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WEEK 8: EFFECTIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND QUESTIONING                 This week, due to Dr. Lina's conference, we had a shorter class session of only two hours. However, what we covered is invaluable for our assignments: learning how to craft effective lesson objectives and utilize impactful questions to fulfill those objectives in our teaching. Prior to even discussing this week's subject, Dr. Lina recapped assignment details and emphasized their crucial aspects. Recapping was highlighted as particularly beneficial for students who missed previous sessions, a practice that aids their understanding, as noted by Nguyen and Chu (2022). It is because students sometimes arrive unaware of assignments that pose challenges for both their learning and the teachers. Dr. Lina introduced us to producing higher-order learning objectives, emphasizing their pivotal role in lesson planning. In creating our lesson plans, it is required to have three to fou...

  WEEK 7: DIGITAL STORYTELLING Following a public holiday, our missed classes found themselves relocated to a single elongated session on Wednesday, demanding a three-hour session. For me, it became a struggle against the encroaching waves of drowsiness and the weariness that often accompanies prolonged lectures. However, amidst this endurance test, this week's session emerged as a refreshing plunge into the realm of digital storytelling and is an unexpected delight! Prior to that, Dr. Lina provided us with information about the individual presentation and a thorough explanation of the teaching demo that we must complete as part of our assignment. Besides, we are required to incorporate the storytelling techniques she taught us in this session into the individual presentation.  But what does digital storytelling entail, you might wonder? It is an amalgamation of traditional storytelling techniques fused with a diverse array of digital mediums in which text, images, audio, ...

  WEEK 5: LEARNING ON SIOP MODEL AND LESSON PLAN      We have successfully reached the fifth week of classes, and with the upcoming reading week, I am looking forward to some well-deserved relaxation. This past week was particularly enlightening with the primary focus on the SIOP Model and lesson plan. Let's begin with a brief overview of this model, which comprises 8 key components (lesson preparation, building background, comprehensible input, strategies, interactions, practice and application, lesson delivery, review and assessment) along with 30 distinct features. Besides that, during our tutorial session, we discussed lesson planning in-depth, and Prof. Lee, invited by Dr. Lina, offered a comprehensive explanation of this crucial aspect of teaching.      On Monday, we moved to a new classroom with a double U-shaped seating arrangement, which was a departure from our usual setup. According to McCorskey and McVetta (1978) , effective communicati...