MINIT CURAI

(2nd Johor English Language Seminar 2018)

PERKARA 2nd Johor English Language Seminar 2018 TARIKH 7- 8 October 2018
8.00 pagi – 5.30
RUJ. FAIL MASA petang
Johor English
Language
TEMPAT Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Johor Bahru ANJURAN Association (JELTA)
KEHADIRAN :

BIL PERKARA / ISU TINDAKAN /

MAKLUMAN
1 Day 1: Using pictures to Enhance Instructions by Ms Lisa Ng.

As stated by Ms. Lisa, the importance of applying pictures to All English teachers
enhance instructions by teacher is mainly to provide the environment of SK Felda Ulu
of “Visual Thinking Strategies”. VTS helps the pupils to increase Tebrau.
the ability of analyse an image and create their own interpretation
based on the given pictures; and to develop pupils’ ability to
understand and interpret the pictures.

Teachers are reminded to be open minded in providing and

accepting pupils’ answers. This is because, the pupils have different
point of views depending on their skills in analysing. Therefore, the
teachers were retold to apply VTS to boost pupils’ ability in making
predictions, provoking emotions and thoughts.

2 Day 1: Optimising Technology To Teach Writing by Mrs Nor

Fadzleen Sa’don. All English teachers
of SK Felda Ulu
Mrs. Nor Fadzleen is a well-known speaker in VLE’s circle. She Tebrau.
provides options in teaching writing via technology as applied in her
school. There are three stages in writing;

1st –Pre writing: teachers to activate prior knowledge of the pupils on

the topic and to activate further thinking skill based on what they
knew and what they will know.

2nd –While Writing: Teachers to provide tools for the pupils to sort out
their ideas, help the pupils to notice and record the thinking/ ideas
and enhance collaboration between the pupils in completing the
writing. Example given, group work in SVO.

3rd- Post Writing: Teachers to synthesize learning of the pupils, help

the pupils to connect their ideas into writing and providing the
options for the pupils to come up with learning’s reflection. This is
another example of how the pupils to come up with HOT thinking
skill.

The importance of technologies in writing can be summarize as

3 Day 2: Creative Writing and Its Strategies by Ms Sumati Muniandy
and Mr. Dave Santhirasegaran. All English teachers
of SK Felda Ulu
Mr.Dave provides an insight of writing requirements in Malaysia and Tebrau.
how to overcome problems incurred by the teachers and pupils. As
he mentioned, most of the UPSR’s writing focus on postcard, emails,
informal letters, narrative, process and procedures; and descriptive.
As he goes on with the slides, the most relatable to SK Felda Ulu
Tebrau’s pupils are;

i. Lack of structured reading or active reading. Pupils tend to

ignore English literature.
ii. The teachers focus on grammar drills whereas writing
strategies are seldom taught due to size of the class and
time constrains.
iii. Pupils lack of exposure to the usage of English.
iv. Pupils lack the ability to generate ideas of their own
without the guidance by teacher.
v. Pupils struggle with mother tongue interference in
speaking and writing.

Based on his finding while comparing education system in Malaysia

and Singapore is that, teachers in Malaysia tend to focus on product
writing instead of process writing. The difference between these two
methods are

Process writing Product writing

 Text as a resource for
comparison;
 Ideas as starting point
more than one draft;
 More global. Focus on
purpose, theme, text
type i.e. reader is
emphasized
 Collaborative;
 Emphasis on creative
process.
 Imitate model text;
 Organisation of ideas are
more important than
ideas themselves;
 One draft;
 Features highlighted
including controlled
practice;
 Individual writing;
 Emphasis on end
product.

Mr. Dave stated that, it is crucial for the teachers to articulate the
process writing of creative writing than product writing. This is
because, the pupils’ ability to adapt and adopt the writing is
depending on how they expend their vocabulary. Therefore, it is
importance for the teachers to teach the process instead of
empathizing the end product of static writing.

Among the importance of creative writing are;

i. To entertain;
ii. To foster artistic expression;
iii. To explore the functions and values of writing;
iv. To stimulate imagination;
v. To clarify thinking;
vi. To search for identity (in writing); and
vii. To learn to read and write.

So, what is process writing? It is a writing process that tend to focus

more on the varied classroom activities i.e. brainstorming, group
discussion, re-writing, mind mapping and expending vocabulary.

There are 8 stages in process writing. Namely:

1. Stage 1: generating ideas through brainstorming and

4 Day 2: The Englicious Lab: From Nothing to Something by En.
Muhammad Nabil bin Abdulah
All English teachers
En. Muhammad Nabil focused more on how to incorporate grammar of SK Felda Ulu
skill in writing. He shared on how to write simple sentences while Tebrau.
including grammar instead of separating those two skills. For
example:
A is use for singular.
Amira is a girl.

Noun singular verb

5 Day 2: Scaffolding Writing Paragraphs by Ms Navinder Kaur

All English teachers
As one of the experience marker for SPM’s English papers, Ms. of SK Felda Ulu
Kaur provided an insight on how to create realistic writing especially Tebrau.
for secondary students. She stated that marking for paper 2 would
consist three elements that includes introduction (20%), content
(70%) and closing (10%).

Therefore, it is essential for the pupils to be able to construct

supporting details of each paragraph in writing. She mentioned that
supporting details acted as substantiate the main ideas to be
conveyed in the topic sentence. It also provides further information
that reinforces the main ideas through examples. It is important to
remind the pupils to provide clear evidence to support the topic
sentence. In doing so, the teachers are reminded to help the pupils
to organize the ideas according to the topic sentence and link the
sentences or paragraphs to enhance arguments.

The scaffolding techniques involves expending the ideas with WH

questions; ‘If no’ technique – if we do not do/ have it; and moral
values (positive values from the ideas). To secure the marks in
writing, the teachers are reminded to make sure the pupils
familiarizing themselves with main ideas, elaboration, examples
and tie up for each content paragraphs. Keep it simple, less
complicated sentences and short.
 6 Day 2: Web Designing Tools to Feed the Gen Z by Ms Vickness
Nambiar and Mr. Segar Sadhasivam All English teachers
of SK Felda Ulu
Both speakers emphasize on the use of web designing as the writing Tebrau.
tools. Teachers to use software, program or applications that create
attractive, suitable display on screen which later can be printed. The
aps need to be user friendly, reduce affective filter, authentic and
good language sample, variety of layout to help the pupils to
organize ideas, enable the pupils to work outside the school hours
and provide the pupils the sense of ownership and achievement.

Example tools that can be use are AbiWorld; blogging; Ia writer;

prowriting Aid; grammarly; blogabout; padlet; canva; Creative Writer;
and etc.

Nama Pencatat :
Tarikh Disediakan

Siti Norniza binti Zainul Idris 18 October 2018

English Teacher
SK Felda Ulu Tebrau

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