English Language Panel of SMK Mutiara

3^rd CAIELTS

Creativity and Innovation Exhibition

& Language Teaching Seminar 2018

Transforming Teaching and Learning in the 21^st Century

Date : 28 July 2018

Time : 8.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Venue : Labuan International School

Submission Deadline: 31 May 2018

The 3^rd Creativity and Innovation Exhibition & Language Teaching Seminar (CAIELTS) 2018 is a platform for English/ Malay/ Chinese/ Arabic/ other language teachers to highlight and share their creative and innovative teaching practices that have helped make second language learning more interesting and meaningful. CAIELTS also serves as an avenue for intellectual and professional discussion to further improve the teaching and learning process in the 21^st century classroom.

Initiated by the Creativity and Innovation Department and the English Language Panel of SMK Mutiara in collaboration with the Language Unit and the School Improvement Specialist Coach Plus (SISC+) of Labuan Education Department, we are pleased to invite interested language practitioners to submit their presentation proposals for our exhibition and parallel sessions. Submissions from a wide range of areas are highly encouraged, among others may include:

· Analysis of Discourse and Interaction

· Computer-Assisted Language Learning

· Corpus Linguistics

· English for Specific Purposes

· ESL/EFL Materials

· Intercultural Pragmatics

· L2 Instructional Methods and Approaches

· L2 Acquisition

· Language Policy

· Language Testing

· Psycholinguistics

· Sociolinguistics

· Research Methods

· Teacher Development

· Translation

· 21^st Century Classroom Practices

· Format of presentation

EXHIBITION

Presentation of creative and innovative teaching materials

- a competition to grab CAIELTS prizes for creativity and innovation, sponsored by Hyginovasi
- open to teachers of all subjects (languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, humanities, etc.)

- exhibitors will be provided with a desk and a chair to exhibit their products throughout the seminar

ORAL PRESENTATION

Presentation can be in the form of oral research paper presentation, sharing of good practices, action research, workshop or teaching demonstration for 30 minutes. Only for language practitioners. Parallel session:

(i) English oral presentation

(ii) Malay/ Chinese/ Arabic oral presentation

Important!

Presenters must submit a 200-word abstract and a 50-word biodata to the secretariat before the deadline. A computer and LCD projector will be provided for oral presenters. However, presenters are very much encouraged to bring their own laptops and other electronic devices in case the equipment provided does not support their presentation.

Presenter:

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Participant:

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Contribution:

Early bird:
RM 35 (presenter / participant – including meals) before 01 June 2018

Normal rate:

RM 50 (presenter) including meals

RM 50 (participant) including meals

Certificate of participation will be issued
No refund after payment has been received

For details, contact:

Dr Hyginus Lester

Head of Creativity and Innovation

Ms Debbie Lawrence

Head of English Language Panel

SMK Mutiara

Tel: 087-412532 / Fax: 087-422581

Email: englishpanelmutiara@hotmail.com

http://englishpanelmutiara.blogspot.my

Syarat Pertandingan (Pameran) Creativity and Innovation Exhibition

1. Peserta pameran merujuk kepada peserta yang akan mempamerkan produk untuk dipertandingkan dan dinilai oleh hakim yang dilantik oleh Jawatankuasa Pengelola 3^rd CAIELTS 2018.

2. Penyertaan adalah terbuka kepada semua pendidik/ guru semua mata pelajaran dalam kurikulum Malaysia.

3. Setiap penyertaan mestilah berdaftar menggunakan borang yang disediakan oleh pihak penganjur dalam bentuk Google Form.

4. Peserta pameran boleh mendaftar secara individu atau berkumpulan. Namun, hadiah yang ditawarkan bukan mengikut kategori individu atau kumpulan. Kategori yang dipertandingkan ialah:

Principal’s Choice Award – satu plak dan satu sijil sahaja

Judge’s Choice Award- satu plak dan satu sijil sahaja

Hyginovasi Choice Award – satu plak dan satu sijil sahaja

Language Unit’s atau Head of Language Department Choice Award – satu plak dan satu sijil sahaja

5. Hanya satu plak dan satu sijil untuk setiap kategori hadiah. Oleh yang demikian, hadiah boleh diberikan sama ada kepada individu atau kumpulan, berdasarkan pendaftaran yang dibuat oleh peserta pameran dalam Google Form yang dihantar.

6. Nama-nama anugerah mungkin berubah mengikut kesesuaian dan adalah hak mutlak penganjur.

7. Jenis inovasi adalah terbuka - sama ada bahan bantu mengajar, kaedah pengajaran, pentaksiran dan penilaian, penyeliaan, pentadbiran dan pengurusan organisasi.

8. Produk yang dipertandingkan mestilah asli dan TIDAK pernah memenangi anugerah antarabangsa.

9. TIADA kertas kerja dan manual produk yang perlu dihantar tetapi peserta pameran hendaklah menerangkan produk kepada hakim yang menilai. Kertas kerja dan manual mungkin berguna sebagai eviden dan bahan tambahan untuk penjelasan kepada hakim.

10. Selepas pembayaran dibuat, pihak penganjur TIDAK akan mengembalikan wang pendaftaran atau sumbangan peserta.

11. Peserta pameran hendaklah berada di tempat pertandingan seawal jam 7.30 pagi dan hanya boleh mengemas selepas jam 12.00 tengah hari.

12. Nama yang tertera dalam sijil adalah berdasarkan ejaan yang didaftarkan secara atas talian dalam Google Form penganjur. Pembetulan dan pencetakan sijil baharu akan dikenakan bayaran RM50.00.

13. Pihak penganjur TIDAK akan bertanggungjawab atas kehilangan, kerosakan, kecurian, dan apa-apa kemalangan pada produk yang dipamerkan.

