previously, I had my 4 years of tertiarty education at Insitute Perguruan Ilmu Khas. And here I am, in University Malaya, to proceed my third and fourth year degree studies on TESL primary education. Time flies really fast, without realising, I am stepping into another "unknown land"! The environment here is totally different. However, I believe that I can adapt to this new environment very soon. This is going to be a long journey but I believe that it will be a challenging and inspiring one!
So, this blog is mainly opened for academic purposes, where I pen down my thoughts and reflections on the course PBEY 3102 "Using and Developing Resources for the ESL classroom". I believe that this course will be very helpful for us because it exposes us to the various resources available in the language classroom, which we might not use before. I found that I like our lecturer too! She is very friendly and approachable.
Apart from that, I really enjoy learning this course , because we have our own blogs! I also heard from our seniors that we can upload videos and songs as well! This is going to be fun, right?
Okay, I think I shall stop here..thank you for visiting my blog! If you have any doubts or questions, just feel free to drop your comments! I will certainly respond to you. Will keep you guys updated from time to time ya! See you :)