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Lunes, Marso 12, 2012

Social cites help me in my Education...

I had an assignment about interviewing teacher teaching abroad, but I don't have any idea whom I'm going to contact since I don't know someone teaching abroad. Then before the last minute, my Tita suggested that I may contact my other Tita who is at Canada. Then, I tried to send her a message via Facebook, with a sense of hope that she may help me.. Here's my message:

Tita, do you know some teachers who teach in other countries? I just need information from them about the following:

Name:
Present Work place:
Highest Educational Attainment:
Subjects Taught:
Problems Encountered:
How were they able to solve the problems?
What are the qualities of a global teachers?
Tips for further teachers on how to cope future students?

Tita, it's for my assignment. 3 teachers will do. If it is okay and if it will not disturb you in your work. Or if it is possible, I will be the one to send the message to them. Thanks! :).

Then, the next day which is the submission of the interviews, I tried to check my FB account on using my cellphone while having my lunch. And I was so happy to see that I had a message from my Tita, saying that she can help me. She listed 3 teachers who are her friends online. Together with her message, another message was followed showing one of the teachers who already replied on my request to my Tita.

It felt so much happiness that Social cites may be a way to help students like me in studies.

Another thing is about my blog, I used also my FB account to ask help from my friends to comment on my blog because I need it for my project. Then, there are few who replied and post comments, which can be viewed on one of my latest posts before this.

I became more excited to used my accounts on different social cites whenever I need for my studies, whatever it may be.. ^_^

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Martes, Marso 06, 2012

Title Defense on the Subject, "Language Research"

In our subject "Language Research", our professor said that we have to conduct a title defense to have our topic for the project. He asked us to prepare five (5) topics to be defended. Actually, this subject is one of the difficult and challenging subjects we have this semester; and sometimes, we have to sacrifice the time for other subjects so we can comply on the requirements on this subject; and because our professor is very strict when it comes to  those.

On the days that I'm preparing my topics, I had the difficulty - as everyone of us is experiencing - but then I remembered that my professor said that our topic can be phenomenal, so I made a title which some are in situational. And here are my prepared topics:

Topic 1: Factors that causes failure of actual teaching of practice teachers.

Topic 2: The Effects of Pronunciation Instruction in learning the English language

Topic 3: Difficulties of elementary students in learning an English language

Topic 4: Learning Cursive Writing: Necessary or Unnecessary

Topic 5: Homogenous Class: Advantages and Disadvantages

On the fist day of the defense, I volunteered to be the third one to defend my topics. At first, I was thinking that my topics were okay and hopefully to also gain a highest score as our professor always states as he can give, and what he gave to the other two who first presented. But I'm not that confident about the having a high grade. I was ready to defend my proposed topics thinking that I will already be finished in this defense, because it's really difficult and pressuring. Then, as I started with my topic one, I have enumerated the details and importance of conducting that topic. When I had finish with the first topic, my professor suddenly said that it was too general, that it may not be connected to the description of our subject (Language Research). Then, I explained that it will focus only on the speaking skills of the practice teachers. So my professor suggested that the title should be changed that it will connect to its focus on to the subject description.

On that moment, I felt somewhat down and upset. Then I still continued with the other topics but my confidence in explaining was somewhat lessened, because I already felt a little sadness in me, that my hope in getting a very good grade was already decreased. After my defense, as I was expecting, I didn't get the highest score our professor can give.

At the end of the day, I'm already reflecting about two things. One is, will I be happy that I became an instrument for my classmates to revise their prepared topics so it will be connected to the subject and they will gain the highest score the professor can really give? Or, I will become very sad and unfortunate for myself  about that opportunity to achieve something very good in this difficult subject but then I failed? Another thing that bothered me after that incident was, will I still have another opportunity to gain what I'm hoping in this subject?


_Reflecting_


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