14. Keputusan hakim adalah MUKTAMAD. Tiada rayuan dan aduan boleh dilakukan.

15. Pihak penganjur hanya menyediakan SATU meja dan SATU kerusi untuk peserta pameran. Tiada papan pameran, komputer atau apa-apa bekalan dan peralatan elektrik dan elektronik disediakan.

16. Pihak penganjur berhak menutup permohonan penyertaan selepas 10 penyertaan diterima atau mengikut kesesuaian tempat pertandingan. Penerimaan permohonan adalah berdasarkan "first come, first served".

17. Penghantaran borang permohonan penyertaan pendaftaran bukan bermaksud penyertaan diterima oleh penganjur untuk dipertandingkan. Surat penerimaan penyertaan akan dihantar kepada pemohon yang berjaya.

18. Surat penerimaan penyertaan akan dihantar kepada peserta dalam email atau dimaklumkan dalam WhatsApp, SMS atau mana-mana media elektronik.

19. Kriteria pemilihan adalah seperti berikut:

Kreatif
Inovatif
Idea baharu
Kekemasan
Daya penarik
Memudahkan
Boleh diadaptasi
Eviden keberkesanan
Merentas kurikulum/pengurusan
Nilai komersial

Syarat Hadiah Khas Pembentang Terbaik (Lisan – Kajian/Bengkel/Perkongsian)

1. Hadiah khas akan diberikan tahun ini kepada pembentang lisan terbaik. Hadiah ini bertujuan untuk memberi galakan, motivasi, dan pengiktirafan kepada pembentang yang menunjukkan pembentangan yang dipertimbangkan sebagai “outstanding” oleh penilai yang dilantik.

2. Hanya dua (2) hadiah khas disediakan. Semua pembentang layak secara automatik kecuali mereka yang memohon pengecualian.

3. Pemilihan pemenang adalah berdasarkan penilaian daripada pemerhatian dua (2) orang penilai yang dilantik. Penilaian adalah berdasarkan ‘overall impression’.

4. Penerima hadiah ini mampu memberi pembentangan yang dipertimbangkan sebagai terbaik dalam sesi selari dari segi gaya persembahan, kandungan yang bermakna dan bermanfaat, daya penarik, peluang adaptasi, kesungguhan dan keyakinan, dan kepentingan kepada pengajaran bahasa.

5. Keputusan penilai adalah muktamad. Sebarang rayuan atau bantahan tidak akan dilayan.

Sponsor(s):

HYGINOVASI
Visit hyginovasi.blogspot.com

PERSATUAN IBU BAPA DAN GURU SMK MUTIARA

Featured Speakers

Dr. Tam Suet Yet
PhD, M. Ed TESL, B. Ed TESOL (Wellington, New Zealand)

ELT Lecturer

Dr Tam Suet Yet is currently a teacher educator attached to the Ministry of Education in Malaysia. She began her career as an ELT practitioner in a vocational school, teaching English as a Second Language as well as English for Communication for 7 years before joining the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC). Her preferred areas of research within ELT are on the classroom practices and teacher education which she believes are the crucial factors contributing to the cognitive development and effective learning of every learner in schools.

Dr. Hyginus Lester
PhD (Ed Mgmt), M. Ed (Curriculum & Instruction), B. Ed TESOL (Wellington, New Zealand)

National Teacher Icon

Dr Hyginus Lester currently heads the Creativity and Innovation Department and is active in research. He has presented research papers at various international conferences including at Pamulang University (Indonesia), Chung-Ang University (Korea), Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia). He won the Basil Wijasuriya Award for outstanding paper presentation in 2010, awarded by MELTA and ELC International School and a travel grant by Asia TEFL (Korea) in 2013. He was conferred the Labuan Teacher Icon Award in 2014 and the National Teacher Icon Award in 2015. He also received Bett Asia Global Citizen Award by Ascential plc based in London in 2016. He is currently the President, Labuan Council for Excellent Teachers (Majlis Guru Cemerlang W. P. Labuan).

http://ikongurukebangsaanlabuan.blogspot.my/2015/10/biodata-ikon-guru.html

Sally Ann Scott

B. Ed (Exeter), BSc (Plymouth), MA (Plymouth), TEFL Cert.

Principal Teacher, Labuan English Academy

3RD CAIELTS 2018

PRESENTERS AND EXHIBITORS

NORHAYATI BINTI ABDUL RAZAK

FasiLinus Officer,

Tuaran District Education Office,

Sabah

Norhayati was born in Beaufort and has a teaching experience of 15 years. She obtained her Diploma in Education from Maktab Perguruan Kent, bachelor’s degree in TESL from UPM and master’s degree in TESL from UMS. She has presented at Persidangan LINUS 2.0 Peringkat Kebangsaan 2015 and International Conference on Education and Psychology 2016 (ICEduPsy16).

USING SPECIFIC AIDS TO INCREASE LINUS 2.0 PUPILS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENING READING AND WRITING K3 – K12

English Literacy Fasilinus Officers in PPD Tuaran have implemented an intervention project – “Teaching Weapons” that focuses on classroom empowerment through creating specific aids for teachers. The main aim for this project is to increase the accretion percentage especially for schools with lower results in the Linus2.0 Screenings hence narrowing the gap to achieve targeted KPI (Key Performance Indicators). Since the project was an innovative project from a previous intervention project namely ”LIFT Project”, some of the performance statistics gathered from the apprentice phase schools involved, SK Mengkabong, SK Berungis and SK Kindu were included as pre-performance evaluation. These three schools also played their roles as facilitating, assisting and modelled schools simultaneously for the other fourteen selected hotspot schools in Tuaran district for project – “Teaching Weapons”. These three schools were to conduct related workshops for the schools. Among them were SK Pekan Tamparuli, SK Pekan Tuaran, SK Rugading, SK Pekan Kiulu, SK Bundung, SK Bolong, SK Pekan Telipok, SK Tambalang, SKJC Kok Wah, SK Pukak, SK Pekan Tenghilan, SK Selupoh, SK Gayang and SK Baru-Baru. The project – “Teaching Weapons” was implemented and intervening learning sessions for the fourteen selected hotspot schools from year 2016 and 2017. English Literacy Fasilinus Officers in PPD Tuaran monitor and give advices and from time to time, teachers from the selected hotspot schools involved were gathered for meetings and to report throughout the project phase duration.

