The Holy Ramadhan is here...

To all Muslims around the world, may you have a blessed Ramadhan!
'Sometimes ALLAH breaks our spirit to save our soul,
Sometimes HE breaks our heart to make us whole.
Sometimes ALLAH sends us pain, so we can be stronger,
Sometimes HE sends us failure so we can be humble,
Sometimes ALLAH sends us illnesss, so we can take better care of ourselves,
Sometimes HE takes everything away from us, so we can learn the value of everything HE gave us,
Have a peaceful, blessed moment in ALLAH's loving presence.

Salam Ramadhan

The Pearl Module

This is a module I have been using for the past five years. It is edited annually to accomodate the feedback given by students. Thus far, it has helped my students to deal with "The Pearl". Next year will not see any novels and I'm sure many teachers will be relieved. The BPK prescribed too many literature texts previously in what should be a component of the mainstream syllabus. Imagine having to deal with six poems and five short stories in Fm4! It's maddening! Teachers are pressured to spend more time teaching literature than the four language skills. It has become literature with a big 'L'. Well, the good news is in 2010, there will be fewer texts to teach and I'm one happy teacher :)

PPMP Speaking Module

Date: 18-20th August 2009
Venue: BTPN Skudai, Johor Bharu

Today, I oversaw the module-building for the state PPMP (Panel Perunding Mata Pelajaran). We have decided to deal with 'Speaking' as this is a neglected skill in the classroom. Members in my group were Vasanthi (Kota Tinggi), Yusof (Muar), Mrs Jacob (Segamat), Sumila (Johor Bharu), Nuraisyah (Johor Bharu) and Sanizah(Mersing). Although we were short of members, we are confident we will do a good job once the module is pieced together.

Reading Club 3

I've used this book as a resource for as long as I can remember. It gives an invaluable source of ideas for language teachers. It contains resources of over 130 short activities for the language classroom. As an English teacher I find the activities useful especially in helping students and teachers:
* learn or practise particular aspects of language
* get to know each other
* provide a smooth transition between two major parts of a lesson
* supplement a coursebook
* introduce or round off lessons
As a teacher, you will need to adapt the materials to suit your classes of different levels of ability. However,many examples are provided with additional suggestions for variations or extensions of the basic activity. Good luck!