Classroom management is believed to be “The key to the whole success of a course” (Scrivener, 2005, p. 79). Conversely, many student-teachers and beginning teachers have found it very worrisome especially in their first years teaching... more
To response to challenges of teaching English for communication, teacher education programs are urged to prepare the student-teachers to meet the challenges. As a part of the preparation, an evaluation on the student's performance before... more
This study investigated students' preference on teacher's questions and questionings techniques and more importantly on how they could facilitate or impede their learning. The results on teacher's questioning techniques showed that random... more
In order to be successful to communicate in English environment, EFL learners need to master the English Grammar. As urged by Hymes,
Reflective practice—getting engaged in constant examination, thought, and reflection on one's own teaching through data collected during their teaching—has been extensively used in many teacher education programs in both in-service and... more
This study investigated learners perspectives on how a teacher explanation can facilitate or hinder their learning. The results suggested that teacher s use of mixed L1 and L2 in an explanation is preferred by most student-respondents... more
In language education, genre-based approach has been widely employed to develop learner’s communicative competence since it can help the learner to relate language to context so that his/her purpose of communication can be achieved.... more