SASITHARAN A/L PALYKERISNAN

SISC+,

Keningau District Education Office,

Sabah

The researcher is a SISC+ in PPD Keningau. He had conducted many workshops and courses for the primary English teachers in Keningau district as well as coaching and mentoring session. In 2015, the researcher had successfully obtained National Level Specialist Certificate for Literacy Development with the rank 'Lulus dengan Cemerlang' and Specialist Certificate for ELT Methodology with the rank 'Lulus'. In 2017, he presented an action research in State Level NEMO conference. He also won several awards in PPD Keningau.

EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 4PNE WRITING TECHNIQUE IN ENHANCING PUPILS' NOTE EXPANSION WRITING SKILL

Writing note expansion became a serious issue among Year 5 pupils in two primary schools in Keningau district. These pupils did not even attempt to write this section C in the English Writing Paper due to lack of note expansion writing skill. Their English teachers could not figure out any idea to develop their note expansion writing skill. Hence, the main purpose of this action research is to examine the effectiveness of 4 Phase Note Expansion (4PNE) Writing Technique in enhancing pupils’ note expansion writing skill among Year 5 pupils. Besides, the secondary purpose of this action research is to examine whether 4 Phase Note Expansion (4PNE) Writing Technique can improve the pupils’ grammatical knowledge (present and past tense knowledge). The sample consisted of 10 Year Five pupils with the aid of their ESL teachers. The 10 pupils were assigned to the control group. The research instruments consisted of 4PNE Writing sheets, a pre-test, and a post-test. The collected data was analysed using Microsoft Excel and the output is presented in score and percentage. The research's findings revealed that the pupils showed an encouraging improvement in writing note expansion and grammatical knowledge (present and past tense knowledge) through the implementation of this 4PNE Writing Technique. In addition, the researcher found that the pupils were motivated to learn note expansion writing skill and most of them had positive perceptions towards the use of this technique.

SITI HAJAR BINTI IMRAN @ GINULIS

Guru Pemulihan Khas (LINUS),

SJK (C) Chung Hwa,

Labuan

Bertugas sebagai Guru Pemulihan Khas LINUS NKRA di SJKC Chung Hwa sejak tahun 2012. Mendapat naib johan Pertandingan Guru Inovatif Peringkat Negeri W.P Labuan (Inovasi Pembaris Tingkap) 2016, sagu hati Pertandingan Guru Inovatif Peringkat Negeri W.P Labuan (Inovasi Pembaris Tingkap Boleh Laras) 2017, pingat perak (Penutup Abjad) Pertandingan Guru Inovatif Peringkat Kebangsaan anjuran JPWPL 2018 , dan pingat perak (Pembaris Math) Pertandingan Guru Inovatif Peringkat Kebangsaan anjuran JPWPL 2018.

PENUTUP ABJAD
Penutup Abjad ini dihasilkan bagi membantu guru Pemulihan Khas mengawal murid yang suka bermain, mudah bosan, suka mengganggu rakan lain, hiperaktif, menunjukkan ciri-ciri mild Autisme, dan masih lemah pergerakan motor halus. Bahan ini turut membantu merangsang murid supaya lebih kreatif dan minat mengikuti aktiviti dalam kelas. Walaupun terdapat banyak gajet dan alat permainan sambil belajar boleh didapati di pasaran, kekangan kos menjadi halangan untuk mendapatkan alat-alat tersebut. Penutup Abjad ini sangat mudah disediakan pada kos yang murah dan boleh digunakan dalam pelbagai aktiviti belajar sambil bermain. Alat ini telah digunakan dalam kelas Pemulihan Khas Linus dan berjaya mengawal murid yang sukar duduk diam dan menyebabkan gangguan semasa proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Murid juga sangat seronok belajar sambil bermain menggunakan alat ini.

HERRYAN SYAH BIN TUPAN @ SURIAN

SISC+,

Kulai District Education Office,

Johor

HERRYAN SYAH BIN TUPAN @ SURIAN serves as SISC+ at the Kulai District Education Office. He works as a teacher mentor in the empowerment of the 21st Century T&L. In addition, he is the founder of mudahmengajar.com, a 21st century learning blog. In this blog, the latest experiences, views and ideas for T&L and educational technology are shared. Due to warm responses, the Mudah Mengajar Telegram Group has been set up to intensify virtual sharing between teachers throughout Malaysia. Now it has reached 9200 members. He is also the founder of the Google Apps Telegram Grouand Chromebook My. Both groups were created to drive the development of technology in T&L as well as ICT skills among educators. With his expertise and effort, he was invited to conduct workshops and seminars throughout the country.

MACHINE LEARNING & LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Various ways have been introduced to help students speak in the most fun way possible. Games, songs, videos are the main choices to engage learners to enjoy their English language learning experience. Often, such approaches exposed students to language use in one direction, which is to only hear, see or merely repeat. Teachers have to do double the work to provide feedback and the environment seems to be within classroom walls. Manual feedback or responses cost time and it solely depends on the teachers' effort. This can be replaced with machine learning. Machine learning is a technology that automatically performs certain tasks based on statistical data. Therefore, whenever students are speaking, they will get responses and the conversation flows from there. It gives automatic responses, saves time, and provides better validity and reliability in assessment. Language learning is gamified and it boosts language acquisition even more.

