Teaching Style
By Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21893)
Thailand
January 26, 2013 6:12am CST
it is difficult to teach when it you don't know the language. But it is challenging for me, I thought of different ways on how I will teach my students. First, I used games, they say it is best way to retain to students’ minds. Hmmmm this is quite not effective because I am the only one who speaks English here, though they have Thai English teacher, too. I have thought of using dictionary and students will be searching for the word in dictionary, write in Khmer and use in the sentence. Just students don’t understand even if this is the set up however, I know through building vocabulary this strategy helps. Now I am presenting to you the newest teaching style that I have figured out and seems effective. I write the lessons in English have a dictionary and ask someone in the class to write in their language. Whoo hoot.. finalllllllllllllllllllly… I hope this one is good. Simple sentence, simple answer…
I learned from them too. I tell the statement in English.. and tell in Thai.. and ask the students if I say it right and understood what I meant. So far so good.
I learned from them too, I asked them what the specific word in Thai Language is and they can identify and I will learn the word in Thai too. I know they know what I mean. Yeeepeeee free learning of language. to reinforce I will show pictures and ask them what is it all about in prasaa Thai.. (Thai Language) and angrit… (English)
Khao Chai Mai? Do you understand?
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10 responses
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
9 Sep 18
@Mavic123456 That's a good way to teach and learn. Very clever!
I don't know if I saw this on a TV show or movie, I really forget but I saw a teacher who was trying to teach her student Spanish by places cards with Spanish words on items around the house. Like every day things. Like the door would have a card on it, so every time the student walked past the door, she would see the card and start to remember what door was in Spanish.
I thought that was a cool way to get someone to learn a different language.
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
10 Sep 18
Yes, and did you learn? Learning a different language is an advantage. She's clever as well.
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
10 Sep 18
@VivaLaDani13 Thai language is very difficult to master, they are so tonal. a single word will mean different the way the speaker says the word.
Ohayo Gozaimas
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
10 Sep 18
@Mavic123456 I had to take Japanese lessons when I was in primary school. I still know a very little bit of it. Was fun to try and learn it.
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
1 Sep 18
Now, I am teaching Middle and High school. it's fun and it's fine. hey, how did ever get crossed to this very old discussion. this is one of my first discussions here.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
2 Feb 13
Thanks for sharing daughter
Every teacher has his/her unique teaching style, one develops new ones with experience gradually, well basically you are from Philippines now working there, did you learn Thai language before accepting the job?
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
2 Feb 13
No, sir ... I am just learning the language.. and I hope I am able to learn it. Yes, we develop and improve if we want to.
@deazil (4730)
• United States
27 Jan 13
Oo kaunti lang. Not sure what I said or even what language it is. I hope I didn't swear at you.
I'm not very good at this.
How about ai mengerti. Is that right? Maybe you better get Aka to translate. I think I'm confusing Malay language with Thai. Or maybe Indonesian with....something.
I'm not very good at this. How about ai mengerti. Is that right? Maybe you better get Aka to translate. I think I'm confusing Malay language with Thai. Or maybe Indonesian with....something.
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 13
Sometime i watch Thailand drama. I know a little bit Thai language. Deazil Thai language very very different with Malay and Indo language but Filipino language a little similar with Malay and Indo. Some of their words same and have same meaning. If Malay or Indo i can translate it but i not very know about Thai language.
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 13
Deazil ai is Japanese words and it mean love (?) indigo (?) or nothing. It does not have ai in Malay language.
@teotimoponcerosacena (1552)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Your right games is one way if not the best method to teach student. As a person, it is inherent in our blood to find playmates if not play as we imagine what we want to portray, so if you knew how to apply it in teaching for the interest is at peak and easy to absorved. Teaching is also learning specialy if you knew how to enterpolate.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
1 Feb 13
yes believe me i have tried almost all kinds of teaching strategies to help my students learn helping them learn also make my job easier
@xocolatedrool (414)
• India
26 Jan 13
ah! so you are a teacher. Its good to know that you are actually intersted in your work thats why you are able to create new things in it. Keep on doin the good work.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
1 Feb 13
yes a teacher for 25 years now. lol i love my job and this true. i am enjoying my life as a teacher.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
1 Feb 13
well we keep on trying how oyr objectives will be met. so i have tried a lot. of styles just to keep my teaching easier and students learn effectively well it is a hit or miss. this was a hit.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
of course yes,its really hard to teach students who have different language but its a challenge for you,its like teaching students who are special where student are deaf and mute students,so teaching in different country is a really hard because of the barrier language.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
26 Mar 13
Hi,
Your method of teaching is very good. Explaining language in their mother tongue would be very effective. You are honest teacher and trying to teach your students within your heart. You must be favorite teacher of the student. Yes, I khao cahi mai.
@Shavkat (140097)
• Philippines
26 Jan 13
I understand what you feel right now. I also taught English language long time before, it is really a challenge specially if they are in the basic level. But that's the challenge, so methods that you have shared are effective in transferring the English skills to the students. You can also have some picture or photos and ask them to create a sentence out of it. In some occasion, I used to facilitate to make a short story as they looked the pictures. It is so amazing that almost all the students will participate in the class. These were the old days of being a teacher; I've been missing it after moving forward to the next level of my career. Though I still continue imparting the teaching skills, for those people who have the interest of learning the language. Like you, I had learned some other languages too while interacting with them.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
1 Feb 13
Shav your suggestions are great i have those too sometimes i even act it lteaching is like a performing task lol. i hope i will to the level when my students can tell stories. this is a dream once i dreamed that my students sing an english song the old teacher said "no they can't remember the lines they are too long"'. i said "i will just try if not ok then i will stop" i won't push through after 3
months students perform in front of their mothers during the "mother's day program"'. they sang and performed well.
