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IMPLICATIONS OF

THE CHANGES INMUET FOR

TEACHING ANDLEARNING


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REFLECT and ACT

Read the following statement on the role

and place of a language syllabus. Discuss

it with colleagues in your group and make

brief notes summarising your views.

The official syllabus helps medecide what to teach and

when.


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What makes a syllabus?

A document that details often in an orderedsequence the content of

teaching.


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Skills Progression of skills from easy to difficult

(Blooms Taxonomy)

Implications ?- Organises teaching and learning

experiences and tasks from easy tochallenging


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Requires the teacher to bemore sensitive and

competent

Implications ?


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Addition of sub skills

- Requires more sub-skills to be taught and

learned

- Requires planning for the

development of these sub skills through

learning experiences.

- Requires more conscious, deliberate and

purposeful planning of lessons.


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So?

- Requires more conscious,

deliberate and purposeful

planning of lessons.


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Developing Listening Skills

Implications? Source for and to use more varied text

types.

Engage students in additional tasks

and task types to provide theopportunities to acquire these skills.
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Developing Speaking Skills

Enhance and develop Speaking Skills

Be sensitive to the needs of different

audiences and speak appropriately in

different contexts.
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Developing Reading SkillsImplications?

3.Teacher must be competent in the teaching and

testing of such items, for example:

Assess achievement of instructional objectives.

Reflect the emphasis placed on important aspects

of instruction.

Measure an appropriate level of student

knowledge.

Vary in levels of difficulty.
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Developing Reading Skills

Implications?

2. Exposed students to a greater

variety of text types and employ

different reading strategies for

different purposes.


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Developing Reading Skills

2. Recognise the challenges posed for

students.

3. Plan & provide for sufficient practice

in such tasks.


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Developing Writing SkillsImplications?

Be aware of new writing requirements awide range of complex thinking and

analytical processes are involved.

E.g. - reporting of graphic information will

require suitable language; an objective

description without the use of opinion

etc.
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IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIMPLICATIONS FOR THE

STUDENTSTUDENTNeed to:

Expose oneself to a wider sampling

of the language. (Constantly) find more opportunities

to practise the language.

Develop language skills needed attertiary level.


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STUDENTSTUDENT

Develop analytical and critical thinking.

Demonstrate ability to read and

communicate at a complex level in

English.


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STUDENTSTUDENT

Be aware of learning strategies.

Take more responsibility for their

own learning.


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School Administration

Adhere to the proposed duration of

instruction. Adopt recommended scheduling of the

MUET time-table in schools. Select MUET teachers after careful

consideration.


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School Administration (cont.)

Be acquainted with and be

supportive of the changes.

Ensure necessary resources and

support mechanisms are in place.


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ELOs, State Departments

Organise training / professional

development courses.

Plan training schedules must be

practical, viable and effective.


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ELOs, State Departments

Provide networking opportunities for

teachers - to meet, share and mediate.

Put in place teacher support systems.

Monitor and support the implementation

process.

Follow up and follow through.


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What are theimplications

for us

teachers?


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Get into groups of four and

quickly list down theimplications the changes

have for us teachers.


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Implications for the Teacher Be thoroughly familiar with the

changes in the MUET syllabus. Recognise its implications for teaching

and learning.


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Teacher Understand and appreciate the

rationale for the change and the forces

driving this change.


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Teacher

Aware of changing trends.

Enhance and enrich pedagogy.


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Teacher

Equip our students with the

language skills and

competencies prepare them

for academia, the work place

and the society at large.


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TeacherBe more resourceful.

Seek opportunities.Revise, develop and add to our

collection of teaching and

reference resources.


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Teacher

Need to widen our classroom repertoire

( the planning and management of

learning, monitoring, feedback).

Collaborate with colleagues and peers

widen network of fellow practitioners.


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Teacher

Need to listen and respond toour students needs.

Most importantly, we need to

listen to and heed our innervoice.


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A Road Map to

Change
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