HERRYAN SYAH BIN TUPAN @ SURIAN

SISC+,

Kulai District Education Office,

Johor

HERRYAN SYAH BIN TUPAN @ SURIAN serves as SISC+ at the Kulai District Education Office. He works as a teacher mentor in the empowerment of the 21st Century T&L. In addition, he is the founder of mudahmengajar.com, a 21st century learning blog. In this blog, the latest experiences, views and ideas for T&L and educational technology are shared. Due to the warm responses, the Mudah Mengajar Telegram Group has been set up to intensify virtual sharing between teachers throughout Malaysia. Now it has reached 9200 members. He is also the founder of the Google Apps Telegram Grouand Chromebook My. Both groups were created to drive the development of technology in T&L as well as ICT skills among educators. With his expertise and effort, he was invited to conduct workshops and seminars throughout the country.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM WITH VIDEO COLLECTION

Flipped classroom approach was introduced to help reduce teaching time in the classroom. Instead of delivering content, classroom instruction should revolve around presentations and discussions. Some materials need to be given out before students enter the classroom. The problem is that they often present in the form of notes, slides and videos. Some materials need computers in order for them to be opened. Not everyone owns a computer at home and it seems tedious. Leave alone to ask students to find materials for their forthcoming classes. With almost everyone having a mobile phone in their hands, at least among the secondary schools students, they can watch videos on their phones at their own convenience. They can find videos to contribute too. With Youtube as the most popular video sharing platform in the world, it is possible to do flipped classroom in two directions, watching the videos their teacher has prepared and for students to add up some more videos to the list. Flipped classroom with video sharing along with collaboration is made easy.

CHIN TSUEY WEI

SISC+

Labuan Education Department

Labuan

Chin Tsuey Wei (B. Ed. TEFL) is a teacher with many years of teaching experience in both primary and secondary schools. Since 2014, Chin is attached to Labuan Education Department as a School Improvement Specialist Coach Plus (SISC+). She is interested in sharing ideas with other teachers. She loves activity-based, student-centred activities as well as self-access and self-directed learning. She believes in getting down to the basics, exploring and exploiting the learners’ interests to inculcate life-long learning.

XPLOITING CHILDREN’S STORIES

Stories are naturally entertaining for all ages. They serve as wonderful teaching and learning tools, especially for young learners.

This workshop attempts to exploit stories to involve and motivate reluctant learners of English by using an experiential, activity-based or student-centred approach. For more capable or fluent students, the activities will serve as a springboard for reflective writing. Co-operative learning, critical and creative thinking and predicting skills are incorporated. It also integrates the teaching and learning of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as grammar.

I take this opportunity to thank Ms Loke Khoon Ee who was a lecturer in the Teacher Education Institute of Malaysia, Penang Campus for sharing these resources with me. She has been very generous and kind in giving me the permission to share these materials.

SAMIH BIN KUKUNG

Guru PraSekolah,

SK Lubok Temiang,

Labuan

13 tahun pengalaman mengajar sebagai seorang guru prasekolah. Aktif memberikan sumbangan, ceramah, dan perkongsian di peringkat sekolah, negeri, kebangsaan dan antarabangsa. Menerima 27 anugerah di peringkat institusi, negeri dan kebangsaan. Antaranya menerima Anugerah Guru Inovatif Kebangsaan dan juga di peringat negeri. Selain menerima Anugerah Ikon Guru pada tahun 2016 & 2017. Selain itu, beliau juga merupakan jurulatih utama prasekolah peringkat negeri dan pernah memenangi Anugerah Kecemerlangan Prasekolah dan menerima Anugerah Prasekolah Gemilang di peringkat negeri selain aktif dalam memberikan perkongsian kajian di persidangan pendidikan antarabangsa. Beliau kini sedang mengikuti pengajian di peringkat PhD di UMS dalam bidang Kurikulum dan Pengajaran.

KEBERKESANAN MODUL BELAJAR MEMBACA MELALUI BERMAIN TERHADAP KEFAHAMAN KEMAHIRAN MEMBACA SUKU KATA KVKV KANAK-KANAK PRASEKOLAH

Pendekatan belajar melalui bermain adalah penting untuk diaplikasikan dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran di peringkat prasekolah. Di Malaysia kajian mendapati masih terdapat ramai guru prasekolah belum menekankan pendekatan ini dalam pengajaran disebabkan kekurangan panduan. Dalam kajian ini, satu modul belajar membaca melalui bermain dan berfokus kepada meningkatkan kemahiran membaca suku kata kvkv dalam kalangan murid prasekolah untuk aktiviti pengajara dan pembelajaran kemahiran membaca secara terancang dan sistematik. Teori perkembangan kognitif Piaget dan Vygotsky telah dijadikan asas kepada pembentukan modul pengajaran dengan melihat keberkesanan pelaksanaan modul belajar membaca melalui bermain ini diteliti dari segi kesannya terhadap kefahaman kanak-kanak khusus dalam kemahiran membaca suku kata kvkv. Reka bentuk kajian kuasi-eksperimen menggunakan ujian pra dan pasca telah diaplikasikan dengan menggunakan ujian kefahaman membaca sebagai instrumen kajian. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 50 orang kanak-kanak dari 2 buah kelas prasekolah Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan terhadap kefahaman pengalaman pranombor kanak-kanak antara kumpulan eksperimen dan kumpulan kawalan. Hasil kajian membuktikan bahawa penggunaan modul pendekatan belajar membaca melalui bermain yang telah dibina dapat meningkatkan tahap kemahiran membaca dalam kalangan murid prasekolah.

SITI ZAHARA BT MOHAMMAD

SISC+,
Jabatan Pendidikan W. P. Labuan

Siti Zahara merupakan SISC+ Bahasa Melayu sejak 2014 dan pernah memegang jawatan Guru Cemerlang BM pada tahun 2007 dan sebagai Munsyi Dewan.

TINGKAP SINTAKSIS

Inovasi ini merupakan satu kaedah yang boleh digunakan oleh guru-guru B. Melayu untuk memudahkan murid mengenal pasti ciri-ciri sintaksis atau ayat. Aspek sintaksis yang diajarkan kepada murid-murid ialah struktur ayat atau binaan ayat, susunan ayat, pola ayat, ragam ayat serta binaan ayat tunggal dan ayat majmuk. Inovasi ini membolehkan guru mengajar topic ini mengikut sistem modular, iaitu pengajaran boleh disekalikan tanpa terasing-asing atau terpisah-pisah. Setiap cirri ayat akan diperlihatkan dalam satu tingkap. Setiap tingkap membawa satu ciri. Oleh itu, Tingkap Sintaksis ini boleh digunakan oleh semua aras murid, iaitu dari sekolah rendah hingga ke sekolah menengah dengan membuka satu-satu tingkap mengikut keupayaan mereka. Kaedah ini dilihat lebih menarik dan memudahkan murid untuk mengenal pasti ciri-ciri ayat, iaitu dari satu bentuk ayat kepada satu bentuk ayat yang lain. Hanya dengan menggunakan Tingkap Sintaksis ini, murid dapat membuat ulang kaji dalam masa yang singkat dan mudah. Respon murid menunjukkan mereka lebih faham dan dapat membuat latihan yang disediakan.

NORFADZILLAH CHIN

English Language Teacher,

SM Sains Labuan, Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi

Labuan

Norfadzillah Chin is currently working as an English teacher in SM Sains Labuan, a high performance school in Labuan Federal Territory. Within her 6 years of teaching experience, she has been interested and dedicated to educational research and innovation as she believes that education is the most important weapon to change the world. She has presented several papers at national and international conferences, with a hope to inspire teachers to create a better atmosphere in ESL teaching.

ESL LEARNERS’ STRATEGIES IN COPING WITH LANGUAGE LEARNING ANXIETY IN 21^ST CENTURY ESL CLASSROOM

Language learning anxiety has been identified as a factor that hampers ESL learning. This study was carried out to investigate what are the ESL learners’ strategies in coping with language learning anxiety in the 21^st century ESL classrooms. A phenomenology research design was employed, in which data was obtained via focus group interviews and reflective journals. A total of 10 participants who had been identified as highly anxious students in 21^st century ESL classrooms in a high-performance school, were purposively selected for this study. The findings revealed that ESL students in 21^st century classroom employed several strategies to cope with language learning anxiety that are (1) consulting friends, (2) making teachers as references, (3) self-preparation, (4) imitating successful ESL learners, and (5) self-motivating. Several pedagogical suggestions are presented in order to make ESL educators become more aware of language anxious students.

TAM SUET YET, PhD

Lecturer,

English Language Teaching Centre,

Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Tam Suet Yet (Ph.D) is an ESL practitioner attached to the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC), Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Her areas of interest include 21st century learning, new literacies in language teaching and continuous professional development among ESL teachers and practitioners.

READING ONLINE: A TASK-BASED APPROACH

This study presents the task-based approach that incorporates the Internet and reading in the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) by five secondary school teachers in Malaysia. Through a three-series interview session, the findings from the recounts and reflections of these teachers were reviewed to provide the plausibility of alleviating Internet and other forms of digital applications in accordance to the national education policies to be carried out by teachers in Malaysia. Given the concept of new literacies, incorporating the Internet into language teaching is not foreign to teachers, especially those of the digital natives who were born after the computer boom in the 1980s. Nonetheless, the relevance of the materials used from the Internet as well as the coherence of tasks and activities in teaching reading that provides opportunities for students to communicate, collaborate, think critically and create language learnt are issues that teachers need to consider within this dimension of teaching using the Internet. The task-based approach is one of the many approaches that well address with the issues mentioned as there are steps and procedures that students need to follow to achieve the outcome of the reading tasks. Within this study, the role of the teacher as a facilitator, authentic communication among the students in their groups and multimodality in reading using the Internet are discussed. Issues related to the planning and delivering of tasks, sensitivity to challenges caused by students in using the Internet and the continuous learning about teaching through reflections by the teachers are addressed.

HYGINUS LESTER JUNIOR LEE, PhD

Head of Creativity and Innovation,

SMK Mutiara,

Labuan

TEACHERS’ SENSE OF EFFICACY, TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND PRACTICE OF HEADCOUNT IN STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT

This research was conducted to find out the relationship between English language Headcount programme practice, teachers’ sense of efficacy, teaching effectiveness and students’ academic achievement in the Federal Territory of Labuan. This study involved 150 English language teachers and 3493 students’ summative assessment records. The instrument used was a set of survey questionnaire which was distributed to schools statewide. Research data was analysed using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for t-test, ANOVA, correlation and regression. The findings found that the Headcount programme practice, sense of efficacy and teaching effectiveness were rated high. Nevertheless, a very weak relationship was found for these three variables with students’ academic achievement. It is proposed that teachers and students need to work together in the interest to achieve the desired target.

SALLY ANN SCOTT

Teacher,

Labuan English Academy,

Labuan

Sally Ann Scott is an experienced English language teacher and has taught English in several countries including Chile, Spain, UK and Switzerland. She arrived in Labuan in 2011 working for the Malaysian MoE mentoring teachers in SK schools to improve English teaching. She is a teacher at Labuan English Academy.

SEVEN YEARS IN LABUAN: LEARNING ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

As anyone who has studied, researched or practiced teaching English as a foreign language knows, it is not necessary for the teacher to speak the native language of her students, and translation into the students’ own language is unnecessary and seriously frowned upon. However, what if the teacher explored the language of her students? What if she had an understanding of the grammar of the language without having to actually learn it? Would this assist in her teaching methods and practice? If the teacher was aware of the differences between the students’ native language and her own would that empower her to employ specific methods to highlight those differences and make learning English easier for the students? This presentation will explore some of the grammatical differences between English and Bahasa Malaysia and in turn why students of English have difficulty in learning the language fluently. The presentation will examine the different forms of English spoken in Malaysia and will also touch on some current issues concerning English language teaching here.

MOHD SYAHARIL BIN MADLAN

SMK Pekan Kota Belud,

Kota Belud,

Sabah

Mohd Syaharil is an English language teacher with 13 years of teaching experience in SMK Pekan Kota Belud, Kota Belud, Sabah. He is an alumni of the SEAYLP (South East Asian Youth Leadership Program) and currently a master trainer for the Curriculum Induction and Formative Assessment of the CEFR-aligned curriculum for secondary school.

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Using games in the classroom has always been an effective teaching strategy that teachers use to increase students’ engagement in learning. Studies have shown that what makes games effective is the act of problem solving to complete a task (MacKenty, 2006). Escape game was created by Takao Kato in 2007 where players need to escape a themed room by solving riddles and puzzles. Using the same principles as the famous Escape Game, now language activities can be done similarly the same way. Students need to solve series of puzzles and riddles using clues, hints and strategies to complete objectives at hand. This game helps stude to improve their language skills, problem solving skills and teamwork. This game can be used for many different purposes and the type of riddles and puzzles that can be created is based on the teachers’ creativity and imagination.

NOOR AZMA BINTI MUKHTAR

Guru Bahasa Melayu,

SM Sains Labuan, Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi

Labuan

Nama saya Noor Azma binti Mukhtar. Saya bertugas di SM Sains Labuan dan merupakan Ketua Panitia Bahasa Melayu. Saya memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan di Universiti Sains Malaysia. Opsyen major Sejarah dan minor Bahasa Melayu. Pengalaman mengajar mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu ialah 17 tahun.

PENULISAN KARANGAH BERPANDUKAN ‘KAD JI’

'Kad JI' merupakan satu inovasi yang boleh dijadikan sebagai bahan bantu mengajar dalan penulisan karangan Bahasa Melayu. Kad ini mengandungi langkah-langkah yang jelas untuk memudahkan pemahaman tentang cara menghasilkan sebuah karangan sama ada pada peringkat menengah rendah ataupun menengah atas. Kad ini juga boleh dijadikan sebagai panduan untuk guru-guru Bahasa Melayu yang masih baharu dalam dunia pendidikan. 'Kad JI' menerangkan kaedah untuk menulis pendahuluan, menghurai isi dan menulis kesimpulan karangan berserta contoh yang mudah difahami oleh seseorang murid. Selain Itu, dilampirkan juga pilihan frasa menarik dan ciri -ciri sebuah karangan cemerlang. Kad ini juga senang dibawa ke mana-mana kerana saiznya yang agak kecil di samping kos penyediaanya yang murah. Oleh itu, dengan penggunaan 'Kad JI' seseorang murid dapat menulis karangan yang lengkap sesuai dengan masa yang diperuntukan. Melalui kaedah ini, penjanaan idea oleh seseorang murid akan menjadi lebih mudah dan cepat. Hal ini sekali gus dapat mengatasi masalah kesuntukan masa, karangan tidak dapat disiapkan, isi karangan yang terhad, huraian isi tidak jelas, kesukaran untuk memulakan penulisan karangan dan karangan keluar tajuk. Saya berharap, melalui penggunaan 'Kad JI' akan dapat membantu para pelajar menulis karangan dengan lebih baik dan seterusnya memperoleh keputusan yang cemerlang dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu.

OLIVIA GERALDINE LAZAROO

Excellent Teacher,

La Salle Secondary School,

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Olivia Geraldine Lazaroo currently serves as an Excellent English Language Teacher in La Salle Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She has been actively presenting research papers annually at various conferences since 2009. She indulged in her first innovation in 2017 and emerged champion at school level (Fun Gridlers) and third for district level (9G). In 2018, she emerged third for "Teacher Innovative Award" at state level (PictoGrid) and Gold medalist for National level (ThinkQ Grid: Fun Learning).

THINKQ GRID

ThinkQ Grid, an innovation which uses a 3x3 panel grid of 9 quadrants of equal size, is used with pictorial stimulus for writing. A graphic organizer; ‘ThinkQ’ is used alongside with the set of grid and the pictorial stimulus. Using question categories in ThinkQ, it assists writers to generate ideas on what can be written. Two sets of 3x3 panel grids have erasable writing activity sheets. The first set is to be used for writing of words or phrases. The second set is to be used for sentences construction based on the words or phrases listed. A simple stenciled-paragraphed writing template and templates for literature component; a template for poetry writing and story/novel writing are prepared in the fourth folder. The pictorial stimuli provided are of three different levels based on the intricacy of the pictures. ThinkQ Grid aims to assist writers to observe closely as much details as possible according to each quadrant and develop a well-written piece of essay, poem or novel based on the question categories in ‘ThinkQ’. Four interesting engaging activities --- Learn, Hunt, Write and Speak icons provide fruitful learning. ThinkQ Grid is also integrated with Augmented Reality (AR) technology. This innovation is also eco-friendly, light and easy to be carried around.

NORFADZILLAH CHIN,

JOSCEY JOSEPH @ LINDA,

MOHD NAZMI BIN RAMLEE

English Language Teachers,

SM Sains Labuan, Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi

Labuan

Joscey Joseph @ Linda has been teaching English Language for secondary school since 2000. She is the English Head of Panel at SM Sains Labuan, examiner for paper 1 & 2 English 1119 SPM and MUET (Speaking) paper. She was the presenter in the 1st CAIELTS on "Readers Theatre" (2016), action research seminar for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan FT Fully Residential teachers on "Subject-verb Agreement" (2017) and the silver medalist winner in the recent National-level Innovation Competition " S-R--G" organised by the Labuan Education Department. She believes a strong woman builds her own success.

Mohd Nazmi has been teaching English for 8 years. He holds a B. Ed TESL (Maktab Gaya and UiTM Link Programme).

S-R-G (‘STOP, READY, GO’ PROGRESS INDICATOR)

Classroom participation and responses are important aspects in classroom as they increase the reasoning ability, critical thinking and creativity skills among the students. Ideally, S-R-G is an innovation that focuses on classroom management in which it gives an opportunity for the teachers to pay attention on students’ responses especially in a big classroom. It is adapted from the classic ‘Traffic Light’ system in 21st century classrooms that emphasizes on the students’ individual responses. Deriving from the need of assessing students in big classroom, this respective innovation is meant to be utilised to help teachers to assess students’ progress in grouping activities.

JURIZAH BINTI JALI,

YAHYA BIN BURHANUDDIN,

NORLIZA BINTI BAMSUANI

Guru Bahasa Melayu,

SM Sains Labuan, Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi

Labuan

Jurizah merupakan Guru Kanan Mata Pelajaran dan berpengalaman mengajar Bahasa Melayu Tingkatan 1-5 selama 15 tahun.

Yahya merupakan Guru Bahasa Melayu Tingkatan 1, 3, dan 4 dan berpengalaman mengajar selama 7 tahun.

Norliza merupakan Guru Bahasa Melayu Tingkatan 1, 3, dan 4 dan berpengalaman mengajar selama 5 tahun.

KEBERKESANAN LUKISAN BERGAMBAR MENGGUNAKAN KAEDAH AKRONIM TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN NOVEL SILIR DAKSINA TINGKATAN 5

Inovasi ini dihasilkan untuk menangani masalah murid Tingkatan 5 yang mengalami masalah memahami dan mengingati jalan cerita novel komsas. Novel Tingkatan 5 ‘Silir Daksina’ mempunyai 16 bab untuk dibaca dan difahami oleh murid. Berdasarkan pemerhatian guru di dalam kelas didapati murid sukar untuk mengingati keseluruhan cerita melalui pembacaan yang biasa. Keadaan ini menyukarkan para murid untuk menjawab soalan novel dalam Kertas 2 Bahasa Melayu SPM. Kemelut ini menyebabkan guru mencari kaedah bahan bantu mengajar yang dapat membantu murid memahami dan mengingati cerita dan aspek–aspek komsas seperti tema dan persoalan, watak dan perwatakan, latar serta nilai dan pengajaran yang terkandung dalam novel secara ringkas, mudah dan tepat. NOVELNIM (Novel, Lukisan dan Akronim) dipilih sebagai inovasi kumpulan kami. Setelah inovasi ini diperkenalkan, murid-murid dapat mengingat jalan cerita novel dengan baik. Pembelajaran KOMSAS di dalam kelas juga menjadi menarik sehingga mampu menterjemahkan PdPc Abad ke-21. Di samping membudayakan ilmu, kreativiti dan kekreatifan pelajar dapat dicungkil melalui inovasi ini.

ANGELA JOSEPH,

JUNAIDAH BINTI BAHARUDDIN,

ONNIA AHNGOL,

NORZULIANA BINTI ABD HAMID,

NOOR ASHIKIN BINTI ANI,

NURUL SYAZWANIE BINTI MOHD ZAID

Kumpulan Inovatif dan Kreatif (KIK),

SMK Mutiara,

Labuan

Angela Joseph merupakan Ketua Panitia Sains di SMK Mutiara dan bergiat aktif dalam Pasukan Pengakap.

Junaidah Baharuddin merupakan seorang guru Bahasa Melayu di SMK Mutiara. Berkelulusan Sarjana Muda Bahasa dan Linguistik Melayu daripada UPM dan mempunyai pengalaman mengajar selama 15 tahun .

Onnia Ahngol adalah Ketua Pentaksir Sekolah bagi Ujian Lisan Berasaskan Sekolah (ULBS) dan bergiat aktif dalam aktiviti memimpin ahli Rakan Muda.

Norzuliana adalah Ketua Panitia Pendidikan Sivik dan Kewarganegaraan dan pernah memenangi Pertandingan Guru Inovatif peringkat Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan kategori kumpulan.

Noor Ashikin mendapat pendidikan awal di SM Teknik Sungai Petani. Merupakan pelajar jurusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Teknologi Maklumat Dengan Pendidikan. Pengalaman mengajar selama 10 tahun, iaitu 5 tahun mengajar di SMK Kota Masai, Johor dan 5 tahun mengajar di SMK Mutiara. Subjek yang diajar ialah Sains Komputer dan Matematik di SMK Mutiara.

Nurul Syazwanie Mohd Zaid merupakan guru Matematik Menengah Rendah di SMK Mutiara. Beliau telah mengajar Matematik selama 4 tahun. Pada tahun ini, beliau mula mengajar Matematik Tambahan bagi Tingkatan 4.

SISTEM e-MERIT MUTIARA (SeMMut)

SeMMut ialah singkatan bagi Sistem e-Merit Mutiara yang telah dibangunkan menggunakan QR Code pada bulan Februari 2018. SeMMut telah digunakan oleh guru-guru SMK Mutiara untuk menilai perubahan tingkah laku positif murid dan penglibatan murid dalam semua akitivi peringkat sekolah, negeri dan kebangsaan. Hasil dapatan pelaksanaan SeMMut menunjukkan terdapat impak positif iaitu peningkatan penglibatan murid dalam semua akitiviti peringkat sekolah, negeri dan kebangsaan. Bukan itu sahaja, perubahan tingkah laku positif juga semakin ketara dalam kalangan pelajar. Oleh yang demikian, SeMMut diharap dapat melahirkan lebih ramai pelajar mempunyai sahsiah yang baik di samping cemerlang dalam kokurikulum dan akademik.

FELICIA DOROTHEA JEFFREY AJANG,

MARY BONG

Guru Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi,

SMK Mutiara,

Labuan

Felicia merupakan Ketua Panitia RBT di SMK Mutiara dan pernah memenangi pingat perak dalam Program Mai Tah Be’Inovasi 2018.

Mary Bong merupakan guru mata pelajaran RBT di SMK Mutiara dan pernah memenangi pingat perak dalam Program Mai Tah Be’Inovasi 2018.

SMART FAN

SMART FAN ini dibina daripada bahan yang mudah diperolehi seperti kertas A4 yang dilipat berbentuk kipas dan diperkukuhkan dengan 2 batang kayu aiskrim. Setiap bilahan kipas dilekatkan senarai kandungan bab dan sub tajuk yang telah dan akan dipelajari sepanjang tahun. SMART FAN ini merupakan satu alat berfikir yang mampu membantu murid menggunakan minda dengan lebih bijak serta diaplikasikan dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran terutamanya apabila melibatkan murid yang mempunyai masalah seringkali lupa tentang apa yang telah dipelajarinya. Dengan reka bentuk yang ringan dan mudah dikendalikan ianya amat sesuai digunakan oleh guru dalam proses menarik minat murid untuk berfikir dan mengingati kembali apa tajuk yang telah dipelajari sebelum ini. SMART FAN digunakan oleh murid dalam usaha untuk membolehkan proses rujukan dibuat lebih cepat dan tepat. Dengan menggunakan alat berfikir ini, murid mudah faham apa yang dipelajari dan dapat menyusun hubungan di antara tajuk-tajuk dengan lebih jelas.

SAMIH BIN KUKUNG

Guru PraSekolah,

SK Lubok Temiang,
Labuan

ReCo SMART BOARD

Inovasi ReCo Smart Board adalah inovasi yang dapat menarik minat perhatian murid prasekolah semasa pengajaran dan pembelajaran malah sekaligus dapat menyelesaikan masalah murid yang lemah penguasaan di dalam menguasai kemahiran membaca suku kata KV,KVKV dan juga mengenal asas nombor 1-50 dan juga mempercepatkan penguasaan murid dalam operasi tambah dan tolak dalam lingkungan 20 secara KBAT. Inovasi yang dihasilkan daripada papan terbuang kemudian terhasillah inovasi yang menarik perhatian murid. Permainan inovasi ini boleh dimainkan secara berkumpulan 5 orang, 2 orang atau individu. Pendekatan bahan inovasi ini telah menjadikan suasana pengajaran dan pembelajaran lebih menyeronokkan serta berkesan dan mempercepatkan penguasaan kemahiran membaca dan matematik awal dalam operasi matematik KBAT murid prasekolah.

NASTHASHIA MASIRI,

HARMIAH SYAM KAHARUDDIN,

NORUL SYAMILA BINTI AZIZI

English Language Teachers,

SMK Labuan,

Labuan

Nasthashia binti Masiri @ Masrih is an English language teacher at SMK Labuan. She graduated from UMS and interested in second language learning and acquisition.

Harmiah Syam is an English language teacher at SMK Labuan.

Norul Syamila is an English language teacher at SMK Labuan.

STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY IN ESL LEARNING

This exhibition highlights the creative products made by students in their learning of their second language. Among them are: portable gallery walk, literature interactive notes and R.A.W handout.

JURIATI BINTI JUMAT

English Language Teacher,

SMK Labuan,

Labuan

Juriati Jumat is an English language teacher at SMK Labuan.

PORTABLE GALLERY WALK

Portable gallery walk is a teaching aid used for classroom presentation. It is designed as a teaching aid to help students with their presentation for classroom activities. It has been used by Form 4 and 5 students in SMK Labuan. It was found that this product has helped students in doing their presentation in class as it is portable and can be set up easily in class. It is also convenient for the teacher to carry this teaching aid to class.

SITI AISYAH BINTI ASIS

Guru Bahasa Melayu,

SM St Anne,

Labuan

Puan Siti Aisyah Binti Asis ialah guru Bahasa Melayu di Sekolah Menengah St. Anne. Beliau mempunyai kelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan Bahasa Melayu dari Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Beliau telah menyertai Pertandingan Inovasi Guru dan memperoleh pingat Perak.

PETA SINAR

Peta Sinar direka cipta bagi membolehkan murid merangka petunjuk yang lebih jelas mengenai intipati penting yang perlu dimasukkan dalam penulisan karangan Bahasa Melayu. Inovasi ini hanya terdiri daripada satu kepingan lut sinar yang akan murid gunakan semasa aktiviti merangka petunjuk. Kekangan murid yang paling utama dalam menulis karangan adalah disebabkan murid tidak mempunyai petunjuk yang jelas bukan sahaja bagi murid yang berada di kelas belakang malah segelintir murid di kelas hadapan. Oleh itu, Peta Sinar diwujudkan bagi membantu murid untuk merangka petunjuk-petunjuk penting berdasarkan rumus khas. Peta Sinar yang dihasilkan terbukti keberkesanannya dalam membantu murid melakar petunjuk dengan lebih jelas dan sistematik. Peta Sinar juga dapat diperluaskan penggunaannya dalam mata pelajaran karangan Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Cina. Peta Sinar boleh digunakan berulang kali dari Tingkatan 1 hingga Tingkatan 5 tanpa mengeluarkan sebarang kos.

AIROL AZMI BIN ABD GANI

Guru Pemulihan Khas,

SK Kerupang,

Labuan

Merupakan guru pemulihan khas dan telah berkhidmat selama 9 tahun dalam dunia pendidikan khususnya dalam pemulihan khas. Telah mendapat pingat perak dalam pertandingan Maitah Berinovasi peringkat kebangsaan.

KAEDAH 2R

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